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Event:
CWC 303 - Priest vs Jackson
Date: May 08, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 26 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 27 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morrison Jr.. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Brown (0) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brown 's shoulder. That is not cool. #T1#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown 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.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. is controlling the pace.
Brown wants to control the action here but instead Morrison Jr. manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#T2#
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Morrison Jr. takes Brown 's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Brown is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Brown (0) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Brown staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brown trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. manages to sink in the hooks. #T3#
Brown tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. controls the action.#SUB2#
Brown preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. has good solid back control here.
Brown tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brown has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brown tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. controls the action.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
#T5#
Brown is holding onto Morrison Jr.'s left hand, preventing any choke attempts.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brown is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (10) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison Jr. looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison Jr. looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison Jr.! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (2) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.#T6#
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Brown 's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. prevents Brown from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.#T7#
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Brown has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
#T8#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #T9##SUB#
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrison Jr. has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrison Jr. manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (17) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison Jr. working away.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (2) vs (19) Morrison Jr.#T10#
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. has hold of Brown 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB2#
Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morrison Jr..
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T11#
Morrison Jr. content just to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T12#
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
#T13#
Brown tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
#T14#
Brown tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. passes into side control, despite Brown 's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (22) Morrison Jr.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 22 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Antonio Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
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Event:
CWC 302 - Priest vs Bangsit
Date: Apr 17, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 26 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 18 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Fiso
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Fiso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fiso won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Fiso wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Fiso defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso has a hand on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Fiso
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T1#
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. prevents Fiso from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiso tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
Fiso holds on, trying desperately to control.
Fiso 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.
Fiso can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working for a submission but Fiso is keeping him at bay. #T2#
Fiso gets back to half guard.
Fiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Fiso keeps moving.
Fiso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Fiso keeps moving. #T3#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Fiso is keeping the position.
Fiso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Fiso
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Fiso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiso sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiso is one step ahead there.
Fiso controlling from the top position.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Fiso postures up.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Fiso
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5#
Fiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Fiso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiso is keeping the position for now.
Fiso is controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiso is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (4) Fiso
Fiso controlling from the top position. #T6#
Fiso stands and throws Morrison Jr.'s legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Fiso
Fiso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fiso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Fiso is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morrison Jr. will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T7#
Morrison Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
Fiso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fiso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiso sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T8##SUB2#
Fiso is trying to work for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Fiso trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Fiso is thwarting Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the position.
Fiso controlling the action here.#T9#
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fiso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fiso controls the pace.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (7) Fiso#T10#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Fiso keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiso is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Fiso trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiso looking to control.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Fiso working a defensive guard here.
#T11#
Fiso is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiso is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (9) Fiso
Fiso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Fiso content to stall in guard here.
Fiso preventing the sweep. #T12#
Fiso looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T13#
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Fiso defends easily.
Fiso slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Fiso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.#T14#
Fiso passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (12) Fiso
Fiso trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso wins on points by 12 to 9.
Malaki Fiso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CWC 301 - Morrison Jr vs Lee
Date: Apr 10, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Lee
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Lee tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#T1##SUB2#
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Lee#T2#
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Lee
Morrison Jr. controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Morrison Jr. 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: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Lee#T3#
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
Lee is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
#T4##SUB2#
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T5#
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee 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.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T6#
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T7#
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control. #T8#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes easily into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Morrison Jr. manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Lee#T9#
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Lee's back here but Lee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now. #T10#
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Lee
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.#T11#
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T12##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Lee wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T13#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now. #T14##SUB2#
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lee is tightening it up a little... Morrison Jr. has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morrison Jr. reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morrison Jr. taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Lee!
John Lee is the new bantamweight champion!
John Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CWC 300 - Morrison Jr vs Aoki
Date: Apr 03, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 20 losses; Takeya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aoki's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Aoki
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Aoki looking to control.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Aoki controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Aoki is a slippery customer.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Aoki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Aoki won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Aoki is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Aoki trying to control here.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
Aoki wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.#T4#
Aoki is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. prevents Aoki from improving his position.
Aoki is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. prevents Aoki from improving his position.#T5#
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Aoki is controlling Morrison Jr.'s trapped leg to prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.#T6#
Aoki is continuing to stall.
Morrison Jr. seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aoki is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aoki controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving. #T7#
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break Aoki's control of his arms but Aoki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aoki pulls Morrison Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.#T8#
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Aoki
Morrison Jr. staying calm.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T9#
You can see the frustration on Aoki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. taking a breather here.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. controls the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aoki's legs.
Aoki is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position. #T10#
Aoki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done. #T11#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki pulls Morrison Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Aoki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T12#
Morrison Jr. is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Aoki has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position. #T13#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Aoki managing to control the position.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T14#
Aoki is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Aoki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morrison Jr. is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aoki. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Aoki
Aoki prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Takeya Aoki spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sad. '. |
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Event:
CWC 299 - Jackson vs Camara
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 64 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Boaz dives in and grabs Morrison Jr.'s left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison Jr. pushes down on Boaz's head and hops out.#TD#
Morrison Jr. looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boaz! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Boaz
Boaz is looking to reverse the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to full mount but Boaz actually manages to regain half guard.
Boaz trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Boaz trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Boaz#T1#
Boaz looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (0) Boaz
Boaz tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Boaz's back here but Boaz is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#SUB#
Boaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now. #T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to take Boaz's back but he can't do it this time.
Boaz is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (0) Boaz#T3#
Boaz trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Boaz is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Boaz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T4#
Will Morrison Jr. go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morrison Jr. not allowing Boaz to control his hands.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working for the choke. #SUB#
Boaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T5#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#SUB#
Boaz fending off the submission attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.#T6##SUB#
Boaz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for the choke from the back position but Boaz is controlling his hands well.
Morrison Jr. gets his hands free as Boaz looks to control.
Boaz is keeping busy.
#T7##SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrison Jr. gets his hands free. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.#T8#
I really don't envy Boaz right now.
#SUB#
Boaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morrison Jr.'s arms.
Boaz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boaz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boaz trying to control but not successfully. #T9#
Boaz prevents Morrison Jr. from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boaz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boaz for a finish.
Boaz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Morrison Jr. off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position well here. Boaz rolled but Morrison Jr. kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boaz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T10#
Boaz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boaz looking to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Boaz to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T11#
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke from the back.
Morrison Jr. not allowing Boaz to control his hands.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in. #T12#
Boaz tries to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Boaz pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Boaz to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a rear naked choke here but Boaz reverses the position brilliantly into Morrison Jr.'s guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (2) Boaz
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T13##SUB2#
Boaz 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 Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Boaz has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Boaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T14##SUB#
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boaz wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Boaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Boaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Boaz has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CWC 298 - Jackson vs Jones
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 16 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Fiso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Fiso is controlling well.
Fiso trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Fiso is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Fiso 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.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Fiso has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. 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.#SUB#
Fiso is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Fiso is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Fiso has control of the leg. #T1#
Fiso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiso in particular looking to stall.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Fiso prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.#T2#
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Fiso is controlling well.
Fiso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Fiso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fiso content to control rather than advance.
Fiso is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.#T3#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Fiso isn't that keen on the idea.
Fiso looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fiso trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (8) vs (0) Morrison Jr.#T4#
What can Morrison Jr. do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Morrison Jr. staying busy and making it hard for Fiso to control. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fiso's arms.
Fiso keeps control of the position easily here as Morrison Jr. tries to buck him off.
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.#T5#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fiso's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morrison Jr. is really stuck here.
Fiso trying to control.
Fiso controls the action.
Fiso controlling well, preventing Morrison Jr. from escaping the position.
