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Event:
QFC Tournament 1159 Round 4
Date: Aug 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Takahashi scores with a hook.
Morissette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morissette off to one side. #TD2#
Takahashi scores with a takedown into Morissette's guard.#SUB#
Morissette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morissette is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Morissette isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Takahashi stacks Morissette on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Takahashi!
Takahashi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morissette's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Morissette is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takahashi's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Takahashi! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Morissette has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Toshi Takahashi!
Toshi Takahashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1159 Round 3
Date: Aug 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Urd shoots in for a takedown but Morissette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Urd goes for a double leg but Morissette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morissette continues to drive forward.
Urd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morissette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Urd struggles to land a body shot inside as Morissette controls his hands.
Morissette tries for a takedown but Urd manages to get underhooks.
Morissette looking for a takedown.
Ezt Urd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Morissette.
Morissette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Urd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morissette has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Urd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urd is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morissette is looking for a takedown.
Morissette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Urd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Urd jumps guard but Morissette turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morissette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Urd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T1#
Urd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morissette sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Urd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morissette is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Urd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morissette.
Morissette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Urd counters with a series of strikes. Morissette will be more careful next time no doubt.
Urd has a takedown stuffed.
Urd digs a good hook to Morissette's body.
#CL#
Urd darts in and clinches Morissette up against the cage.#T2#
Morissette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morissette walks away with a smile on his face. Urd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morissette stuffs the takedown attempt from Urd. Urd gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Urd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urd shoots in for a takedown but Morissette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morissette is defended easily by Urd.#T3##CL#
Urd rushes Morissette and presses him up against the cage.
Morissette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morissette can't get the takedown.
Morissette wants a takedown but no success here.
Urd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morissette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Urd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morissette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Urd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Urd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urd shoots in looking for a takedown but Morissette manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Urd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Morissette fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Urd sprawls well initially but Morissette persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morissette thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urd's head.
Morissette missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Urd is looking for a sweep. Morissette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urd has hold of Morissette's hands but Morissette slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Urd is not content to let Morissette control the position.
Morissette lands strikes from half guard.
Morissette wants to take a breather but Urd is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezt Urd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Urd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urd fails with a takedown attempt.
Urd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morissette can do to turn this around?
Morissette defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urd.
Morissette blocks a head kick by Urd.
Morissette shoots in looking for a takedown but Urd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morissette's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezt Urd. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Morissette shoots in and bounces Urd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urd can't keep his opponent in guard - Morissette advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Urd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morissette on the ground.#T1#
Urd is trying to maintain the position but Morissette is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Morissette moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Urd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morissette creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Urd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Urd is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Urd is trying to improve his position.
Morissette throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morissette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morissette wants to control but Urd is keeping him busy.
Morissette scores with punches from side control.
Morissette misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Morissette are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Urd can't do much from the bottom here.
Morissette sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Urd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Urd's face as Morissette controls the position.
Morissette throws a strike aimed at the side of Urd's head but Urd avoids it well.
Morissette connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Urd some visible discomfort.
Morissette has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Urd!#T3#
Urd blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Urd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Morissette throwing strikes here but Urd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morissette looking to ground and pound but Urd is blocking nicely.
Morissette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Urd because Morissette loaded up on that one.
Morissette punching from mount but Urd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Urd holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morissette tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Urd blocking the ground and pound.
Morissette tries to control but Urd wriggling away.
Sebastien Morissette has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Morissette takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morissette throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morissette throwing strikes here but Urd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morissette throwing strikes here but Urd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morissette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morissette with a couple of short strikes.
Morissette misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Urd bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Morissette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Morissette shoots in but no luck this time.
Urd throws a head kick but Morissette moves out of range.
Morissette tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Morissette shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morissette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morissette with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morissette content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urd keeping moving, preventing Morissette from controlling successfully.
Morissette showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urd pulls Morissette in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Morissette trying to control the position from guard on top but Urd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morissette in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morissette wants to control from the top but Urd keeps moving.
Morissette with a nice head shot there.
Urd 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.
Morissette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Urd looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Urd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morissette is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Urd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morissette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morissette changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morissette shoots in for a takedown but Urd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morissette slaps away a takedown attempt from Urd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Urd tries for a takedown but Morissette sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezt Urd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morissette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morissette shoots in but no luck this time.
Morissette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morissette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Urd defends it well.
Ezt Urd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
No luck for Morissette with that takedown attempt.
Urd shoots in but no luck this time.
Morissette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Urd is fending him off so far but Morissette persists. Nope, Urd circles away and we're back to standing.
