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Event:
FCL - 12
Date: Mar 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Morello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morello throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo throws a hook but Morello avoids it easily.
Castillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morello under the eye.#CUT#It looks like Garrick Morello has been cut.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Morello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Richard Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo sizes up Morello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castillo lands with an overhand left.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Morello pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morello keeps control of Castillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castillo scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Morello manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Morello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Morello closes the distance and clinches.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castillo gets through Morello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Morello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillo's efforts to push away.
Castillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morello.#BC2#
Morello breaks the clinch.
Castillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Castillo misses the target.
Morello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Castillo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Morello.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo scores with a hook to the body. Morello takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castillo.
Castillo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morello.
Castillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Castillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morello in his tracks.
Castillo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Castillo tries to keep at a distance but Morello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castillo or not. #BC#
Castillo breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Morello misses
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Castillo scores with a nice right hand.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Morello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Morello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo throwing a counter right hand but Morello manages to avoid it.
Morello staying out of range there.
Castillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morello moves to clinch but Castillo breaks away
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Castillo.
Morello falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Morello is rocked!
Castillo lands a right hook to the body.
Castillo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morello is still on wobbly legs! Can Castillo finish him?
Castillo throws an overhand right that drops Morello like a sack of potatoes! Castillo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Castillo!
An out of breath Richard Castillo 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:
FCL - 6
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Morello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete misses with a two punch combination.
Morello has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pete dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morello. That did some damage!
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pete shoots in looking for a takedown. Morello tries to sprawl out of it but Pete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Pete closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morello to the mat! Morello manages to get full guard.
Morello controls Pete momentarily but Pete frees himself.
Pete controlling from the top position.
Morello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pete.
Pete forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Pete wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morello keeps working.
Pete is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morello is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at K.O MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pete takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morello tries to get to full guard but Pete has control of the leg.
Morello taking some punishment here, with Pete in his half guard.
Morello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morello tries to get out of the position.
Pete is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pete with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pete wants to control but Morello is keeping him busy.
Pete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pete content to control rather than advance. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morello trying to control from the bottom.
Pete lands strikes from half guard.
Pete is looking to advance position but Morello won't allow it.
Pete takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pete trying to control the action but Morello is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Pete does no damage.
Morello seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pete misses with a wild combination.
Pete lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morello backs up against the cage.
#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Pete. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Morello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morello lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pete.
Morello cracks Pete with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Morello.
Pete drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morello manages to break the clinch.
Pete is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morello.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Pete shoots for a takedown but Morello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garrick Morello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slippery Pete.
Pete misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morello manages to avoid it.
Morello seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
Pete fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Morello. No joy for Pete on that attempt.
Morello is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Pete's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Pete drives through and clinches with Morello against the cage.
Pete is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pete is looking for a takedown.
Morello gets underhooks to prevent Pete's takedown attempt.
Pete looks winded!
Morello is leaning against Pete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Morello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slippery Pete will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A bone on bone clash there as Morello blocks the leg kick.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pete.
Morello connects with a jab.
Morello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morello has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pete feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Morello darts in and clinches Pete up against the cage.
Morello tries a body shot but Pete blocks it.
Morello lands a left hand.
Morello lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morello.
Pete takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Pete is rocked!#T1#
Pete tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morello just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pete prevents a body shot from Morello.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pete stalling in the clinch.
Morello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pete is still on wobbly legs! Can Morello finish him?
Pete is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pete seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrick Morello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slippery Pete.
Pete takes a shot to the head.
Morello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pete is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morello lands a big right hand that drops Pete! The killer instinct kicks in and Morello finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Morello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrick Morello! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Morello rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Morello has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morello.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Morello moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morello lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morello presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morello lands with a left to the head.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Morello controls the action.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Morello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morello managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Morello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morello digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Morello.
Morello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morello smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Morello takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Morello.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T2#
Morello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morello.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morello tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Morello.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Morello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Morello on the inside.
Morello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A short right from Morello. #ROC2#Diaz is rocked!
Morello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morello unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diaz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Morello is unloading with more strikes now! Diaz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrick Morello! |
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