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Event:
SPFT #13
Date: Jan 27, 2024 |
#R1# Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a left to the body. Morrell throws the left hand but Adesanya avoids the punch easily. Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet. Morrell misses the shot to the body. Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range. Morrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a big counter head kick but Morrell avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrell swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand. Morrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Morrell throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range. Morrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1# Adesanya thuds a left hand into Morrell's body. Morrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrell. Morrell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdesanya. Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range. Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body. Morrell moves out of range as Adesanya strikes. Morrell throwing a counter right hand but Adesanya manages to avoid it. Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell. Morrell lands a jab to the nose. Morrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet. Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
#T2# Morrell moves out of range of the strikes. Morrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Adesanya slips under a jab. Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Nice shot lands for Morrell. David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Morrell misses with a body shot.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Adesanya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T3# Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adesanya. Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick. Adesanya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adesanya there as he acknowledges the shot. Morrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Morrell throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it. Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya throws out a counter right but Morrell avoids it with no problem. A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet. It seemed like Adesanya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Morrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Morrell throws a looping overhand right but Adesanya ducks down to avoid it. Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. We've been informed that Adesanya has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Morrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4# A slow jab from Morrell misses its intended target. Morrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range. Morrell misses with a wild body shot. Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Morrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the cage and back into range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morrell throws a body shot but no joy. Morrell connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Adesanya is rocked! Morrell lands a body shot.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrell finish him? Adesanya throws a head kick that misses. Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses. Adesanya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Morrell dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Morrell shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Adesanya takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Morrell sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Adesanya bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell! David Morrell is the new welterweight champion! A victorious David Morrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SPFT #12
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1# Syaiful swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Syaiful looks to land a left hand but Morrell moved out of range nicely. Morrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Morrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Syaiful misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell defending well as Syaiful loads up on a big left hand. Morrell jabs at Syaiful's body. Syaiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Syaiful misses with a looping left. Morrell lands a jab to the head.
Syaiful waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrell. Morrell throws out a loose jab but Syaiful uses good head movement to avoid it. Syaiful bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrell's head. Syaiful lands an overhand right. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Syaiful connects with the punch. Syaiful throws a hook but Morrell avoids it easily. Morrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1# Syaiful misses with a looping left. Syaiful throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Syaiful throws a lazy right hand but Morrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Syaiful cracks Morrell with a right hand to the side of the head. Syaiful is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Syaiful lands a really nice looking cross but Morrell seems unphased.
Morrell misses with an uppercut. Syaiful seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Morrell lands a jab. Morrell thuds a left hand into Syaiful's body. Morrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syaiful. Syaiful jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nice defenses there by Syaiful. Nice uppercut lands for Syaiful. That snapped Morrell's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Syaiful throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Syaiful ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrell moves away. Morrell lands with a nice body punch. #T2# Morrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Morrell jabs at Syaiful's body. Syaiful is breathing heavily. Syaiful misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely. Morrell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Syaiful with a body shot. Syaiful takes a shot right to the bread basket. A big left from Morrell misses. Morrell swings for the body but Syaiful moves out of range.
Ahmad Syaiful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Syaiful takes a body punch but keeps moving. Syaiful misses with an uppercut
and Morrell counters with a stiff right hand. Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syaiful misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrell.
Syaiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Syaiful looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jab, jab by Morrell - just one landing. Morrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Morrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#Syaiful is rocked!#T3# Syaiful defending well as Morrell loads up on a big left hand. Oh Syaiful is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Morrell lands a right hook to the body.
Syaiful seems to have got his legs back now. Syaiful avoids the body shot from Morrell.
Morrell throws out a loose jab but Syaiful uses good head movement to avoid it. Syaiful slips a jab from Morrell. Syaiful throwing a counter right hand but Morrell manages to avoid it. Morrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syaiful throws out the jab. Syaiful takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrell connects with a single shot there. Morrell swings widly with a right hand
letting Syaiful counter with a right hand. Morrell punishes Syaiful's body with a nice straight punch. Syaiful gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Morrell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Syaiful is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell! A victorious David Morrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SPFT #9
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1# Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell. Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Morrell moves out of range as Gray strikes. Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range. Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray. Morrell takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses. Morrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray lands a jab. Gray slips under a jab. Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrell throws out the jab. Morrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gray throws a chopping leg kick but Morrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Morrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.#T1# A jab from Morrell misses. Morrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Morrell scores with a jab to the body. Morrell takes one to the side of the head.
Morrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Morrell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot. Gray misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely. Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrell. Morrell walks into a stiff left hand from Gray. Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Morrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Morrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2# Morrell throws a hook but Gray blocks it. Gray throws a wild body kick that Morrell sees coming a mile off. Gray staying out of range there. Morrell defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrell. Morrell misses with an uppercut. Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range. Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A shot to the body from Gray misses and Morrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Morrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Gray. Morrell throws a hook but Gray blocks it. Morrell misses with a body shot.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Morrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little jabbing left from Morrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A lazy left from Morrell finds it's target.#T3# Morrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A big left from Morrell misses. Gray throws a solid leg kick but Morrell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gray. Morrell moves out of range of the strikes. A swing and a miss from Morrell. Morrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it. Morrell connects with a single shot there. Morrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away. Gray slips a jab from Morrell. Gray works Morrell's body with a nice hook. Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Morrell throws a body shot but no joy. Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target. Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray. #T4# Gray misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely. Gray tries to land a front kick but Morrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. 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! Gray ducks under a wild hook from Morrell. Nice cross by Gray. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL# Gray moves into the clinch. Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrell backwards. Gray lands with a light punch inside. Morrell throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Morrell fails to land. Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Morrell.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Morrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it. Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Morrell will probably get the nod. 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# Gray misses with a head kick.
Morrell looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gray misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Morrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL# Gray forces Morrell back against the cage and clinches. Gray pushes Morrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Morrell throws a head punch that misses. Morrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Morrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Morrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gray won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell. Morrell takes a shot to the head. A body shot lands from Gray.
#BC2# Morrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrell at a distance.
Morrell swings widly with a right hand
#CL# and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. #T1# Morrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut. Morrell lands a right hand. #BC2# Morrell breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Morrell misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely. Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Morrell misses. Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range. Morrell misses with a body shot.
Gray misses with the combination.
Morrell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range. Gray throws a body shot but no joy. Gray slips under a jab from Morrell. A jab lands there for Gray. Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
#T2# Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrell is just out of range. A cross from Gray lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL# Gray rushes Morrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Morrell misses with some punches.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gray. Gray lands a left hand.
Tavish Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far. Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gray scores with a shot to the side of Morrell's head. A nice left hand lands by Gray.
#BC2# Morrell breaks the clinch.
Gray staying out of range there. Gray is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrell. Gray misses with a looping left. Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrell's hands.#T3# The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. David Morrell seems to be getting the better of the standup. Morrell misses with a shot to the body #CL# and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gray. Gray misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gray. Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrell backwards. A short uppercut from Gray. Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Morrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray. A short uppercut from Gray. Morrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gray won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut. Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrell uses good head movement to avoid it. A shot in the inside from Gray. Gray lands a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray prevents Morrell from breaking the clinch. Gray throws a head punch that misses. #T4# Gray throws a head punch that misses. A short left from Gray. Gray misses with some punches.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrell. Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gray gets through Morrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Morrell is trying to break free. Gray lands with a left to the head. Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell misses with a hook from the clinch. Gray working aggressively here.
Morrell tries to break the clinch but Gray is controlling the position. Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray lands with a light punch inside. #BC2# Morrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# Gray darts in and clinches Morrell up against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!#R3# Gray missing with a left hand there. Morrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL# Gray rushes Morrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gray misses with a hook from the clinch. Gray is working Morrell over against the cage. Gray tries a body shot but Morrell blocks it.
Morrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2# Morrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray throws a hook but Morrell blocks it. Gray slips under a jab from Morrell. Gray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrell on the side of the head. Gray scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrell misses with a looping left. Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrell can do to turn this around? Morrell misses with an uppercut. Gray lands a lovely overhand right. Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range. Gray clobbers Morrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1# Morrell walks into a straight right hand from Gray. Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell manages to avoid it. Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing. Morrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Morrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gray moves out of range of the strikes. Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range. A decent looking cross lands there for Gray. A jab from Morrell misses. Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell. Morrell misses with a straight right. Gray misses with a hook. Gray staying out of range there. Gray misses with a two punch combination.
#T2# Gray connects with the punch. Morrell lands a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Morrell connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back. Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Gray slips a jab from Morrell. As Morrell tries to get set, Gray tries to push him back and clinch up but Morrell manages to avoid the attempt. Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray with the inside leg kick. Gray misses with a straight right. Gray lands with an overhand left. Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrell sees it coming and avoids it easily. Morrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gray throws out a loose jab but Morrell uses good head movement to avoid it. Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Morrell seems unphased.