Morrison Jr. is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Morrison Jr. prevents Fiso from getting a body triangle.#T6#
Morrison Jr. wants to control his opponent's hands but Fiso gets his hands free.
Morrison Jr. rolls, trying to escape but Fiso keeps control of the position.
Fiso tries to keep control of the position but Morrison Jr. is staying busy.
Good control from Fiso.
Fiso tries to get the hooks in deep but Morrison Jr. pushed the leg off.
Fiso really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Morrison Jr..
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fiso's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
#T7#
Fiso gets his hands free as Morrison Jr. looks to control.
Morrison Jr. is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fiso.
Fiso trying to control momentarily.
Morrison Jr. wants to escape the position.
Fiso controlling from the back.
Fiso wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Fiso is really struggling to control Morrison Jr. but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fiso wants to control but Morrison Jr. manages to buck him off and is now in Fiso's guard! Nice work there by Morrison Jr.! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (8) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T8#
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiso is keeping the position for now.
Fiso has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Fiso is working from the bottom.
Fiso is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Fiso has Morrison Jr. pulled in close to control his posture. #T9#
Fiso trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Fiso working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (8) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Fiso controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Fiso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fiso tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fiso! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (8) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Fiso is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action. #T10#
Fiso tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiso is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Morrison Jr. content just to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Fiso wriggling away.
Fiso tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Fiso is having none of it.
Fiso sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Fiso defends the submission attempt.
Fiso wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
#T11#
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Fiso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiso is trying to control but can't.
Fiso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fiso keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Fiso wants to hit a sweep here but Morrison Jr. passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fiso there! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (8) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fiso to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (8) vs (13) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working for the choke. #T12##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fiso has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fiso prevents Morrison Jr. from getting a body triangle.
Fiso is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fiso looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Fiso tries to escape the position.
Fiso trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morrison Jr. controlling well, preventing Fiso from escaping the position.
#T13#
Fiso rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fiso wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes easily into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Fiso defends it. #T14#
Morrison Jr. works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (8) vs (16) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrison Jr. is trying to move to mount but Fiso reverses beautifully and ends up in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (10) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 16 to 10.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CWC 297-Sitsongrit vs Morrison
Date: Mar 06, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Manson
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Manson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Manson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Manson is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Manson is controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.#T2#
Manson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Manson
My spies in ALPHA-1 Performance Center inform me that Manson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (2) Manson
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Manson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Manson is trying is best to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Manson defends it. #T5#
Manson wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Manson is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Manson is defending well.
Morrison Jr. looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Manson is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T6##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Manson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Manson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manson is holding on for now.
Manson is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T7##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Manson is defending the position.
Manson wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Manson defends it. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manson has managed to free his arm - good work. #T8##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Manson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Manson is working away.
Morrison Jr. uses his free foot to push down on Manson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manson. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Manson
Morrison Jr. wants to take Manson's back but he can't do it this time.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Manson wriggling away. #T9#
Manson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Manson is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Manson is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount. #T10#
Manson prevents Morrison Jr. from taking his back.
Manson working to try and regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Manson is now in Morrison Jr.'s guard. A big mistake from Morrison Jr. there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (4) Manson
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Manson is proving a slippery customer.
#T11#
Manson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Manson
Manson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison Jr.'s legs.
Morrison Jr. is being controlled here.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a sweep but Manson has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (9) Manson#T12#
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Manson sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Manson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T13#
Manson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manson postures up.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working for submissions but it's allowed Manson to get to half guard.
Manson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T14#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. 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: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (9) Manson
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Morrison Jr. gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
CWC 296 - Morrison Jr vs Boaz
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Wamberto Boaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Morrison Jr. looking to score a takedown here. Boaz is defending well but Morrison Jr. drives through and ends up in Boaz's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boaz (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Boaz keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Boaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Boaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boaz is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Boaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boaz keeps control of the position for the meantime. #T2#
Boaz is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. not doing much here.
Boaz controlling the position for now.#T3#
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaz wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace.
Boaz won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Boaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage. #T4#
Boaz keeping hold of Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling as best he can.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Boaz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boaz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boaz (4) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom here.
Boaz advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Boaz (6) vs (2) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Boaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T5#
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Boaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T6##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boaz escapes and throws Morrison Jr.'s legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Boaz (9) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Boaz off him but Boaz keeps the position. #T7##SUB#
Boaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Boaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morrison Jr. knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.#T8#
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison Jr. manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boaz's best efforts.#SUB#
Boaz is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T9#
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Boaz defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T10#
Boaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Boaz has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Boaz keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T11#
Boaz preventing the sweep.
Boaz looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boaz (9) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Boaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Boaz's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Boaz defends the submission attempt.#T12#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Boaz is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Boaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.#T13#
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Boaz is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Boaz wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Boaz (9) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#T14#
Boaz wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Boaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boaz's legs.
Boaz trying to remain calm as Morrison Jr. controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Boaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boaz takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
Wamberto Boaz is the new bantamweight champion!
Wamberto Boaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CWC 295 Morrison Jr vs Saldini
Date: Feb 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 6 losses; Angelo Saldini!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. shoots for a takedown but Saldini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saldini tries to counter with a clinch but Morrison Jr. shakes him off and moves away.#TD#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morrison Jr. was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Saldini
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Saldini denies him.
Saldini is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Saldini instead regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Saldini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Saldini defends it.
Saldini is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Saldini desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Saldini is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morrison Jr. in particular looking to stall.
Saldini has his hands clasped together around Morrison Jr.'s back. He's all about the action.
Morrison Jr. perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morrison Jr. is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saldini! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Saldini#T3#
Saldini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saldini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Saldini is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Saldini has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (0) Saldini#T4#
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morrison Jr. has good solid back control here.
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Saldini just trying to survive but Morrison Jr. is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
#T5#
Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position as Saldini tries to break free.
#SUB#
Saldini 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 Morrison Jr. gets his way!
Saldini really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Morrison Jr.'s hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T6#
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morrison Jr. is really struggling to control Saldini but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Saldini looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. wants to control the position but Saldini frees himself and scrambles - Morrison Jr. manages to regain control in side control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Saldini is working away. #T7#
Saldini struggling a bit here.
Saldini is trying to improve his position.
Saldini prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Saldini can't do much from the bottom here.
Saldini is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Saldini is working away. #T8#
Saldini struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saldini keeps working.
Saldini tries to control but Morrison Jr. manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (0) Saldini
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Saldini manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Saldini
Saldini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet. #T9#
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Saldini has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Saldini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.#T10##SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saldini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Saldini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Saldini seems content to control.#T11#
Saldini is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saldini sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Saldini passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (5) Saldini
Saldini wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. is looking to reverse the position.#T12#
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Saldini is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Saldini has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saldini is working away from the top position though.#T13#
Saldini is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Saldini has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.#T14##SUB2#
Saldini is looking for a kimura here.
Saldini is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Saldini has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saldini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 13 to 5.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
CWC 294 - Brown vs Morrison
Date: Feb 06, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 21 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Morrison Jr. changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T1#
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3#
Brown looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brown looking to control.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Brown .
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
#T5#
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown gets back to half guard.#T6##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Brown is trying is best to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Brown 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.#T7#
Morrison Jr. is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.#T8#
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
#T9#
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T10#
Brown seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather. #T11#
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.#T12#
Brown wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Brown controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.#T13#
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control here.
#T14#
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is controlling Morrison Jr.'s position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 7 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Antonio Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
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Event:
CWC 293 - Pavlov vs Silva Jr
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 25 losses; Shanti Anatta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 59 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Anatta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrison Jr. did well to prevent Anatta getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anatta (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Anatta is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Anatta seems to be working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Anatta postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Anatta has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatta is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anatta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anatta's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anatta (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Anatta tries to escape the position.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Anatta is in bad spot here.
