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Event:
QFC Tournament 1205 Round 2
Date: Sep 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Yates sprawls well.#CL2#
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yates pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kameron Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikhil Morrison.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
Morrison is stalling here.
Morrison gets underhooks to prevent Yates's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Yates breaks the clinch.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yates defends it nicely.#CL2#
Morrison closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to pull guard but Morrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.
Yates could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yates lands with a hook. Morrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrison leaves Yates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2##CL2#
Morrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Yates stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD2#
Morrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yates pushes Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yates counters with a nice leg kick.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Yates has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T3#
Morrison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morrison stalls.
Morrison is trying to drag Yates to the mat but Yates just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yates pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yates misses with a takedown
and Morrison counters with a big head kick but Yates shrugs it off.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T4#
Morrison tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it. #CL#
Yates rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Yates ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yates no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Yates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yates 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.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Yates dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yates looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
#TD2#
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yates is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison wants to control but Yates is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison prevents Yates from improving his position.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Yates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Morrison is pressing down on Yates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yates is holding on for now.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Yates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Yates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
Yates working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yates controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yates pulls his head out easily.
Kameron Yates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Yates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T3#
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yates's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yates's back!
Yates staying busy and making it hard for Morrison to control.
Morrison throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Morrison is not going to allow Yates to sit and survive in this position.
Yates is trying to stand back up.
Morrison tries to get the hooks in deep but Yates pushed the leg off. #T4##SUB2#
Yates preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison.
Yates is trying to break free.
Yates is working hard here to advance position.
Yates trying to get back to his feet but Morrison is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison avoiding Yates 's attempts to control his hands.
Yates covering up well under a series of strikes from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikhil Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL2#
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Yates tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morrison tries to pull guard but Yates forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
#TD2#
Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yates did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Yates is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates trying to control here.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Yates is working away. #T1#
Yates manages to get to full guard.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yates 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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morrison duly obliges.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrison.
Kameron Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikhil Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yates tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yates to the ground. Yates escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Yates counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Yates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Morrison tries to counter it with a takedown but Yates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yates tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yates to the ground. Yates escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yates throws a front kick that sends Morrison stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Yates rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yates has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Yates manages to break the clinch.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yates avoids it really well and circles away.
Yates displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.#T4#
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yates as he avoids it easily.
Kameron Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Morrison darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Morrison can't get the takedown.
Yates is trying to drag Morrison to the mat but Morrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Yates has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrison uses from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Yates drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yates has Morrison in his guard.#REVB#
Nikhil Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kameron Yates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yates pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kameron Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yates 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Kameron Yates wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1205 Round 1
Date: Sep 23, 2024 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutierrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gutierrez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Gutierrez backing up. Gutierrez nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches up with Morrison, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes Morrison against the cage but Morrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nikhil Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antony Gutierrez.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gutierrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gutierrez just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Gutierrez gets caught napping as Morrison dives in and scores a takedown. Gutierrez manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. #T1#
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutierrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gutierrez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutierrez keeps working.
Gutierrez wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Gutierrez is working away.
Morrison really is a fat lump.
Gutierrez is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison from advancing to side control.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gutierrez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrison.
Morrison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gutierrez's guard.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Nice sprawl there from Gutierrez as Morrison shoots in.
Gutierrez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gutierrez off to one side. #CL#
Morrison pushes Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Gutierrez.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Gutierrez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gutierrez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morrison just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Gutierrez pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Gutierrez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom. #T4#
Morrison looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Morrison wants to get up but he can't break Gutierrez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikhil Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Gutierrez forces Morrison back against the cage and clinches.
Morrison effectively controlling the action here.
Gutierrez fails to pull guard.
Gutierrez tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gutierrez taking a breather.
Morrison jumps guard but Gutierrez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Gutierrez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikhil Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antony Gutierrez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Morrison forces Gutierrez back against the cage and clinches.#T1##BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Gutierrez gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrison.
Morrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gutierrez after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Gutierrez breaks from the clinch.
Nikhil Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Gutierrez shoots in.
A quick step to the side and Morrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gutierrez pinned against the cage. Gutierrez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Gutierrez pushes Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Morrison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morrison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T2#
Morrison keeping full guard, as Gutierrez tries to pass.
Morrison wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
Gutierrez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gutierrez as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Gutierrez rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Gutierrez has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Gutierrez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gutierrez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morrison is defending well.#T4##BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Nikhil Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutierrez swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison.
Gutierrez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Gutierrez moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Gutierrez moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
Morrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gutierrez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Gutierrez avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Gutierrez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gutierrez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antony Gutierrez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
No luck for Gutierrez with that takedown attempt.
Gutierrez stuffs the takedown.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison scores with a three punch combo!
Gutierrez dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
Morrison tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutierrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutierrez can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikhil Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antony Gutierrez.#T1#
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.#TD#
Morrison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gutierrez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gutierrez kicks off Morrison and gets to his feet. #CL#
Morrison moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Gutierrez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Gutierrez dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Gutierrez's head and hops out.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Gutierrez, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Gutierrez against the cage but Gutierrez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Gutierrez rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Gutierrez lands a body punch. #BC#
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Morrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gutierrez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Morrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gutierrez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gutierrez struggling a bit here.#T3##SUB#
Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Gutierrez is defending well. #SUB#
Morrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gutierrez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gutierrez has one of Morrison's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Morrison wants to stand but Gutierrez has his arm trapped. #T4#
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.
Morrison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gutierrez's legs.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#ES2#
Gutierrez throws Morrison to one side and escapes!
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gutierrez is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Gutierrez circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison thows a leg kick but Gutierrez checks it
and Gutierrez counters with a three punch combo that has Morrison backing up. Morrison nods at Gutierrez to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gutierrez manages to circle out of the way.
Morrison tries a low kick but Gutierrez avoids it.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antony Gutierrez.
I think Gutierrez 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Nikhil Morrison!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Nikhil Morrison!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Antony Gutierrez!
Nikhil Morrison wins by split decision! |
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