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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Morse connects with a nice looking jab.
Morse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Morales instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Morales gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Morse pushes Morales off but Morales dives into side control.
Morales is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morse will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB2#
Morales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SUB2#
Morales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
Morse seems a little lost for a moment, as Morales dominates the positioning.
Morse wants to control but Morales postures up.#SUB2#
Morales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morse, who protects the arm well.
Morse is looking for a sweep.
Morales advances to mount.
Morales throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morse because Morales loaded up on that one.
Morse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morales on the ground.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morales controlling the pace for now.
Morse controls the position.
Morse is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB2#
Morales has hold of Morse's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morse manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Poor strikes thrown by Morales there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morse is working to get back to half guard.
Morse wants to control but Morales is having none of it.
Morales manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morse to take his back!#SUB2#
Morse showing good submission defense here.
#T4#
Morales just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Morales connects with a big shot to the side of Morse's head.
#SUB2#
Morales is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morse for a finish.
Good control from Morales.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Morales looking for the RNC.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Morales 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#
The fight stays on the outside here - Morse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morse connects with a crisp jab.
Harold Morse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morse scores with a hook.
Morales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Morse shows good takedown defense.
Morse wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse throws out a powerful jab.
Morse lands with a right hand.
Morse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morse lands a head shot.
Harold Morse is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Morse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morse misses with a straight right.
Morales darts in looking for a takedown but Morse gets double underhooks and turns Morales into the cage. #TD2#
Morales drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morse is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Morse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morse working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kale Morales has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Morales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD2#
Morales drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morales is standing up over Morse. Morse looks to escape but Morales dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!#REVR#
Morales taking a breather here. #T3#
Morales passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morse!
Morales controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Morales looking to secure an arm triangle but Morse defends it well. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morales lands with some strikes.
Morse working to try and regain half guard.
Morales controlling from mount.
Morse wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morales.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harold Morse will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Morales misses with a body kick.
Morse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morse, as that shot connected.
Morse lunges at Morales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morales's hand.
Morales is looking to clinch but Morse is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Morales tries for a takedown but Morse manages to get underhooks.
Morales is pressed up against the cage. Morse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morales down to the mat. Morales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morse misses the jab.
Morse misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Morales steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morse.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morse as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales tries for a takedown but Morse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harold Morse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Morales.
Morse lands with a hook. Morales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morse throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morales momentarily.
#T1#
Morse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morse loads up on a big right hand but Morales slips the punch.
Morse missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Morales moves into the clinch.
Morales blocks a body shot from Morse.
Morales pushes Morse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morse trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morse into the cage.
Morales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Morales darts in and clinches Morse up against the cage.
Morse tries to pull guard but Morales won't allow it.
#T2#
Morse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morse tries to pull guard but Morales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morse prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morse throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morales.#TD2#
Morales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morse tries to kick Morales off in order to stand up. Morales Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales is staying tight to Morse's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB2#
Morales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morse, who protects the arm well. #T3#
Morse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morales 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 Morse's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Morales tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Morse's face as Morales controls the position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morse looks to move to half guard but instead Morales has passed into mount! Damn!
Morales postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morse looks a forlorn figure.
Morales content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harold Morse.
I think Morse 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Morse! |
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