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Anatta manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Anatta preventing the sweep.
Anatta passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Anatta 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.
Anatta is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T2#
Anatta wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Anatta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morrison Jr. is now in Anatta's guard. A big mistake from Anatta there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (7) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Anatta.#SUB#
Anatta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anatta is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (9) vs (6) Morrison Jr.#T3#
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anatta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (9) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Anatta wants to control the position but Morrison Jr. says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anatta regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Anatta looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrison Jr. has picked Anatta up and slammed him! Anatta can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrison Jr. manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (9) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Anatta regains half guard.
Anatta is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anatta tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#T4#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Anatta is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Anatta is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Anatta tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Anatta is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T5#
Anatta wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anatta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Anatta to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. has gone for a leg lock! Anatta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (11) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Anatta wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.#T6#
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anatta is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anatta tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Anatta moves into full mount! Morrison Jr. won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (14) vs (11) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Anatta goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (14) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.#T7#
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anatta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anatta 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: Anatta (16) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Anatta to pass to mount.
Anatta prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anatta is fighting to break Morrison Jr.'s control of his arms but Morrison Jr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anatta passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T8##SUB#
Anatta is looking for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anatta to get the leverage. #SUB#
Anatta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Anatta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anatta looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anatta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (16) vs (15) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T9#
Anatta wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Anatta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (18) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. 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: Anatta (18) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Anatta defends it. #T10#
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Anatta 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.
Anatta is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anatta is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Anatta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily. #T11#
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anatta tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Anatta is defending the position.
Anatta is looking to improve his position.
#T12#
Anatta is working hard here to advance position.
Anatta wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anatta is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Anatta is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (18) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Anatta is working from the bottom. #T13#
Anatta wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Anatta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Anatta (18) vs (22) Morrison Jr.
Anatta can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anatta has worked his arm free - good work by Anatta!
Anatta is trying to improve his position.#T14#
Anatta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Morrison Jr. presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Anatta (18) vs (24) Morrison Jr.
Anatta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anatta tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Anatta is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 24 to 18.
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
CWC 292
Date: Jan 23, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 32 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Mata keeps moving.
Mata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Mata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Mata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. won't allow Mata to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Mata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Mata is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mata postures up.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mata is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now. #T3#
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Mata's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mata (8) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Mata avoiding Morrison Jr. 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Mata working for a choke but Morrison Jr. is defending well. #T4#
Morrison Jr. prevents Mata from getting a body triangle.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mata's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (8) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Mata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T5#
Mata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mata wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mata! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Mata's back.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Mata wriggling away. #T6#
Mata keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T7#
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Mata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Mata keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T8#
Mata trying to control here.
Mata is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Mata defends it.
Mata wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Mata wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Mata is trying to get back to half guard.#T9#
Mata struggling a bit here.
Mata prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Mata is working away.
Mata tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Mata gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (8) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent. #T10##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking to secure an arm triangle but Mata defends it well.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Mata is squirming around nicely.
Mata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mata (8) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Well, with Morrison Jr. on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mata is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Morrison Jr. controls the position.
Mata tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T11#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mata breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (10) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Mata trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T12#
Morrison Jr. is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. 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: Mata (10) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Mata tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Mata is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard. #T13#
Mata is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Mata is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Mata is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.#T14#
Mata is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Mata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 17 to 10.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CWC 291 - Los Angeles
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 20 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrison Jr. tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #T1#
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison Jr. controls the pace.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well. #T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Brown prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. just content to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy. #T4#
Brown holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. working away.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#T5#
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brown is now in Morrison Jr.'s guard. A big mistake from Morrison Jr. there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Brown has passed into half guard.
Brown wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morrison Jr. for as long as he can get away with.#T6#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T7#
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brown (10) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Brown keeps control of the position as Morrison Jr. tries to break free.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T8##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morrison Jr. turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T9#
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage. #T10#
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T11#
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Brown 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.#T12#
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.#T13#
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown has Morrison Jr. pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T14#
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
Antonio Brown retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Antonio Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 290 - Montreal
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 57 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 37 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Pancake darts in and clinches Morrison Jr. up against the cage.#TD#
Morrison Jr. is trying to trip Pancake. He has hold of a leg but Pancake is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morrison Jr. persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pancake tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Pancake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pancake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pancake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison Jr..
Pancake is in trouble now - Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Pancake
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Pancake to control.#T2#
Morrison Jr. prevents Pancake from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Pancake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. takes Pancake's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Pancake is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pancake tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away. #T3#
Pancake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pancake trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
Pancake gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pancake keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Pancake is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T4#
Morrison Jr. is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pancake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Pancake is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head to control his posture.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Pancake is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pancake's guard. #T5#
Morrison Jr. prevents Pancake from improving his position.
Pancake wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Pancake is having none of it.
Pancake tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Pancake's back. #T6##SUB#
Morrison Jr. has control of Pancake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pancake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pancake is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
Pancake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully. #T7#
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pancake is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but instead Pancake manages to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Pancake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pancake! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (0) Pancake#T8#
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
Pancake can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Pancake is squirming around nicely. #T9#
Morrison Jr. takes Pancake's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Pancake is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (0) Pancake
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Pancake to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke from the back.
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Pancake's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Pancake is defending well but eventually Morrison Jr. manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Pancake has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
A victorious David Morrison Jr. 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:
CWC 288
Date: Dec 26, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 56 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 36 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Pancake looking for submissions off his back.
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.#SUB#
Pancake is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Pancake
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T2#
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pancake is looking to get to half guard.
Pancake is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Pancake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pancake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Pancake won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
Pancake wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake is trying to break free.
Pancake breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Pancake#T4#
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is trying to keep Pancake in close.
Pancake tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Pancake is still trying to improve position.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pancake tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard. #T5#
Pancake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pancake is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Pancake passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (5) Pancake#SUB2#
Pancake tries for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.#T6#
Pancake has knee on belly momentarily but Morrison Jr. bucks him off and regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Pancake, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Pancake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pancake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T7#
Pancake won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Pancake drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison Jr. manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pancake has Morrison Jr. in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (5) Pancake
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pancake can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Pancake is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T8##SUB2#
Pancake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
Pancake wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Pancake gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T9#
Pancake can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pancake is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Pancake defends it.
Pancake gets back to full guard.
#T10##SUB2#
Pancake has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Pancake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Pancake is keeping him busy. #T11#
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Pancake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. just content to control the position.
Pancake is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Pancake is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Pancake is trying to improve his position.
Pancake trying his best to control but Morrison Jr. has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T13#
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Pancake to control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to take his opponent's back.
Pancake is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Pancake's back but he can't do it this time. #T14#
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancake tries to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (5) Pancake
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Pancake manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Pancake
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Pancake postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 21 to 7.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 286
Date: Dec 12, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 23 losses; Shanti Anatta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anatta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anatta (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Anatta wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Anatta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatta wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Morrison Jr. has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T1#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anatta is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Anatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Anatta from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anatta advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.#T2#
Morrison Jr. stops Anatta from passing to mount.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Anatta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Anatta keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T3#
Anatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Anatta won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anatta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (5) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Anatta wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Anatta is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morrison Jr. jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#T4#
Anatta prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Anatta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anatta tries to improve position but can't.
Anatta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T5#
Anatta is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Anatta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anatta is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
Anatta is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.#T6#
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Anatta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. fails to move to back control.
Anatta regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Anatta is defending the position. #T7#
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anatta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anatta.