Urd leaves Morissette with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Urd tries to counter with a takedown but Morissette is quick to defend against it.
Urd stuffs the takedown.
Morissette misses with a takedown attempt - Urd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Morissette. No joy for Urd on that attempt.
And Morissette tries to counter it with a takedown but Urd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morissette tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Urd swivels and escapes.#T4#
Morissette shoots for a takedown but Urd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Urd tries to clinch #TD2#
and Morissette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Urd's guard.
Morissette wants to control from the top but Urd keeps moving.
Sebastien Morissette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morissette is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ezt Urd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morissette cracks Urd with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Morissette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morissette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Sebastien Morissette wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Sebastien Morissette thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1159 Round 2
Date: Aug 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Melfighi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melfighi misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2#
Morissette shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morissette sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melfighi defending well though.
Morissette takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet.
Morissette looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Melfighi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morissette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melfighi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morissette thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melfighi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Melfighi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Melfighi tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Melfighi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morissette scores with a couple of nice shots.
Melfighi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Melfighi tries to kick Morissette off in order to stand up. Morissette Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Morissette in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Morissette politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morissette prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morissette landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Melfighi's face as Morissette controls the position.
Morissette working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
Morissette in side control, throwing shots but Melfighi defends.
The ground and pound from Morissette seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Melfighi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morissette connects with a decent elbow.
Melfighi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morissette.
Morissette tries to score with some ground and pound. Melfighi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melfighi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morissette scores with a couple of short elbows.
Melfighi tries to escape but Morissette is in control.
Morissette cracks Melfighi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morissette is staying tight to Melfighi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Morissette is looking to take a break and control but Melfighi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morissette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Morissette misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Melfighi is trying to buck Morissette off.
Morissette content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Melfighi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morissette on the ground.
Morissette lands an elbow.
Morissette connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Melfighi some visible discomfort.
Melfighi is trying to get back to his feet.
Morissette trying to control the position but Melfighi is working away.
Morissette tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T4#
Melfighi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morissette is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Melfighi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morissette cracks Melfighi with a big elbow.
Morissette postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morissette controlling the position from side mount.
Melfighi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melfighi parries the strikes from Morissette easily there. Morissette is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Melfighi to escape.
Melfighi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Morissette dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Melfighi slaps away a takedown attempt from Morissette, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morissette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frontino Melfighi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melfighi scores with a body shot.
Melfighi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morissette.
Melfighi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melfighi throws a head kick but Morissette moves out of range.
Morissette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Melfighi defends it well.
Melfighi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melfighi throws a shot to the body.
Morissette dives in and grabs Melfighi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melfighi pushes down on Morissette's head and hops out.
Frontino Melfighi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Morissette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melfighi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morissette swats away the attempt to clinch by Melfighi.
Melfighi lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Sebastien Morissette has been cut.#T1#
Melfighi throws a sloppy head kick and Morissette moves out of range easily.
Morissette feints the counter takedown.
Melfighi cracks a nice hook into Morissette's ribs.
Melfighi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morissette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melfighi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morissette swats away the attempt to clinch by Melfighi.
Melfighi thows a body kick. Morissette tries to catch it but that hurt him. #CL#
Morissette tries to keep at a distance but Melfighi has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Melfighi breaks the clinch.
Melfighi works over Morissette's head and body with a nice combination.
Melfighi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melfighi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melfighi throws a leg kick which misses Morissette's front leg but catches the back leg as Morissette tries to avoid it.
Frontino Melfighi is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Melfighi scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morissette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melfighi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melfighi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Melfighi.#TD2#
Morissette feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morissette manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Morissette is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morissette lands strikes from half guard.
Morissette missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melfighi pushes Morissette off looking to stand but Morissette dives back in and keeps control.
#T3#
Morissette sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morissette scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morissette trying to control the pace.
Morissette working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Melfighi is staying active underneath Morissette, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Melfighi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morissette slips a nice elbow through Melfighi's hands, connecting with Melfighi's forehead.
Morissette is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Morissette looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morissette trying to control from half guard but Melfighi is working away.
Morissette wants to pass to mount but Melfighi is defending the position.
Morissette seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melfighi tries to kick Morissette off but Morissette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morissette is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Morissette 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.
Morissette prevents Melfighi from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frontino Melfighi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Morissette's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sloppy strikes from Melfighi. Those never looked like landing.
Melfighi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melfighi throws a head kick that half lands.
Morissette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Melfighi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Morissette decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morissette missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morissette working Melfighi over with strikes.
