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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Morrell Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell Jr. Morrell Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrell Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrell Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Morrell Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrell Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrell Jr tests Morrell Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrell Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrell Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrell Jr circles away.
Morrell Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Morrell Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Morrell Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrell Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Morrell Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards.
Morrell Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Morrell Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrell Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrell Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrell Jr tries to work over Morrell Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrell Jr. #T1#
Morrell Jr misses with a body punch.
Morrell Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrell Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrell Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr working aggressively here.
Morrell Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrell Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morrell Jr can turn it around.
Morrell Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrell Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morrell Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrell Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Morrell Jr tries a body shot but Morrell Jr blocks it.
Morrell Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrell Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrell Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morrell Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrell Jr misses with a body punch.
Morrell Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrell Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards. #T2##BC2#
Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch.
Morrell Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Morrell Jr's shoulder, as Morrell Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Morrell Jr does no damage.
Morrell Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrell Jr feints the counter takedown.
Morrell Jr is breathing heavily.
Morrell Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrell Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrell Jr on the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like David Morrell Jr has been cut.
Morrell Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrell Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
#ROC2#Morrell Jr is rocked!
David Morrell Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Morrell Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr stalling in the clinch.
Morrell Jr lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Morrell Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Morrell Jr forces Morrell Jr back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Morrell Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Morrell Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrell Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrell Jrs head. #T3#
Morrell Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrell Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morrell Jr up against the cage.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Morrell Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrell Jr.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morrell Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrell Jr avoids it.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Morrell Jr rushes Morrell Jr and presses him up against the cage.#T4##BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Morrell Jr rushes Morrell Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Morrell Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Morrell Jr.
Some wild striking there from Morrell Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Morrell Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morrell Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrell Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr 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.
Morrell Jr catches Morrell Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Morrell Jr moves into the clinch.
Morrell Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrell Jr controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osvary Morrell Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Morrell Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Morrell Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a big counter combination but Morrell Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morrell Jr swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Morrell Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Morrell Jr misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch.
Morrell Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrell Jr misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Morrell Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrell Jr misses the target.
Morrell Jr throws a right and a left that Morrell Jr avoids nicely.
Morrell Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrell Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrell Jr lands with a straight right. Morrell Jr didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrell Jr swings for the body but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morrell Jr ducks under a wild hook from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Morrell Jr lunges at Morrell Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrell Jr's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrell Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Morrell Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrell Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr loads up on a big right hand but Morrell Jr slips the punch.
Morrell Jr throws out a loose jab but Morrell Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Morrell Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrell Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Morrell Jr clinches up against the cage.
Morrell Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrell Jr lands a left hand.
A short right from Morrell Jr on the inside.
Morrell Jr avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osvary Morrell Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrell Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osvary Morrell Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Morrell Jr drives through and clinches with Morrell Jr against the cage.
#T2#
Morrell Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrell Jr moves out of range as Morrell Jr strikes.
A big left from Morrell Jr misses.
A cross from Morrell Jr lands.
Morrell Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrell Jr feints a jab promting Morrell Jr to slip. Morrell Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morrell Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Morrell Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Morrell Jr moves forwards but Morrell Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morrell Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Morrell Jr clinches with his opponent.
Morrell Jr working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrell Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrell Jr tries to move into range but Morrell Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrell Jr missing with a left hand there. Morrell Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3##CL2#
Morrell Jr clinches up against the cage.
Morrell Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrell Jr controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell Jr.
Osvary Morrell Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrell Jr slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Morrell Jr clinches with his opponent.
Morrell Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards.
Morrell Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrell Jr stalls.
Morrell Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Morrell Jr controls the action.
Morrell Jr lands with a left to the head.
Morrell Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrell Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrell Jr lands a body punch. #BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks from the clinch.
#T4##CL2#
Morrell Jr has closed the distance and engaged Morrell Jr in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell Jr.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Morrell Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrell Jr or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrell Jr working aggressively here.
Morrell Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrell Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Morrell Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Morrell Jr slips under a jab from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr misses the shot to the body.