Morrison Jr. passes Anatta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anatta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Anatta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anatta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T8#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
Anatta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Anatta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatta tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T9#
Anatta keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Anatta looking for a sweep. Not yet Anatta, not yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Anatta keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anatta's guard.
Anatta wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Anatta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.#T10#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Anatta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anatta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anatta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anatta (9) vs (10) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Anatta looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Anatta is looking for a rear naked choke here but Morrison Jr. reverses the position brilliantly into Anatta's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (9) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Anatta tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T11#
Morrison Jr. forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Anatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Anatta moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anatta looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T12#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Anatta is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Anatta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there. #T13#
Anatta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Morrison Jr. is now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anatta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T14#
Anatta keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Anatta wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Anatta's thigh. Anatta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 12 to 9.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CWC 285
Date: Dec 05, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 22 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 36 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Pancake gets a double leg takedown into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Pancake
Pancake is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Pancake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Pancake passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake staying calm.#SUB2#
Pancake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Morrison Jr. is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pancake off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (5) Pancake
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pancake.
Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position as Pancake tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pancake trying to control the hands but Morrison Jr. breaks the grip. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking to break Pancake's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pancake remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morrison Jr. will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T2##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pancake knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pancake for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Pancake's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morrison Jr. trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pancake doesn't escape.
Will Morrison Jr. go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Pancake pushed the leg off. #T3#
Pancake breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (7) Pancake
Pancake passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (10) Pancake
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison Jr. manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pancake's best efforts.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pancake controlling the action here.
Pancake prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.#T4#
Pancake trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pancake keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pancake stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..#T5#
Pancake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pancake trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Pancake won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T6#
Pancake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (13) Pancake#SUB2#
Pancake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pancake is trying to move to mount but Morrison Jr. reverses beautifully and ends up in Pancake's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (13) Pancake#T7#
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pancake is keeping the position for now.
Pancake looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pancake wants to sweep but no luck.
Pancake seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T8#
Pancake controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Pancake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pancake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (15) Pancake
Pancake trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom. #T9#
Pancake forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Pancake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pancake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pancake keeps him under control.#T10##SUB2#
Pancake wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Pancake wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pancake passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (18) Pancake
Pancake wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Pancake jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morrison Jr. is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morrison Jr. and Pancake has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.#T11#
Pancake trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Pancake advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (20) Pancake#T12#
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Pancake's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (20) Pancake
Pancake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. stays in close to Pancake's body and controls the position.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pancake's guard. #T13#
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pancake tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Pancake is keeping him busy.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pancake wants to get back to full guard.
Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
Pancake controlling the position for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away. #T14##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pancake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pancake is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pancake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison Jr..
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pancake wins on points by 20 to 8.
Tobias Pancake spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
CWC 282
Date: Nov 14, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 22 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 9 losses; Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krawlee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Krawlee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morrison Jr. to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Krawlee
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Krawlee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krawlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Krawlee keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Krawlee is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krawlee looking to control.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krawlee keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T2#
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Krawlee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krawlee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krawlee trying to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Krawlee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krawlee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krawlee pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here momentarily.
Krawlee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Krawlee
Krawlee pushes down on Morrison Jr.'s leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Krawlee control the position.#T5#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee controlling the action here.
Krawlee is stalling here. Morrison Jr. is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Krawlee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morrison Jr. has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (2) Krawlee#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krawlee tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.#T6##SUB#
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison Jr. taking a break here but Krawlee is having none of it and regains half guard.
Krawlee is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.
Morrison Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Krawlee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T7#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Krawlee keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Krawlee to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (2) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. tries to move into full mount but can't pass Krawlee's legs.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krawlee keeps working. #T8#
Morrison Jr. gets to mount! Krawlee was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. takes Krawlee's back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (2) Krawlee
Krawlee is holding onto Morrison Jr.'s left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Krawlee manages to buck him off and is now in Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work there by Krawlee! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (4) Krawlee
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T9#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the position but Krawlee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
Krawlee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison Jr. does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Krawlee moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (7) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T10#
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawlee stalling.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T11#
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krawlee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Krawlee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Krawlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krawlee is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Krawlee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom. #T12#
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Krawlee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krawlee content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krawlee won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here. #T13#
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Krawlee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Krawlee sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krawlee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Krawlee controlling the pace. #T14#
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Krawlee has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Krawlee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krawlee not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 14 to 7.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 279.5 - Rocky Horror Roll
Date: Oct 31, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 22 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 11 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison Jr. as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fiso.
Fiso shoots for a takedown but Morrison Jr. saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Morrison Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Fiso.#TD#
Morrison Jr. throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fiso was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrison Jr. finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Fiso
Fiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiso's guard.
Fiso trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Fiso tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#T1#
Fiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fiso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Fiso
Fiso wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiso is one step ahead there.
Fiso controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Fiso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2##SUB#
Morrison Jr. isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fiso stacks Morrison Jr. on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fiso! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Fiso
Fiso tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fiso is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Morrison Jr. prevents Fiso from improving position.
Fiso wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Fiso keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control Fiso's posture but Fiso avoids it. #T4##SUB2#
Fiso is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fiso trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Fiso is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morrison Jr. will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T5#
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Fiso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Fiso keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiso in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Fiso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fiso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T6#
Fiso wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Fiso controlling him for the moment.
Fiso trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiso is one step ahead there. #T7##SUB#
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fiso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fiso advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Fiso seems content to control.#SUB2#
Fiso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T8#
Fiso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fiso is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Fiso works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (8) Fiso#T9#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Fiso isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Fiso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison Jr. is surviving well by controlling Fiso's body position as best he can.
Fiso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.#T10#
Fiso mounts Morrison Jr.! Really nice guard pass there!
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (8) Fiso
Fiso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiso is keeping the position for now.
Fiso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (10) Fiso
Fiso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T11#
Fiso wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Fiso postures up.
Fiso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T12##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fiso throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morrison Jr.'s body to avoid the submission. Morrison Jr. has instead reached around Fiso's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morrison Jr. arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
CWC 276
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 19 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 21 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown 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.
Brown has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown is fighting to break Morrison Jr.'s control of his arms but Morrison Jr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.#T5#
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage. #T6#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T7#
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is really struggling to control Morrison Jr. but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T8#
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it. #T9#
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison Jr. to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brown (10) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T10#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Brown controlling the positon.
Morrison Jr. rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
Brown working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morrison Jr. looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brown .
Morrison Jr. turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (6) Morrison Jr.#T11#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T12#
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.#T13#
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T14#
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
Antonio Brown retains his bantamweight title!
Antonio Brown gave a mention to Warrior Fight Store in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
CWC 269
Date: Sep 26, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 13 losses; Ono Kuronoa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 21 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Kuronoa takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison Jr. wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuronoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morrison Jr. manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kuronoa (0) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuronoa is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Kuronoa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Kuronoa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuronoa wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.#T1##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuronoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morrison Jr. takes a little break here. Kuronoa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Kuronoa is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to mount but Kuronoa blocks the move with his legs.
Kuronoa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Kuronoa is working away. #T2#
Kuronoa struggling a bit here.
Kuronoa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuronoa (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Kuronoa prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Kuronoa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Kuronoa looking to pass the guard. #T3##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Kuronoa from controlling successfully.
