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CACC 181:Brown v Morrison Jr 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Chase Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Randy Mardov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mardov jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Mardov is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mardov regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morgan (2) vs (0) Mardov
Morgan being controlled here momentarily.
Morgan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mardov controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardov controlling the position.
Mardov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Mardov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morgan prevents Mardov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Mardov manages to get to full guard.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Mardov 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) Mardov
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Mardov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morgan is controlling Mardov's trapped leg to prevent Mardov from advancing to side control.
Morgan is not content to let Mardov control the position.
Morgan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mardov wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mardov trying to control the pace.
Morgan trying to hold on to Mardov's head to control him but Mardov postures up.
Mardov is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
Mardov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Morgan trying to control but Mardov postures up.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mardov pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is controlling Mardov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mardov trying to advance position but Morgan counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mardov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mardov looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mardov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Mardov from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Mardov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Mardov is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pulls Mardov in to control the position.
Mardov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mardov postures up.
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mardov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mardov controlling from the top position.
Mardov wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan pulls Mardov in to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mardov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Mardov tries to pass.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Mardov postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Mardov tries to pass.
Mardov keeps trying to improve his position.
Mardov is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Mardov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mardov is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mardov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mardov trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
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.
Mardov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Mardov is very close to passing his half guard.
Mardov controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Morgan gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Morgan takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Our winner, Chase Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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