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CACC 198: Mondragon vs Sanchez PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Altair Brain! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 22 losses; David Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morrison. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Brain (0) vs (4) Morrison
Morrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brain's legs.
Brain wants to control but Morrison postures up.
Brain stops Morrison from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Brain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brain, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brain keeps working.
Brain tries to improve position but can't.
Brain prevents Morrison from moving into mount.
Morrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain is looking for a sweep.
Morrison tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Brain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brain tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison trying to control the position but Brain is working away.
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.
Morrison is staying tight to Brain's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison laying and praying for a moment but Brain takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Brain defends it.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Brain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Brain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Morrison seems content to control.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but Brain defending well.
Morrison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison.
Morrison trying to control the action but Brain is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Brain defends it.
Morrison trying to control the action but Brain is working from the bottom.
Morrison seems to be working for a kimura but Brain defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to advance to full mount but Brain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (0) vs (7) Morrison
Morrison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brain tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Morrison presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brain (0) vs (9) Morrison
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brain is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Brain is squirming around nicely.
Brain is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brain is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (2) vs (9) Morrison
Brain preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (2) vs (11) Morrison
Brain 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.
Morrison controlling from the top position.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brain is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brain keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison pushes down on Brain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brain tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Brain is working away.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Brain defends it.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison 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 is taking a breather. Brain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morrison is looking to advance position but Brain won't allow it.
Morrison controlling the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the action but Brain is working from the bottom.
Brain wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison is keen to just control but Brain is a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brain is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morrison seems to be working for a kimura but Brain defends the submission attempt.
Brain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Brain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison wins on points by 11 to 2.
A relieved looking David Morrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Altair Brain had this to say: 'It happenes sometimes, but I thought I was better today. Sometimes you lose like this.'. |
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