#T3# Gray throws a looping overhand right but Morrell ducks down to avoid it. Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrell. Morrell punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch. Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell staying out of range there. Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrell. Morrell throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it. Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrell's head backwards. Morrell throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily. Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Gray scores with a jab to the jaw. Jab from Gray.#T4# Morrell misses the shot to the body. Gray cracks a nice hook into Morrell's ribs. 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! Morrell throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily. Gray throws a shot from downtown. Morrell moves away and avoids it. Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray misses with a body punch
and Morrell counters with a nice body shot. Morrell throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily. Morrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Morrell thows a left - swing and a miss! Morrell throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it. Morrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gray misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray clearly takes that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4# Morrell throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it. Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell. Morrell looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range. Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Morrell blocks a head kick by Gray.
Morrell throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem. Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot. Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Morrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL# Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gray working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Morrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrell is trying to break free. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray. #T1# Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell. Gray scores with a hook to the body. Morrell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrell or not. Gray lands a body punch in the clinch. Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards. Gray lands a nice uppercut. Gray digs a right hand into Morrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrell's gas tank. Gray lands a body shot. Morrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut. A shot in the inside from Gray. Gray scores with a nice hook to the head. Gray lands with a light punch inside. Gray lands with a short shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gray pushes Morrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gray is leaning against Morrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2# Morrell takes a shot to the head. Nice body punch from Gray. Gray gets through Morrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Morrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gray. Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards. Gray lands with a light punch inside. Gray lands a body punch. Gray lands a body shot. Gray scores with a nice hook to the head. Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrells head. A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land. A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike. A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray digs a right hand into Morrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrell's gas tank. Morrell takes a shot to the head. Gray lands a left hand.
#T3# Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gray lands an uppercut. Morrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Morrell wants to break free but Gray has control.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards. Gray lands a body punch in the clinch. Gray lands a left hand.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrell or not. A shot in the inside from Gray. A shot in the inside from Gray. Gray scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#Morrell is rocked! Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrells head. Morrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him? Morrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gray lands with a left to the head. Gray keeps control of Morrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T4##BC2# Morrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Morrell seems to have recovered his senses. Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Morrell misses with a looping right. Gray misses with a body punch
letting Morrell counter with a right hand. Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Gray slips a jab from Morrell. Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrell has time to react. Morrell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL# Gray has closed the distance and engaged Morrell in a clinch.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Morrell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray had his way with David Morrell in that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5# Nice defenses there by Gray. David Morrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Gray misses. Morrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy. Gray staying out of range there. Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch. Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrell. Morrell digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target. Morrell scores with a jab. Morrell looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range. Gray lands with an overhand left.#T1# Gray tries to move into range but Morrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gray is looking to land body kicks. Gray misses with an uppercut. Morrell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Morrell misses with a straight right. Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch. Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray. Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Gray throws a head kick but Morrell moves out of range.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gray misses the shot to the body. It seemed like Morrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Morrell blocks a leg kick. Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch. Morrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2# Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Morrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrell takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Morrell counters with a lovely shot to the body. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell manages to avoid it. Morrell walks into a stiff left hand from Gray. Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet. Gray is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrell. Morrell swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray slips under a jab. Morrell lands a slapping body shot.
#T3# Gray moves out of range as Morrell strikes. Morrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Gray slips under a jab from Morrell. Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Nice defenses there by Gray. Morrell looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.#CL# Morrell tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch. Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray tries a body shot but Morrell blocks it.
Morrell can't break the clinch.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrell controls his hands.
Gray has Morrell pressed against the cage, preventing Morrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4# Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Morrell gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2# Morrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Morrell blocks a head kick by Gray.
Morrell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range. Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch. Morrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL# and Gray moves into the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gray throws a head punch that misses. A right hand to the body from Gray.
Gray lands with a left to the head. Morrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gray lands with a left to the head. Morrell blocks a body shot from Gray. Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Morrell misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to David Morrell. I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavish Gray! Tavish Gray retains his welterweight title! A victorious Tavish Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Schmidt vs Gray - SPFT #6
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1# Morrell lands a jab. Adesanya lands a jab to the head.
Morrell throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range. Adesanya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Morrell misses with a hook. Adesanya ducked under it nicely. Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Adesanya misses with a hook. Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adesanya. Adesanya looks like he wants to counter punch here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrell. Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adesanya takes a swing at Morrell's ribcage but misses. Morrell lands with a hook. Adesanya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut. Adesanya defending well as Morrell loads up on a big left hand. Adesanya slips under a jab.#T1# Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Adesanya does it's job there. Morrell scores with a jab to the head.