Kuronoa looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuronoa (2) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuronoa swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Kuronoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Kuronoa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T4#
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kuronoa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Kuronoa working for a triangle but Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Kuronoa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuronoa swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T5##SUB#
Kuronoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuronoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuronoa's guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Kuronoa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kuronoa (2) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Kuronoa is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T6#
Kuronoa has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Kuronoa (2) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kuronoa trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Kuronoa but Kuronoa is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for a rear naked choke. Kuronoa is not defending it well and Morrison Jr. has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Kuronoa refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Kuronoa's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 3
Date: Sep 13, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 20 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 19 losses; Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. gets a double leg takedown into Boesku's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Boesku
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Boesku is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Boesku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Boesku is tightening it up a little... Morrison Jr. has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morrison Jr. reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morrison Jr. taps out! Nice BJJ there by Boesku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roman Boesku!
A victorious Roman Boesku 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:
TWGC 35 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 12, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 20 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Joe Tidd!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Tidd
Tidd is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. controlling from side mount.
Tidd wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
A lull in the action here as Morrison Jr. stalls from top position.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tidd keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tidd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Tidd is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tidd avoid being mounted?
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Tidd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Tidd wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Tidd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tidd is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tidd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Tidd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Tidd is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Tidd is retaining full guard. #T4#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Tidd is keeping the position.
Tidd is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Tidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Tidd, not yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
Tidd wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T5#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Tidd is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tidd swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T6#
Tidd has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tidd trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T7#
Morrison Jr. stands and throws Tidd's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Tidd#SUB#
Morrison Jr. has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tidd is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Morrison Jr. yanks on the arm and Tidd is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Morrison Jr..
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
A victorious David Morrison Jr. 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:
TWGC 35 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 20 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Krawlee clinches up with Morrison Jr. and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison Jr. wants a takedown but no success here.
Morrison Jr. gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
#TD#
Morrison Jr. has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Krawlee is trying to keep an underhook but Morrison Jr. manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Krawlee#SUB2#
Krawlee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krawlee trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Krawlee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krawlee is holding on for now. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Krawlee defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Krawlee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee 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.#T1#
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krawlee wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. content to control rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Krawlee is keeping him busy. #T2#
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Krawlee's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krawlee sees it coming and defends easily.
Krawlee is trying to control but Morrison Jr. manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Krawlee
Krawlee wants to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Krawlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Krawlee manages to control the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Krawlee is holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krawlee prevents Morrison Jr. from taking his back.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now. #T4#
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Krawlee's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Krawlee is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Krawlee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krawlee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Krawlee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawlee wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Krawlee is trying is best to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Krawlee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T5#
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Krawlee's attempts to control the position.
Krawlee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Krawlee
Krawlee prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krawlee keeps working. #T6#
Krawlee stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Krawlee regains half guard.
Krawlee is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Krawlee wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krawlee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T7#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the action but instead Krawlee gets a body lock and reverses into Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Krawlee#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Krawlee has passed into half guard!
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krawlee is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.#T8#
Morrison Jr. won't allow Krawlee to pass to mount.
Krawlee passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (5) Krawlee#SUB2#
Krawlee working for a guillotine from mount but Morrison Jr. is in no mood to give up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to escape the mount.
#T9#
Krawlee manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison Jr. to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (8) Krawlee#SUB2#
Krawlee has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Morrison Jr. has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB2#
Krawlee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Morrison Jr. defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
#T10##SUB2#
Krawlee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morrison Jr. is defending well though. Krawlee let's go of the attempt for now.
Krawlee is hanging on to Morrison Jr.'s back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison Jr. tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Krawlee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Krawlee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Krawlee is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Krawlee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Krawlee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (8) Krawlee#T11#
Krawlee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krawlee's guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison Jr. working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Krawlee's thigh. Krawlee counters though and makes it back to full guard. #SUB2#
Krawlee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Krawlee is looking for a triangle here but Morrison Jr. uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (8) Krawlee#T12#
Krawlee is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. happy to just control the position for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Krawlee is working away. #T13#
Krawlee can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. controlling from side mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Krawlee is keeping him busy. #T14#
Krawlee wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Krawlee prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Krawlee tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Krawlee regains half guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. 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.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krawlee sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 16 to 8.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
OWGP Sweet 16
Date: Aug 08, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 10 losses; Ibbe Ribbler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 19 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribbler's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ribbler (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Ribbler seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribbler keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Ribbler is defending well. #T1#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Ribbler is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. swings around for an armbar but Ribbler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. 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: Ribbler (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Ribbler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ribbler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ribbler (6) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ribbler off but Ribbler is having none of it.#T2#
Ribbler happy to just control the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ribbler controlling from side mount. #T3#
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ribbler off but Ribbler is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Ribbler control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribbler is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (8) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T4#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Ribbler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T5#
Ribbler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribbler's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (8) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T6#
Ribbler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler has control of Morrison Jr.'s left arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from doing any damage.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ribbler is working from the bottom. #T7#
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Ribbler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
We've been hearing good reports from Ribbler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribbler is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a sweep here but Ribbler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (13) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Ribbler controlling the pace for now. #T8#
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Ribbler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ribbler trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well. #SUB#
Ribbler is looking for a kimura here.
#T9#
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ribbler passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribbler not doing much here.
#T10#
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Ribbler keeps him under control.
Ribbler is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ribbler has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (16) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Ribbler isn't that keen on the idea.#T11#
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Ribbler has control of the leg. #T12#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ribbler in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but Ribbler has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (19) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribbler moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (21) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T13#
Ribbler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Ribbler trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T14#
Ribbler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison Jr. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Ribbler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ribbler takes the fight on points by 21 to 9.
Ibbe Ribbler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CWC 234
Date: Aug 01, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 11 losses; Aedan Declan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 19 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck for Morrison Jr. with that takedown attempt.
Morrison Jr. fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. looking to score a takedown here. Declan is defending well but Morrison Jr. drives through and ends up in Declan's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Declan (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Declan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Declan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Declan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Declan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Declan keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T1#
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Declan is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Declan managing to control the position.
Declan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
Declan wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Declan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Declan looking for a sweep. Not yet Declan, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Declan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Declan is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Declan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Declan pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Declan is retaining full guard.
Declan is controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Declan.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Declan is retaining full guard. #T4#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Declan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Declan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Declan to sweep him here.
Declan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T5#
Declan wants to sweep but no luck.
Declan is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Declan working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Declan defends it.
Morrison Jr. with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Declan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Declan is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. prevents Declan from improving his position.#T6#
Declan gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Declan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Declan keeps moving. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Declan pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage. #T7#
Morrison Jr. won't allow Declan to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Declan is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Declan holds on and takes a little breather.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
Declan seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.#T8#
Declan 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 Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Declan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Declan holds on and takes a little breather.
Declan 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.#T9#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Declan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Declan is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Declan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Declan tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Declan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T10#
Declan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Declan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Declan is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
Declan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (4) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
#T11#
Declan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. stands and throws Declan's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (4) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Declan keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Declan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gets to mount! Declan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Declan (4) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Declan is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Declan gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Declan is defending well.
#T12#
Declan won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Declan is having none of it.
Declan moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Declan keeps moving.
Declan has Morrison Jr. pulled in close to control his posture.
Declan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (4) vs (14) Morrison Jr.#T13#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Declan is keeping him busy.
Declan can't do much from the bottom here.
Declan is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Declan can't do much from the bottom here.
Declan is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Declan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Declan is looking to improve his position.
#T14#
Declan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Declan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Declan is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Declan wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes easily into half guard.
Morrison Jr. prevents Declan from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Declan gets full guard.
Declan keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 14 to 4.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 227
Date: Jul 18, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Takeya Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 18 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aoki 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.
