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CACC BLUE BELT BLUES FINAL PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Richard Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Seppo Sepi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sepi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sepi lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morgan (0) vs (2) Sepi
Morgan 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.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Sepi is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (2) vs (2) Sepi
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Sepi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sepi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Sepi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sepi is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sepi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sepi is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Morgan is pressing down on Sepi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sepi is holding on for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is pressing down on Sepi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sepi is holding on for now.
Morgan trying to control the action but Sepi is working from the bottom.
Sepi actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sepi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Sepi is defending the position.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sepi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is doing well to control the position and prevent Morgan from advancing to side control.
Morgan is keen to just control but Sepi is a slippery customer.
Morgan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sepi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sepi wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sepi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sepi! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (5) vs (2) Sepi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents Sepi from getting the reversal.
Morgan tries to control but Sepi wriggling away.
Sepi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morgan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sepi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sepi tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.
Morgan with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Morgan trying to control but Sepi is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sepi working to try and regain half guard.
Sepi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sepi tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.
Sepi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Sepi is having none of it.
Sepi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sepi keeps trying to improve his position.
Morgan wants to take his opponent's back but Sepi doesn't allow it.
Sepi is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Morgan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sepi is holding on tight.
Morgan controlling the pace for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sepi prevents Morgan from taking his back.
Sepi has given up his back. Will we see Morgan going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (8) vs (2) Sepi
Morgan tries to get the hooks in deep but Sepi pushed the leg off.
Sepi breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (8) vs (4) Sepi
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sepi is one step ahead there.
Sepi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sepi trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sepi escapes and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (8) vs (7) Sepi
Sepi wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan has a hand on Sepi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sepi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (8) vs (10) Sepi
Sepi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Sepi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sepi wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (8) vs (13) Sepi
Sepi trying to control.
Morgan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morgan 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 Sepi gets his way!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks Sepi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (10) vs (13) Sepi
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Sepi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morgan (10) vs (17) Sepi
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sepi fails to move to back control.
Morgan tries to hold on but Sepi postures up.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Sepi isn't that keen on the idea.
Sepi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sepi moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (10) vs (20) Sepi
Morgan is in bad spot here.
Sepi has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan trying to control the action but Sepi just sinks the hooks in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepi wins on points by 20 to 10.
A victorious Seppo Sepi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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