Morrell drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Adesanya right on the button. Adesanya goes down! Morrell follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Morrell gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell! A victorious David Morrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SPFT #5
Date: Nov 04, 2023 |
#R1# Sanchez slips a jab from Morrell. Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time. Morrell scores with a jab. Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Sanchez moves out of range as Morrell strikes. Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Morrell lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range. Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrell loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch. Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrell throws out the jab. Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away. A big left from Morrell misses. Morrell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanchez. Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanchez throws out a counter right but Morrell avoids it with no problem. Morrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1# Morrell throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away. Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Morrell misses. Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sanchez staying out of range there. Nice defenses there by Sanchez. Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it. Nice uppercut lands for Morrell. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Morrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away. Morrell with a nice cross. Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy. Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2# Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Morrell misses with a wild body shot. Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sanchez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Morrell swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Morrell blocks a leg kick. A slow jab from Morrell misses its intended target. Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time. Morrell misses with a looping left. Morrell throws a body shot but no joy. Morrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3# Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrell. Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away. Morrell jabbing away but nothing is landing. Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range. Nice shot by Morrell. Morrell missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it. Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range. Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Morrell scores with a decent looking hook. Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez feints a counter leg kick. Morrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one. #T4# Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it. Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrell. Morrell throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range. Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away. Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrell. Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Morrell lands a nice shot to the body.
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! Morrell lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Morrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Sanchez takes one on the button. A swing and a miss from Morrell. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Morrell dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Morrell misses with a right hand letting Sanchez counter with a right hand. Morrell misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sanchez moves away from the strike by Morrell. Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Morrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range. Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick. Morrell misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range. Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick. Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. David Morrell is winning the standup battle so far.#T1# Morrell thows a left - swing and a miss! Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A swing and a miss from Morrell. Morrell misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot. Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez. Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell. Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Morrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around? Morrell throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot. Sanchez feints a counter leg kick. Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses. Morrell connects with a body shot.#T2# Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell. Morrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Morrell takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses. Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Morrell connects with a crisp jab. Morrell swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Morrell lands with a shot to the body. Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Morrell scores with a body shot.
Sanchez is breathing heavily. Morrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head. Morrell stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3# Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC#Sanchez is rocked! Morrell cracks Sanchez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sanchez falls backwards against the cage. Morrell follows up with more strikes that drop Sanchez to his knees. Morrell keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sanchez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell! An out of breath David Morrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Schmidt vs Morrell - SPFT #3
Date: Oct 21, 2023 |
#R1# Morrell looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well. Schmidt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schmidt throws a leg kick but Morrell checks it. Schmidt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Morrell throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Schmidt shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrell sprawls well. He's pushed Schmidt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#TD# Schmidt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morrell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Morrell is looking for a sweep. Morrell is letting Schmidt control him for a moment. Morrell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Schmidt is controlling him well. Morrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Morrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1##SUB# Schmidt in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Morrell is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Schmidt! Xavier Schmidt is the new welterweight champion! |
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Event:
EFL 2: Double Main Event
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1# Morrell connects with a body shot. Chao shoots for a takedown but Morrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2# Chao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Morrell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Morrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Chao, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice jab there from Morrell. #CUT#It looks like Gao Chao has been cut. Morrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Chao looks winded! Morrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Morrell lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell! David Morrell is the new welterweight champion! A very excited looking David Morrell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
EFL 1: Glez Vs Morell
Date: Sep 15, 2023 |
#R1# Morrell lands a jab to the head.
Glez ducks into an uppercut from Morrell and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell! A relieved looking David Morrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2023 |
#R1# A shot to the body from Reyes misses enabling Morrell to counter with a crisp jab. Reyes misses with a body shot
and Morrell counters with a crisp right that sends Reyes to the canvas! Morrell follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell! A very excited looking David Morrell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 30, 2023 |
#R1# Crespo defending well as Morrell loads up on a big left hand. As Morrell looks to move away, Crespo throws a big counter combo but Morrell just gets out of the way. The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Crespo tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Morrell throws a big shot that misses.#KD2# Morrell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crespo sprawling to the canvas! Crespo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morrell finish him?!
#ROC2#Crespo is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Luis Crespo has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Crespo with a poor takedown and Morrell counters with a crisp right that sends Crespo to the canvas! Morrell follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell! During a confident post fight interview, David Morrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 27, 2023 |
#R1# Morrell 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.
Crespo misses the jab. Morrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Morrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#Crespo is rocked! Jab, jab by Morrell - just one landing. Crespo is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrell finish him? Morrell ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Crespo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell! An out of breath David Morrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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