Morrell Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Morrell Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morrell Jr manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osvary Morrell Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Morrell Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Morrell Jr misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr jabs Morrell Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Morrell Jr moves into range and clinches up with Morrell Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrell Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards.
Morrell Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell Jr misses with the head strike.
Morrell Jr blocks an uppercut.
Morrell Jr blocking some punches.
Morrell Jr is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrell Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Morrell Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrell Jr looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrell Jr misses with some punches.
#T1#
Morrell Jr tries a body shot but Morrell Jr blocks it.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrell Jr misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a body punch but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr shoots in for a double leg but Morrell Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osvary Morrell Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Morrell Jr gets a clinch.
Morrell Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrell Jr is stalling here.
Morrell Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Morrell Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrell Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Morrell Jr clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Morrell Jr drives through and clinches with Morrell Jr against the cage.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Morrell Jr - just one landing.
Morrell Jr avoids the body shot from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrell Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Morrell Jr coming out on top.
Morrell Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morrell Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Morrell Jr has managed to clinch.
Morrell Jr leaning against his opponent.
Morrell Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrell Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Morrell Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Morrell Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr misses with a looping left.
Morrell Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Morrell Jr. That snapped Morrell Jr's head back.
Morrell Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell Jr manages to avoid it.
Morrell Jr throws a right hand that Morrell Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrell Jr also avoids with ease.
Morrell Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Morrell Jr drives through and clinches with Morrell Jr against the cage.
Morrell Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morrell Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Morrell Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Morrell Jr breaks from the clinch.
Morrell Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morrell Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrell Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrell Jr is looking to counter punch.
Morrell Jr dives in and grabs Morrell Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrell Jr pushes down on Morrell Jr's head and hops out.
Morrell Jr looks to land a combination but Morrell Jr avoids it well. #T4#
Morrell Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Morrell Jr misses.
Morrell Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morrell Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Morrell Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Morrell Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell Jr.
Osvary Morrell Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrell Jr just leaning against Morrell Jr, taking a breather.
Morrell Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrell Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrell Jr.
David Morrell Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrell Jr blocks an uppercut.
Morrell Jr lands an uppercut.
Morrell Jr just leaning against Morrell Jr, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvary Morrell Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrell Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvary Morrell Jr!
Osvary Morrell Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Longuis instigates a clinch.
Longuis prevents a body shot from Morrell Jr.
Longuis is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrell Jr gets an underhook and turns Longuis into the cage.
Morrell Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrell Jr being controlled against the cage.
Longuis tries to stall but Morrell Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morrell Jr is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longuis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morrell Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Dimitri Longuis has been cut.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrell Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrell Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longuis tries to clinch but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr cracks Longuis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrell Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrell Jr misses the shot to the body.
Longuis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longuis darts in trying to clinch
and Morrell Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Longuis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrell Jr circles away.
Morrell Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Longuis tries to clinch but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr thuds his right hand into Longuis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Morrell Jr misses.
Longuis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Longuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrell Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrell Jr keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Longuis gets a clinch.
Longuis looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrell Jr as Longuis tries to tie him up.
Morrell Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Longuis blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longuis taking a breather.
Longuis blocks an elbow strike.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrell Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Longuis has Morrell Jr pushed against the cage.
Morrell Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrell Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longuis avoids a wild elbow strike from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr misses with a body punch.
Morrell Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longuis has Morrell Jr pressed against the cage.
Morrell Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Longuis taking a breather.
Longuis is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Longuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrell Jr.
Longuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrell Jr circles away.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Longuis moves into range and clinches up with Morrell Jr.
Longuis blocks an elbow strike from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longuis backwards.
Longuis is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrell Jr gets an underhook and turns Longuis into the cage.
Morrell Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrell Jr as Longuis tries to tie him up.
Longuis is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrell Jr gets an underhook and turns Longuis into the cage.