Morissette thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morissette lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melfighi is trying to escape back to his feet but Morissette uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morissette takes a little break here. Melfighi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T1#
Melfighi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morissette scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melfighi to see if he's OK.
Morissette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melfighi keeps working.
Morissette throws an elbow but Melfighi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Melfighi wants to get back to his feet but Morissette is dominant here and he's now got Melfighi's back!
Morissette is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morissette lands punches and elbows. #T2#
Morissette punishes Melfighi with strikes from the back mount.
Morissette connects with a big shot to the side of Melfighi's head.
Morissette cracks Melfighi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Melfighi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Morissette is landing with strikes. Melfighi can't take much more of this.
Morissette lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Morissette.
Morissette is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Melfighi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Morissette connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Melfighi to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What can Melfighi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Morissette has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Melfighi.
Morissette lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #T3#
Morissette is landing with strikes from the back.
Morissette gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Morissette lands with a hammerfist to the side of Melfighi's head.
Morissette is working the ground and pound. Can Melfighi escape?
Melfighi trying to get back to his feet but Morissette is in full control for now.
Melfighi is taking damage to the body and head.
Melfighi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Morissette scores with strikes from the back.
Morissette is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Melfighi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Sebastien Morissette has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Melfighi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morissette lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Well, with Morissette on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Melfighi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Melfighi covers up after that shot from Morissette.
Melfighi is trying to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morissette really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Melfighi.
Sebastien Morissette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morissette is working the ground and pound. Can Melfighi escape?
What can Melfighi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Frontino Melfighi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morissette looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Morissette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morissette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Sebastien Morissette!
Sebastien Morissette wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Sebastien Morissette thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1159 Round 1
Date: Aug 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Mikey tries to clinch but Morissette moves away #TD2#
and Morissette counters with a takedown into side control.
Morissette looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikey is avoiding damage well.
Mikey is trying to improve his position.
Morissette working the ground and pound but Mikey is defending the strikes.
Morissette controlling the position.
Let's hope that Morissette has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikey wants to control but Morissette postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
Morissette looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikey is avoiding damage well.
Morissette working the ground and pound but Mikey is defending the strikes.
Morissette postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morissette looks up at the clock and then as Mikey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morissette smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morissette passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mikey!
Morissette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mikey is in a horrible position here. Morissette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morissette avoids the attempt from Mikey to control.
Morissette controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Morissette throws some wild stikes that Mikey manages to avoid easily.
Morissette thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morissette sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morissette thowing shots but they're missing.
Mikey is in a horrible position here. Morissette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T3#
Morissette thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Morissette throwing strikes here but Mikey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morissette controlling from mount.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morissette misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mikey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morissette on the ground.
Morissette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mikey is breathing heavily.
Mikey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morissette tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morissette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T4#
Mikey is working to get back to half guard.
Morissette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mikey because Morissette loaded up on that one.
Mikey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Mikey tries to lock up and control but Morissette gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Mikey tries to hold on but Morissette postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morissette scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mikey?
Mikey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Morissette dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Morissette dives in and scores a takedown into Mikey's guard.
Morissette postures up.
Morissette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikey looking for a sweep. Not yet Mikey, not yet.
Morissette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mikey's head.
Morissette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morissette throws a big right hand that misses.
Morissette throwing strikes but missing.
Morissette is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morissette throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morissette controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Mikey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mikey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morissette is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morissette postures up in Mikey's guard and throws a big left but Mikey blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morissette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikey is fending him off so far but Morissette persists. Nope, Mikey circles away and we're back to standing.
Morissette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mastercut Mikey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikey tries to close the distance and clinch but Morissette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morissette misses with a takedown attempt - Mikey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T2#
Mikey throws a body shot but no joy.
Morissette shoots for a double leg takedown but Mikey sprawls well. He's pushed Morissette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mastercut Mikey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Morissette.
Mikey tries to clinch up but Morissette circles away and keeps his distance.
Morissette shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikey as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mikey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mastercut Mikey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Morissette scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morissette not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morissette thows a huge punch but Mikey dodges it nicely.
Morissette thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikey's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morissette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Morissette throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morissette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morissette works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mikey blocking the ground and pound.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morissette throws some wild stikes that Mikey manages to avoid easily.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T4#
Morissette cracks Mikey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mikey avoids a strike by Morissette and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Morissette's guard! Fantastic escape!
#SUB2#
Mikey is posturing up here but Morissette has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mikey tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mikey has to tap! Slick submission there by Morissette!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastien Morissette!
Our winner, Sebastien Morissette, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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