Aoki fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aoki (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard. #T1#
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aoki keeping control of the position.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Aoki is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass Aoki's guard but actually Aoki recovers to full guard.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Aoki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aoki is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aoki avoid being mounted?#T3#
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Aoki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Aoki (4) vs (2) Morrison Jr.#T4#
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. is trying to reverse the position but instead Aoki has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Aoki (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.#T5#
Aoki is riding his opponent, not letting Morrison Jr. buck him off.
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
Morrison Jr. just trying to survive but Aoki is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aoki keeps control of the position as Morrison Jr. tries to break free.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki trying to control momentarily.
#T6#
Morrison Jr. just trying to survive but Aoki is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
Aoki controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T7#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Aoki controlling the positon.
Morrison Jr. is really stuck here.
Aoki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aoki's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T8#
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T9#
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aoki is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Aoki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace.
Aoki won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount. #T10#
Morrison Jr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (9) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (9) vs (6) Morrison Jr.#T11#
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Aoki is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head to control his posture.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morrison Jr. passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T12#
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard. #T13#
Aoki is concentrating on defense, preventing Morrison Jr. from advancing position.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Aoki's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Aoki won't allow it. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working. #T14#
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki takes the fight on points by 9 to 6.
An out of breath Takeya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 34 (155lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jun 30, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 17 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 23 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pavlov wants it to stay on the feet.
Pavlov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pavlov. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (4) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pavlov trying to control the pace.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Pavlov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pavlov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison Jr.'s guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Pavlov passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pavlov slows the pace down in half guard.
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.#T2#
Pavlov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (7) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pavlov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morrison Jr. haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Pavlov controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. prevents Pavlov from taking his back.#T4#
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Pavlov to pass to mount.
Pavlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy.
Pavlov controlling the action here.#T5#
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but Pavlov has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (10) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
Pavlov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morrison Jr. will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pavlov looking to control but instead Morrison Jr. has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (13) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.#T6#
Pavlov takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (16) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pavlov.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pavlov's arms.
I would not like to be Morrison Jr. right now.
#T7##SUB2#
Pavlov looking to break Morrison Jr.'s wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morrison Jr. remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pavlov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Pavlov just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison Jr. is really stuck here.
Pavlov is looking to control Morrison Jr. but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB2#
Pavlov is persistently looking for the submission but Morrison Jr. is defending it well.
Pavlov trying to control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but not successfully. #T8#
Morrison Jr. wants to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Pavlov postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to reverse the position but Pavlov maintains control.
Pavlov controlling the position easily from mount.
Pavlov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to improve his position but Pavlov has a good base and remains in mount.#T9#
Pavlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to lock up and control but Pavlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pavlov moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (19) Pavlov
Will Pavlov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Good control from Pavlov.#T10#
Morrison Jr. tries to escape but Pavlov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pavlov.
#SUB2#
Pavlov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morrison Jr. is defending well though. Pavlov let's go of the attempt for now.
Morrison Jr. staying busy and making it hard for Pavlov to control. #T11#
Good control from Pavlov.
Morrison Jr. looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pavlov.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but not successfully.
Morrison Jr. is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pavlov struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T12#
Pavlov is riding his opponent, not letting Morrison Jr. buck him off.
Morrison Jr. prevents Pavlov from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Pavlov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #T13#
Pavlov controls the position.
Pavlov struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pavlov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Morrison Jr. wants to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pavlov struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T14#
Pavlov controls the position.
Morrison Jr. rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov is thwarting Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov wins on points by 19 to 0.
Matvey Pavlov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 34 (155lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jun 29, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Bart Cubbedge ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 17 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Cubbedge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cubbedge (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Cubbedge 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cubbedge is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Morrison Jr. seems content to control.
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cubbedge (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Cubbedge 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. #T1#
Cubbedge regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Cubbedge is defending well.
Cubbedge wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Cubbedge moves into full guard.
#T2#
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Cubbedge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. stays in close to Cubbedge 's body and controls the position. #T3#
It looks like Morrison Jr. might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Cubbedge (0) vs (8) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
Morrison Jr. takes a little break here. Cubbedge wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cubbedge regains half guard there - taking advantage of Morrison Jr.'s attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Cubbedge won't allow it. #T5#
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Cubbedge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. trying to advance position but Cubbedge counters by regaining guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cubbedge is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cubbedge (2) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T6#
Cubbedge postures up.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cubbedge is one step ahead there.
Cubbedge forces his way into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.#T7#
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Cubbedge postures up.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Cubbedge has passed into half guard.
Cubbedge is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Cubbedge postures up.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cubbedge prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.#T8#
Cubbedge is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Cubbedge is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T9#
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Cubbedge has passed into half guard.
Cubbedge tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cubbedge 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cubbedge 's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cubbedge (2) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Cubbedge to sit and survive in this position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T10#
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Cubbedge 's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Cubbedge is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cubbedge tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T11##SUB2#
Cubbedge defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.
Cubbedge is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cubbedge tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cubbedge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Cubbedge is working away. #T12#
Cubbedge wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Cubbedge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cubbedge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cubbedge has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T13#
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Cubbedge is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cubbedge has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cubbedge (6) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Cubbedge tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison Jr. manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cubbedge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cubbedge ! Score +3 for passing guard: Cubbedge (9) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Cubbedge working away.#T14#
Morrison Jr. is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cubbedge is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Cubbedge (11) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Cubbedge 's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Cubbedge postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 12 to 11.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CACC 202: Pavlov vs Archer II
Date: May 30, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 16 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yeboah misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison Jr. sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Yeboah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morrison Jr. to the mat! Morrison Jr. manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Yeboah
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Yeboah tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeboah manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Yeboah
Yeboah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (4) Yeboah#T1#
Yeboah stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..#SUB#
Morrison Jr. had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yeboah defends it easily.#SUB#
Yeboah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Yeboah defends easily.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T2#
Yeboah forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yeboah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison Jr. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Yeboah sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Yeboah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
#T3#
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (7) Yeboah
Yeboah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Yeboah off but Yeboah is having none of it.
Yeboah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yeboah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T4#
Yeboah trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
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.
Yeboah looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (7) Yeboah
Yeboah is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Yeboah doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Morrison Jr. paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Yeboah - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 15 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison Jr. feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison Jr. fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Read with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Read takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison Jr. has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Read after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Morrison Jr. lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Read
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Read wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Read
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Read is working to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the action but instead Read gets a body lock and reverses into Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Read
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Read looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Read has picked Morrison Jr. up and slammed him! Morrison Jr. can't keep hold of the triangle and Read manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Read
The referee asks Read politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Read prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard but Read passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Read is very close to passing his half guard.
Read wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison Jr. is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Read controlling the pace.
Read's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Read might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Read controlling the action here.#T5#
Read stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison Jr. to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Read's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (5) Read
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read trying to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Read is working from the bottom. #T6#
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
Read trying to control the position here.
Read can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison Jr. controls the pace.
Read working a defensive guard here.
Read keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T7#
Read is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Read is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position. #T8#
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Read.
Read trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Read trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Read keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T9#
Read is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Read keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to move into half guard but instead Read has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Read
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T10#
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Read slips nicely into half guard.
Read performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.#T11#
Morrison Jr. is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Read jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (10) Read
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Read keeps moving and retains side control.
Read trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Read off but Read is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Read takes a little break here. Morrison Jr. wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T12#
Morrison Jr. tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Read presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (12) Read
Read content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Read has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T13#
Read controlling from the full mount.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve his position but instead Read has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (15) Read
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
Read is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Read. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Read's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (15) Read
Read keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Read bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (17) Read
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T14#
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Read has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard but Read has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (20) Read
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Read wins on points by 20 to 9.