Longuis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Longuis trying to control the position but instead, Morrell Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longuis into the cage.#T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Longuis tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Longuis has Morrell Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Longuis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morrell Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrell Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Longuis blocks the elbow strike.
Morrell Jr gets through Longuis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Longuis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longuis looking to stall.
Longuis avoids the elbow strike from Morrell Jr, against the cage.
Longuis looking to stall.
Longuis is struggling to control the position.
Morrell Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osvary Morrell Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Longuis's cut.
That's time! Morrell Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrell Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrell Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrell Jr swings for the body but Longuis moves out of range.
And Longuis tries to counter it with a takedown but Morrell Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Longuis slips under a jab from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrell Jr swings for the body but Longuis moves out of range.
Longuis tries to clinch there but Morrell Jr circles away.
Longuis is looking to clinch.
Morrell Jr lands an overhand right.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longuis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Longuis wants to clinch.
Longuis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T1#
Morrell Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrell Jr circles away.
Morrell Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrell Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osvary Morrell Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrell Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrell Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Longuis.
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Morrell Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Longuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell Jr.
Osvary Morrell Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrell Jr looks to land a left hand but Longuis moved out of range nicely.
Longuis moves in looking to clinch but Morrell Jr pushes him off.
Morrell Jr misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Longuis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Longuis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrell Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrell Jr throws a lazy right hand but Longuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrell Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrell Jr punishes Longuis's body with a nice straight punch.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longuis tries to clinch up but Morrell Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrell Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrell Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell Jr.
Longuis with the counter takedown but Morrell Jr avoids it easily.
Longuis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell Jr. Longuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrell Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longuis tries to clinch there but Morrell Jr circles away.
Morrell Jr tries to bum rush Longuis with a series of wild strikes but Longuis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrell Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longuis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Longuis slips a jab and a cross from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longuis can do to turn this around?
Morrell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrell Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrell Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Longuis clinches up with Morrell Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Longuis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Longuis is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrell Jr gets an underhook and turns Longuis into the cage.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrell Jr tries a body shot but Longuis blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Longuis is trying to stall.
Morrell Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Longuis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Longuis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Osvary Morrell Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Longuis avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Longuis wants to clinch.
Morrell Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longuis manages to avoid it.
Longuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morrell Jr defends it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Longuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrell Jr circles away.
#CL2#
Longuis rushes Morrell Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morrell Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longuis is defending well for now.
Morrell Jr missing with knees to the body.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrell Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Longuis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrell Jr as Longuis tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osvary Morrell Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Longuis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Longuis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrell Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Longuis fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Longuis pushes Morrell Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrell Jr as Longuis tries to tie him up.
Morrell Jr misses with some punches.
Morrell Jr letting Longuis take a breather here.
Morrell Jr lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Longuis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morrell Jr misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longuis is trying to stall.
Morrell Jr misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrell Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrell Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Longuis.#CL2#
Longuis gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Morrell Jr tries to work over Longuis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longuis trying to control the position but instead, Morrell Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longuis into the cage.
Morrell Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Longuis dodges an elbow strike from Morrell Jr.
Longuis is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrell Jr gets an underhook and turns Longuis into the cage.
A short right from Morrell Jr on the inside. #T2#
Morrell Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Longuis is blocking nicely.
Longuis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Longuis tries to stall but Morrell Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longuis wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Morrell Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Longuis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longuis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrell Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrell Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Morrell Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrell Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Longuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Longuis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longuis is trying to stall.
Longuis trying to control the position but instead, Morrell Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longuis into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Longuis.
Morrell Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Longuis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Morrell Jr.
Longuis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrell Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longuis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Longuis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrell Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longuis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osvary Morrell Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrell Jr misses with the combination.
Longuis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longuis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longuis tries to clinch but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Morrell Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dimitri Longuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longuis tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Longuis moves in looking to clinch but Morrell Jr pushes him off.
Morrell Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Longuis gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvary Morrell Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrell Jr 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvary Morrell Jr!
Osvary Morrell Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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