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Event:
RRFC Challengers 40
Date: Jun 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donaldson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Donaldson cracks Morris with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Donaldson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Morris to stand back up!#ROC#Morris is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Philip Morris has been cut.
Donaldson clobbers Morris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Donaldson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donaldson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Morris! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Simon Donaldson!
A victorious Simon Donaldson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 984 Round 2
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radev misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
Morris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Radev misses with an uppercut. #TD2#
Radev gets caught napping as Morris dives in and scores a takedown. Radev manages to retain guard.#ES#
Radev kicks Morris off and gets to his feet.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Radev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radev misses with a body shot.
Radev lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Radev throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Radev.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Radev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Radev throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Radev looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range. #T1#
Morris dives in for a single leg takedown but Radev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Krisstiyan Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Morris.
Radev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Radev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krisstiyan Radev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radev cracks Morris with a good jab.
Radev just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radev fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown but Radev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Radev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morris.
Radev looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Radev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Radev slaps away a takedown attempt from Morris, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2#
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radev is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Radev circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Radev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris looks winded!
Morris avoids the body shot from Radev.
Radev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Radev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Radev is looking to wear down Morris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Radev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radev throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Radev cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.#T3#
Radev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Radev throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Radev catches Morris right on the button with a cross.
Radev throws a lazy uppercut
and Morris counters with a left and a right that stings Radev.
Radev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morris avoids the body shot from Radev.
Radev throws a big shot that misses.
Radev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Morris clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Radev up against the cage.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Radev controls his hands.
#T4#
Radev tries to break the clinch but Morris is controlling the position. #TD2#
Morris gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Radev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Radev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morris. That one must have hurt.#CL2#
Morris instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radev.
#TD2#
Morris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Radev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krisstiyan Radev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A combination from Radev does no damage.
Radev throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Radev misses with a body punch
and Morris counters with a two punch combo.
Morris avoids the body shot from Radev.
Morris is looking for the big counter here.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Radev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Radev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Radev scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev throws a big shot that misses.
Radev avoids the head kick by Morris.
Radev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Radev swivels and escapes.
Krisstiyan Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Morris.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radev, as that shot connected.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris is breathing heavily.#T1#
Radev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Radev does no damage.
Radev lands a body shot.
Morris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krisstiyan Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev keeps the fight on the outside.
Radev throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Radev misses with a series of wild punches.
Radev looks to land a combination. Morris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morris tries to clinch up.
Radev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
A lazy left from Radev finds it's target.#T2##TD2#
Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris stands and throws Radev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Radev prevents Morris from moving into mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Radev struggling a bit here.
Radev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris tries to score with some ground and pound. Radev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Radev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris is trying to ground and pound but Radev uses the momentary lack of control by Morris to regain half guard. #T3##SU2#
Morris postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Radev to stand up.
Radev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Radev throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radev is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Radev circles away and we're back to standing.
Radev is looking for a counter combo.
Radev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Morris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Radev swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
#T4#
A left and a right from Radev both land. Nice combination.
Radev dips to his left and cracks Morris with an uppercut!
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Radev cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radev is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Radev circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Radev defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krisstiyan Radev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Radev. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Radev.
Radev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Radev is looking to counter the offense by Morris and move into the clinch.
Radev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Radev.
Morris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Radev misses with a body shot.
Radev throws a series of strikes that have Morris backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev 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.
Radev misses with the combination.
#T1#
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Radev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krisstiyan Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Morris.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radev misses with a straight left.
Morris dives in for a single leg takedown but Radev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Radev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radev throws out the jab.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radev cracks Morris with a good jab.
Radev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krisstiyan Radev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Radev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Radev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Nice jab there from Radev.
Radev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Morris with the counter takedown but Radev avoids it easily.
Morris throws a series of punches but Radev avoids them all with ease.
Morris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Radev.
Radev scores with a body shot.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Radev pinned against the cage. Radev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radev cracks Morris with a good jab.
Radev lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand. #T3#
Morris wants to clinch.
A combination from Radev does no damage.
Radev throws a series of strikes that have Morris backpedaling.
Morris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Radev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morris thinking.
Morris wants to clinch.
Radev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morris lands a head kick. Radev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Radev punishes Morris's body with a nice straight punch.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris looks for a takedown but Radev sprawls well.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Radev sprawls well. Radev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Radev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philip Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krisstiyan Radev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisstiyan Radev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Radev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Krisstiyan Radev!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Krisstiyan Radev!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Krisstiyan Radev!
Krisstiyan Radev wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 984 Round 1
Date: May 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Milicz tries to score with a low kick but Morris moves his leg out of the way.
Milicz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Milicz somewhat.
Morris throws a one two combo.
#CL#
Morris moves into range and clinches up with Milicz.#BC2#
Milicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Milicz gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Milicz keeps him there for the moment.#TD#
Morris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Milicz uses from the top position.
Milicz passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#T1##SUB2#
Milicz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Milicz has control of the leg. #SUB#
Morris looking for submissions off his back.
Milicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Milicz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Milicz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Milicz is pressing down on Morris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morris is holding on for now.
Morris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T3#
Morris missing with punches from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milicz shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Milicz blocks a head kick by Morris.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Milicz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milicz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morris.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Milicz sprawls well.
Milicz looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.
Philip Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Milicz.
Milicz fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Morris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milicz to the ground. Morris is now in Milicz's guard.#T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milicz has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Milicz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
Milicz has his hands on Morris's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Milicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Milicz is looking for the big counter here.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milicz can do to turn this around?
Milicz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morris but Morris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris throws a counter high kick but Milicz was just alert enough to avoid it.#TD#
Morris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milicz defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milicz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Milicz is defending well.
Morris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Morris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #ES2#
Milicz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Milicz lands a leg kick that knocks Morris off balance momentarily.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Milicz circles away.
Milicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Milicz with that takedown attempt.
Philip Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Milicz.#CL#
Morris moves into the clinch.#T2#
Milicz tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Milicz is breathing heavily.#TD#
Morris successfully pulls guard.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milicz is looking to stand up but Morris won't let him. #SUB#
Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milicz is aware though and is defending well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morris here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Milicz won't allow Morris to get back to his feet.
Milicz postures up in Morris's guard and throws a big left but Morris blocks it.
Morris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #ES#
Morris has his feet on Milicz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T3#
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris feinted with a counter takedown.
Milicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Milicz shapes to counter with a head kick.
Milicz shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Milicz is defended easily by Morris.#TD#
Morris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Milicz!
Milicz bucks up and tries to throw Morris off but instead Morris has got his back!
Morris 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.#T4##SUB#
Milicz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Morris gets his way!
Philip Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milicz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Morris has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Milicz is in real trouble here. Morris gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Milicz is tapping out! Morris wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Philip Morris! |
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