Marc Read thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 15 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 4 losses; Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schlong fails to land the takedown.
Schlong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schlong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Morrison Jr. closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Schlong
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlong keeps working. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schlong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schlong is trying to work for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (0) Schlong
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schlong is looking to get to half guard.#T1#
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Schlong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlong stops Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Schlong is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Schlong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Schlong to control.#T2#
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Schlong is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schlong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schlong manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3##SUB2#
Schlong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schlong is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison Jr. frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (0) Schlong
Schlong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Schlong can't escape the position.
Schlong tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schlong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (0) Schlong
Schlong tries to break free.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlong keeps trying to improve his position.
Schlong prevents Morrison Jr. from getting a body triangle.
Schlong is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T5##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Schlong defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Schlong is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Schlong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #SUB#
Morrison Jr. working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Schlong wants to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.#T6#
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schlong is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schlong is looking to escape.
Schlong is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Schlong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T7#
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Schlong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schlong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schlong is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.#T8#
Schlong is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Schlong is working to get back to half guard.
Schlong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morrison Jr. prevents Schlong from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T9#
Schlong moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schlong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to get both his arms back between Schlong's legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Schlong is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Schlong keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Schlong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schlong being controlled here, momentarily. #T10#
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (0) Schlong
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Schlong is working from the bottom.
Schlong manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Morrison Jr. seems content to control.
Schlong tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (0) Schlong#T11#
Schlong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schlong bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (2) Schlong
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schlong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T12#
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schlong manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (2) Schlong#SUB2#
Schlong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schlong is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Schlong 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 Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Schlong is working from the bottom. #T13#
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Schlong 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: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (4) Schlong#SUB2#
Schlong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morrison Jr. is just riding it out for now. Schlong eventually gives up the hold. #T14#
Schlong stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison Jr. to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Schlong trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schlong is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 20 to 4.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CACC 181:Brown v Morrison Jr 2
Date: Mar 21, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 15 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown 's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Morrison Jr. taking a breather here. #T1##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
Brown struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Brown instead regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount. #T3#
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morrison Jr. off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (4) vs (8) Morrison Jr.#T5#
Brown is trying to control but Morrison Jr. is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Brown works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Brown (7) vs (8) Morrison Jr.#T6##SUB#
Brown looking for the RNC.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Morrison Jr. manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (7) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself. #T7#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (9) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison Jr. pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison Jr. is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (9) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself. #T8#
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown ! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (13) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T9#
Morrison Jr. is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (16) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (18) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.#T10#
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morrison Jr. is holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (18) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (20) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here. #T11##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T12#
Brown stays in close to Morrison Jr.'s body and controls the position.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (20) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown ! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (24) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T13#
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison Jr. is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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 Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment. #T14#
Brown postures up.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (27) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to work his way around to Morrison Jr.'s back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Brown 's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 27 to 16.
Antonio Brown retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. connects with a jab.
Pending takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pending walks into a jab.
Morrison Jr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pending takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morrison Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pending doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Morrison Jr. throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pending tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison Jr. is in Pending's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. not doing much here.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pending is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Morrison Jr.!
A victorious David Morrison Jr. 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:
CACC 173: Hozdic vs Nielsen 3
Date: Feb 21, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Morrison Jr. shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrison Jr. showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Fiso
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Fiso won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Fiso
Morrison Jr. prevents Fiso from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Fiso is squirming around nicely.
Fiso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. prevents Fiso from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Fiso tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fiso is working to get back to half guard.
Fiso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Fiso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Fiso is defending the position.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fiso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison Jr.. #T2#
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace.
Fiso moves into full guard.
Fiso has control of Morrison Jr.'s left arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from doing any damage.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiso is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Fiso pulls Morrison Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiso is retaining full guard.
Fiso looking to control.
Fiso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Fiso is trying to push Morrison Jr. off with his feet but Morrison Jr. grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Fiso's ankles and Fiso is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
CACC 166: Ribbler vs Savkov
Date: Jan 31, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Yaj#SUB#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Yaj is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yaj is trying to control but can't.
Yaj is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Yaj is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Yaj is a slippery customer.
Yaj is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Yaj wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Yaj defends it. #T1#
Yaj is looking to improve his position.
Yaj works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yaj has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Yaj's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Yaj is in trouble now - Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Yaj
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Yaj
Yaj is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Yaj.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I really don't envy Yaj right now.
#T3##SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
I would not like to be Yaj right now.
Yaj tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yaj turns into Morrison Jr. and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Yaj
Yaj trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Yaj
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Yaj controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (4) Yaj
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
#T5#
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Yaj has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yaj perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Yaj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Yaj stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T6#
Yaj passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Yaj has control of the leg.
Yaj is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T7##SUB2#
Yaj is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yaj wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Yaj prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Yaj trying to advance position but Morrison Jr. counters by regaining guard. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. has his foot on Yaj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yaj works his way back into a safe position though.#T8#
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (4) Yaj
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet.
We've been informed that Yaj has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T9#
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Yaj has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (8) Yaj
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Yaj is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Yaj working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
#T10#
Yaj trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yaj prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Yaj looking to control but Morrison Jr. is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is trying desperately to improve position.
Yaj tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T11#
Yaj can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Yaj goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morrison Jr. turns into him and now he's in Yaj's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (8) Yaj
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (10) Yaj#T12#
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yaj manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (10) Yaj#SUB2#
Yaj has an active guard here but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Yaj is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Yaj is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Yaj won't allow it. #T13#
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (10) Yaj
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Yaj wriggling away.
Yaj wants to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Yaj looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (22) vs (10) Yaj
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Yaj pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Yaj preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr.. #T14#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morrison Jr. not allowing Yaj to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Yaj knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Yaj for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 22 to 10.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CACC 161: Jiurgite vs Jello
Date: Jan 10, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 17 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Hughes#SUB2#
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Hughes 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.
Hughes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Hughes defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Hughes
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T1#
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Hughes
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hughes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hughes shrugs it off. #T2#
Morrison Jr. fails to move to back control.
Hughes is trying to reverse the position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Hughes#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a rear naked choke here but Hughes reverses the position brilliantly into Morrison Jr.'s guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Hughes
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Hughes prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.#T3##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard, as Hughes worked for a kimura.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Hughes#SUB2#
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.#T4#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
#T5#
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison Jr. works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (2) Hughes
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T6#
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Hughes manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (2) Hughes#T7#
Morrison Jr. mounts Hughes! Really nice guard pass there!
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hughes is trying to reverse the position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (22) vs (2) Hughes
Hughes tries to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Hughes defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morrison Jr.'s arms. #T8#
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Hughes's back as he tries to escape.
Morrison Jr. just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hughes tries to break free.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Good control from Morrison Jr..#T9#
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (22) vs (4) Hughes
Hughes passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
#SUB2#
Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Hughes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Morrison Jr. to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hughes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Morrison Jr. pulls down on the head and he's put Hughes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Morrison Jr.!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CACC 155 Morrison Jr v Krawlee
Date: Dec 27, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 13 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Krawlee's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Krawlee
Krawlee is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Krawlee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krawlee is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krawlee is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Krawlee is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krawlee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee gets back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Krawlee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Krawlee.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krawlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Krawlee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Krawlee
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrison Jr. wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Krawlee trying to control but Morrison Jr. 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.
Krawlee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully. #T3#
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a sweep here but Krawlee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (8) Krawlee
Krawlee takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (11) Krawlee
Krawlee trying to control.
Krawlee is controlling the position but Morrison Jr. somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
#T4#
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Krawlee control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Krawlee is very close to passing his half guard.
