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Event:
EFC
Date: Dec 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Donovan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donovan.#CUT2#It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Dan Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan cracks Donovan with an open hand slap.
Donovan throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Donovan digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donovan misses with a straight left.
Donovan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Donovan throws a monster overhand right that drops Morgan! Donovan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Donovan! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1025 Round 4
Date: Dec 03, 2020 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Giles defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Giles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Giles slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Giles's head back.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Giles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giles moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
It seemed like Giles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giles fails with a takedown attempt.
Giles swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Giles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan throws a right hand that Giles ducks under and follows up with a left that Giles also avoids with ease.#T1#
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giles manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Giles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan cracks Giles with a good jab.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Giles's head but Giles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Giles didn't see that one coming.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Giles's shoulder, as Giles tries to avoid the shot.
Hammed Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giles walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Giles avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Giles slips under a jab.
Giles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giles! But no joy.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Giles's shoulder, as Giles tries to avoid the shot.
Giles ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Giles throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giles defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Giles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Giles.
Giles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Giles shoots in.
Hammed Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Giles.
Morgan tries to clinch but Giles moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook. Giles ducked under it nicely.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giles dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Giles moved out of range.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morgan connects with a jab.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giles in his tracks.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Giles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Giles circles away.
Hammed Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Giles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Giles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Giles trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Giles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Giles is controlling the pace.
Giles thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Morgan cracks Giles with a good jab.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Giles misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Giles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Giles avoids the body shot from Morgan.
#TD2#
Giles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Giles lands with a punch from half guard.
Giles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #CUT2#It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan trying to hold on to Giles's head to control him but Giles postures up.
#T1#
Well, if Giles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Giles winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Giles in his half guard. #SUB2#
Giles is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morgan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wade Giles! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1025 Round 3
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez misses with a combination
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Yunel Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez misses with a jab to the body
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2##CL2#
Morgan clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martinez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4##KD#
Martinez drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martinez is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Morgan catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Martinez throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Martinez swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammed Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammed Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Hammed Morgan's cut even more.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand. #T1#
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.#CUT#The cut above Hammed Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Morgan moves away from the strike by Martinez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yunel Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Morgan.
#CL2#
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hammed Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan jabs at Martinez's body.#T2#
Morgan punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#Hammed Morgan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.#T3#
Martinez takes one to the chin there.#CL2#
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Morgan is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hammed Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Hammed Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Hammed Morgan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1025 Round 2
Date: Dec 01, 2020 |
#R1#
A low kick from Kovalev misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovalev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Kovalev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovalev throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Kovalev avoids it with no problem.
Kovalev wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Kovalev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalev misses with a right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev misses with a hook
and Kovalev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Kovalev tries to clinch up
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Kovalev does no damage.
Kovalev tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Jason Kovalev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kovalev has managed to clinch.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Kovalev.
#T2#
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Kovalev misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Kovalev.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Kovalev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Kovalev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan with a hook.
Kovalev misses with a right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Kovalev with an uppercut!
Kovalev swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammed Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalev throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morgan throws the left hand but Kovalev avoids the punch easily.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Kovalev misses with a double jab
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Kovalev throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovalev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Kovalev's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovalev.
Kovalev misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kovalev on the side of the head.
Kovalev looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev misses with a double jab
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalev throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
#CUT#It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.#T1#
Kovalev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Kovalev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovalev throws a head kick that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan checks a low kick from Kovalev.
Kovalev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Kovalev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Kovalev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a combination. Kovalev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Kovalev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Kovalev tries to clinch up.
Kovalev misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Kovalev is rocked!
Kovalev walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kovalev from any more punishment! Kovalev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hammed Morgan!
Hammed Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jason Kovalev was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man'. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1025 Round 1
Date: Nov 30, 2020 |
#R1#
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Miocic's defenses.
Miocic shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Miocic.
Miocic walks into a left hand.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Miocic in a clinch.
Miocic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miocics head.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Miocic jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Miocic around his waist. Miocic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammed Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic.#T1#
Morgan stalling.
Morgan is pushing Miocic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miocic trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
Miocic can't get the takedown.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Miocic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Miocic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL2#
Miocic has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan taking a breather.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miocic can't break the clinch.
#T3#
Miocic tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan has Miocic pushed against the cage.
Miocic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hammed Morgan.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan lands with a hook. Miocic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan scores with a jab. Miocic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Miocic's head back.
Morgan lands a body shot.
#T4##CL#
Morgan forces Miocic back against the cage and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Miocic drops back down to his feet.
Miocic looks winded!
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Miocic is controlling him.
Miocic tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morgan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Miocic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miocic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Miocic moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Morgan rushes Miocic and presses him up against the cage.
Miocic misses with a punch on the inside.
Miocic tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan.
Miocic jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miocic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miocic wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hammed Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic.#T1##TD2#
Miocic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miocic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miocic is breathing heavily.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miocic's guard.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Miocic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miocic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Miocic won't let him.
Miocic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miocic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miocic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Miocic's defenses. #T3#
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morgan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Miocic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miocic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miocic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miocic backs up against the cage.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Miocic's body.
Miocic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan scores with a one two! Miocic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hammed Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammed Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Miocic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Miocic's belly button to the back.
Morgan lands with a cross.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miocic tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan digs a good body shot into Miocic's ribs.
Morgan connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Miocic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miocic scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Hammed Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hammed Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Miocic takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan has Miocic pushed against the cage.
Morgan prevents Miocic from breaking the clinch.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Miocic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miocic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan stalling against the cage.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
Hammed Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic.
Morgan controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan is pushing Miocic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morgan is trying to push Miocic away but Miocic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Morgan to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hammed Morgan.
Miocic has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miocic walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Miocic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miocic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T3#
Miocic with a poor takedown
and Miocic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miocic shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Miocic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morgan with a jab.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miocic in his tracks.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan lands with a cross.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miocic has time to react.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Miocic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miocic doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
#T4#
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan connects with a crisp jab.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miocic can do to turn this around?
Morgan lunges at Miocic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miocic's hand.
Donk. Morgan catches Miocic right on the button with a cross.
Stipe Miocic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Morgan feints a jab promting Miocic to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miocic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Miocic's defenses.
Stipe Miocic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammed Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hammed Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Hammed Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
Hammed Morgan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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