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Event:
Highland Games 207
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Seppi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seppi misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seppi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Seppi has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seppi working aggressively here.
I was talking to Seppi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison cracks Seppi with a nice body shot.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Seppi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Morrison.
Seppi is breathing heavily.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seppi manages to avoid it.#T1#
Nice shot by Morrison.#CUT2#
It looks like Adriano Seppi has been cut.
Morrison scores with a jab. Seppi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seppi gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Morrison points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Seppi wakes up just in time to hear Morrison thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
A less than humble Grant Morrison misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Highland Games 201
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Nunes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison letting Nunes take a breather here.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Nunes. #T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Nunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes wants to stall.
Morrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Nunes takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nunes.
Morrison misses with a knee to the head.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Grant Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison misses with a hook.#T2##CL2#
Nunes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison lands a jab to Nunes's midsection.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison walks into a jab.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Nunes shakes it off.#CUT#
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison slips a straight right by Nunes.#T3#
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Morrison avoids it this time.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
It seemed like Nunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison connects with the punch.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Nunes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nunes loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.#CL2#
Nunes moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
Nunes trying to stall but Morrison improves his position.
#T4#
Morrison lands a knee to the head.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Morrison.
Nunes looks winded!
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
#KD#
Morrison cracks Nunes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morrison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nunes to stand back up!#ROC#
Nunes is rocked!
Nunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
Nunes leaves his chin hanging out and Morrison seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nunes crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
Grant Morrison decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Highland Games 191
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Hurmaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.#TD#
Hurmaaja shoots in and bounces Morrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrison wants to stand up but Hurmaaja is controlling him.
Hurmaaja trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Hurmaaja throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hurmaaja's guard. Nice move by Morrison!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison tries to stand but Hurmaaja is controlling from the bottom.
Hurmaaja controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1##SUB#
Hurmaaja looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Hurmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.#SUB#
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurmaaja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Hurmaaja's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Hurmaaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.#SUB#
Hurmaaja working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Hurmaaja keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hurmaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Hurmaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. #REVR##T3#
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja pushing down on Morrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hurmaaja slips a nice elbow through Morrison's hands, connecting with Morrison's forehead.
Hurmaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hurmaaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmaaja stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massa Hurmaaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Hurmaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Hurmaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmaaja appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Hurmaaja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrison on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrison's guard now, I'm sure.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hurmaaja won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Hurmaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
Massa Hurmaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely. #T1#
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hurmaaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurmaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurmaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmaaja sits in half guard.
Hurmaaja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hurmaaja is looking to advance position but Morrison won't allow it.
Hurmaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3##SUB#
Hurmaaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison wants to control but Hurmaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Hurmaaja has control of the leg. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison is still trying to improve position.
Hurmaaja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hurmaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Hurmaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurmaaja working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massa Hurmaaja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Hurmaaja shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
Hurmaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Hurmaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison moves out of range as Hurmaaja strikes.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Hurmaaja drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison managing to control the position. #T1#
Hurmaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Hurmaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja with a nice head shot there.
Morrison 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.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Hurmaaja is working Morrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Morrison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hurmaaja is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Hurmaaja is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison trying to control but Hurmaaja postures up.
Hurmaaja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison is staying active underneath Hurmaaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurmaaja drops an elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hurmaaja jumps into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrison can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Morrison regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hurmaaja's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Hurmaaja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Morrison has hold of Hurmaaja's hands but Hurmaaja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC#
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison is holding on to half guard well.
Massa Hurmaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Hurmaaja finish him?
Hurmaaja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hurmaaja not doing much here.
Hurmaaja lands a big elbow - Morrison is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hurmaaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Highland Games 181
Date: Jun 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Rabinovitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Rabinovitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Rabinovitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Rabinovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Rabinovitch slips the punch.
Rabinovitch lands a jab to the nose.
Itshak Rabinovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Morrison throws a hook but Rabinovitch blocks it.
That kick from Rabinovitch tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Rabinovitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRabinovitch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabinovitch works the jab nicely.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Rabinovitch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rabinovitch tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rabinovitch misses. #T1#
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Rabinovitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabinovitch. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison throws a hook but Rabinovitch avoids it easily.
Rabinovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabinovitch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Morrison avoids it.
Rabinovitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rabinovitch thows a body kick. Morrison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rabinovitch lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Rabinovitch connects with a leg kick. Morrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabinovitch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rabinovitch counters with a big head kick but Morrison shrugs it off.
Morrison misses with a hook. Rabinovitch ducked under it nicely.
Rabinovitch is looking to counter with head kicks.
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!
Rabinovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Rabinovitch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Rabinovitch saw that one coming.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Rabinovitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison tries to move into range but Rabinovitch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabinovitch.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabinovitch manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Rabinovitch is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rabinovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabinovitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabinovitch. That's going to slow Morrison down.
Rabinovitch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Rabinovitch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrison's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rabinovitch. #T3#
Rabinovitch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rabinovitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Rabinovitch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabinovitch ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabinovitch moves away.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabinovitch misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabinovitch. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabinovitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Rabinovitch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rabinovitch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrison. That did some damage!
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rabinovitchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Rabinovitch scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabinovitch misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabinovitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rabinovitch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rabinovitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabinovitch at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rabinovitch.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabinovitch is just out of range.
Rabinovitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rabinovitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Rabinovitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Rabinovitch
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Itshak Rabinovitch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Rabinovitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabinovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rabinovitch avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Rabinovitch's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Rabinovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabinovitch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Rabinovitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Rabinovitch misses
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Rabinovitch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Rabinovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison scores with a jab. Rabinovitch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Rabinovitch moves away and avoids it.
Morrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rabinovitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Rabinovitch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rabinovitch to score with a decent uppercut.
Rabinovitch slips a straight right by Morrison.
Rabinovitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Rabinovitch ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Itshak Rabinovitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison checks a low kick from Rabinovitch.
Morrison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rabinovitch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabinovitch lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rabinovitch, right into the meat.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabinovitch connects with a high kick.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Rabinovitch's shoulder, as Rabinovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Rabinovitch slips the punch.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Rabinovitch's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabinovitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rabinovitch scores with a push kick.
Rabinovitch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rabinovitch lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Rabinovitch's corner calls for a 1-2. Rabinovitch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rabinovitch misses with a body kick.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
Rabinovitch lands a high kick!
#T3#
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabinovitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
And Rabinovitch counters with a quick kick to the body but Morrison blocks it.
Rabinovitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison moves out of range as Rabinovitch throws a body kick.
Rabinovitch lands with a nice combination. Morrison backs away looking to recover.
Rabinovitch misses with an uppercut.
Morrison connects with a jab.
Morrison cracks Rabinovitch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabinovitch cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Rabinovitch moves away and avoids it.
Rabinovitch misses with an uppercut.
Rabinovitch scores with a nice body kick.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rabinovitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabinovitch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabinovitch connects with a jab.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rabinovitch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Rabinovitch finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Rabinovitch keeps Morrison at a distance using the push kick.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabinovitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison takes a swing at Rabinovitch's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabinovitch. That snapped Morrison's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itshak Rabinovitch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison misses the body punch
and Rabinovitch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rabinovitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Rabinovitch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Rabinovitch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rabinovitch - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabinovitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch throws a combination. Morrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Rabinovitch slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
#T1#
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Rabinovitch's head but Rabinovitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison lands with a straight right. Rabinovitch didn't see that one coming.
Rabinovitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rabinovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabinovitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws the left hand but Rabinovitch avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morrison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rabinovitch has got the better of the exchanges.
Rabinovitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rabinovitch misses with a head kick.
Rabinovitch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Rabinovitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabinovitch moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Morrison defending well as Rabinovitch loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabinovitch is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Morrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
Morrison connects with the punch.
Rabinovitch looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Rabinovitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rabinovitch lands a nice shot that snaps Morrison's head back.
Rabinovitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison takes a swing at Rabinovitch's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Itshak Rabinovitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Rabinovitch loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Rabinovitch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rabinovitch scores with a jab.
Rabinovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabinovitch 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.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabinovitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Rabinovitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rabinovitch.
Morrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rabinovitch lands with a good body shot.
Rabinovitch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrison. That did some damage!
Rabinovitch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grant Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabinovitch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Morrison misses. #T4#
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison takes one on the button.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rabinovitch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that misses.
Rabinovitch looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Rabinovitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Rabinovitch off the cage and back into range.
Rabinovitch lands a really nice looking cross but Morrison seems unphased.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Rabinovitch throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Rabinovitch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rabinovitch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itshak Rabinovitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rabinovitch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itshak Rabinovitch!
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Event:
Highland Games 175
Date: May 19, 2016 |
#R1#
The Kid slips a jab from Morrison.
The Kid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
The Kid walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
The Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison defending well as The Kid loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison swings for the body but The Kid moves out of range.
The Kid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. The Kid saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Kid. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kid throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
The Kid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
#T1#
The Kid moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Morrison misses.
The Kid swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Kid.
The Kid misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Bill The Kid has been cut.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Kid with a body shot.
The Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kid clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#
Morrison is rocked!
and The Kid counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Morrison! He's just covering up as The Kid starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
Bill The Kid bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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