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position. #T5#
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Krawlee is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krawlee pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krawlee not doing much here.
#T6#
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawlee is taking a breather. Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Krawlee keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Krawlee, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T7#
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Krawlee controlling him for the moment.
Krawlee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krawlee controls the pace.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T8#
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Krawlee has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Krawlee postures up.
Krawlee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T9#
Krawlee trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Krawlee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Krawlee has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (14) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T10#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krawlee is working away from the top position though.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Krawlee is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
#T11#
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Krawlee stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Krawlee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison Jr.'s guard.
Well, if Krawlee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krawlee stalling. #T12#
Morrison Jr. trying to hold on to Krawlee's head to control him but Krawlee postures up.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Krawlee control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.#T13#
Krawlee wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Krawlee has control of the leg.
Krawlee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Krawlee to pass to mount.
Krawlee is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krawlee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krawlee's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (14) Krawlee
Krawlee tries to escape the position.
Krawlee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T14#
I would not like to be Krawlee right now.
Morrison Jr. looking to hold on to the position here but Krawlee rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Krawlee 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 Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (14) Krawlee
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krawlee wins on points by 14 to 9.
Kreepee Krawlee is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Kreepee Krawlee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CACC 144: Ward vs Morrison II
Date: Nov 29, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 13 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aoki on his heels. He'll look to pass Aoki's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Aoki
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Aoki pulls Morrison Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T1#
Aoki trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aoki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aoki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aoki! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (4) Aoki
Morrison Jr. tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aoki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (6) Aoki
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Aoki isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Aoki is having none of it.#T2#
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr.'s coaches at Mello MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T3#
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison Jr. is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Aoki prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T5#
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aoki controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is trying desperately to improve position.#T6#
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T7#
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Aoki isn't that keen on the idea.#T8#
Aoki controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (6) Aoki#T9#
Morrison Jr. passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Aoki is defending well. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
#T10#
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Aoki's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (6) Aoki#SUB#
Morrison Jr. swings around for an armbar but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (8) Aoki#T11#
Aoki won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Aoki postures up.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (8) Aoki
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom. #T12##SUB2#
Aoki is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break Aoki's control of his arms but Aoki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T13#
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Aoki is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.#T14#
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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.
Masakazu Aoki was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm getting too old!!! Retirement is coming close my Fans.....'. |
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Event:
TWGC 32 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Nov 03, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 21 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Mata feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Mata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mata trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mata puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mata is looking to pass Morrison Jr.'s guard but actually Morrison Jr. recovers to full guard.
Mata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata slows the pace down.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Mata off but Mata is having none of it.#T1#
Mata tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Mata keeps him under control.
Mata frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. is trying desperately to improve position.
Mata controlling his opponent. #T2#
Mata manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison Jr. to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mata (11) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
#SUB#
Mata is persistently looking for the submission but Morrison Jr. is defending it well.
Morrison Jr. breaks Mata's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (11) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Mata looking to control.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Mata looking to control.
#T3#
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Mata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mata does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mata wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mata does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mata won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Mata is trying to control but can't.
Mata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mata.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T5#
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (11) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Mata is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison Jr.'s leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Mata is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (11) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Mata is trying to improve his position.#T6#
Mata looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (11) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Mata really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mata regains half guard.
Mata is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mata (15) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. breaks Mata's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (15) vs (12) Morrison Jr.#SUB#
Mata working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
#T7#
Mata is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Mata wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (15) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (15) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Mata is having none of it.
Mata is trying to escape the mount.
#T8#
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount.
Mata tries to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mata (15) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mata tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mata manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mata tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#T9##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mata doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison Jr..
Mata trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Mata wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Mata is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mata has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mata (19) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T10##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Mata sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. has a hand on Mata's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mata takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (22) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Mata wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T11#
Mata tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Mata isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.#T12#
Mata fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata controlling from the full mount.
Mata looking to control but Morrison Jr. is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Mata is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morrison Jr. to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morrison Jr. shrugs it off.
Morrison Jr. is trying to escape the mount.
#T13#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Mata is having none of it.
Mata wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back but he can't do it this time.
Morrison Jr. has given up his back. Will we see Mata going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Mata (25) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Mata wants to control but Morrison Jr. manages to buck him off and is now in Mata's guard! Nice work there by Morrison Jr.! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (25) vs (22) Morrison Jr.
Mata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mata seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.#T14#
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Mata is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata takes the fight on points by 25 to 22.
During a confident post fight interview, Dado Mata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 32 (155lbs, D1): Hilo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 26, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Rap Tori!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. drives through with a takedown into Tori's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Tori
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tori is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Tori
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Tori is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Tori is defending well. #T1#
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Tori
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tori is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tori is looking to escape.
Tori tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.#T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Tori is squirming around nicely.
Tori is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here but it's allowed Tori to get half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T3#
Tori has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Tori keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Tori to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Tori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tori dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Tori
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
Tori controlling from the top position.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Tori sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tori passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T5#
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Tori control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Tori is controlling well.
Tori keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tori looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T6#
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tori controls the pace.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
Tori won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. 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: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (2) Tori
Tori trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
#T7#
Tori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tori keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Tori looking for a sweep. Not yet Tori, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tori is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (4) Tori
Tori wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Tori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T8#
Tori passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Tori is keeping busy.
Tori prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is holding on to half guard well.
Tori controlling the pace.
My spies in KFA inform me that Tori has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T9#
Tori prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Tori is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Tori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Tori keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (4) Tori
Tori keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass. #T10#
Tori pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Tori being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Tori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T11#
Tori pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Tori keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Tori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tori wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tori is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T12#
Tori keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Tori is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Tori gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (6) Tori
Tori trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T13#
Tori passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Tori's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
Tori slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Tori has control of the leg. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T14##SUB2#
Tori seems to be looking for submissions.
Tori passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (9) Tori
Tori controlling the position easily from mount.
Tori tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 11 to 9.
David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CACC 126: Brown vs Morrison Jr
Date: Oct 04, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 13 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown tries to clinch but Morrison Jr. is having none of it. #TD2#
Morrison Jr. scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Brown (0) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. taking a breather here.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brown is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown ! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (0) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown wants to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him 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.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Brown prevents Morrison Jr. from taking his back.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.#T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take Brown 's back but instead Brown gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Brown to sweep him here. #T3#
Brown wants to hit a sweep here but Morrison Jr. passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and Morrison Jr. has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position. #T4#
Brown tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but instead Brown has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up. #T5#
Brown looking to control but Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T6#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here. #T7#
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control. #T8#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
#T9#
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (11) Morrison Jr.#T10#
Morrison Jr. 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.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to move into half guard but instead Brown has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (6) vs (13) Morrison Jr.#T11#
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (6) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
#T12#
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (8) vs (15) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison Jr. has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison Jr.'s legs - danger averted.#T13#
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (8) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T14#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 17 to 8.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3
Date: Sep 15, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 20 losses; Masa Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. slaps away a takedown attempt from Wasa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrison Jr. shoots in but Wasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD#
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wasa napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Wasa
Wasa is trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Wasa denies him.
Wasa is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (0) Wasa#SUB#
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar but Wasa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wasa. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (2) Wasa#T1#
Wasa looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Wasa
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Wasa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wasa swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Wasa 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 Jr. wants to pass the guard but Wasa is keeping the position.
Wasa 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Wasa wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
#T3#
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Wasa is keeping him busy.
Wasa is trying to control but Morrison Jr. manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Wasa
Wasa tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wasa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Wasa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Wasa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
Wasa gets back to half guard.
Wasa is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to stall here but Wasa recovers full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T5#
Wasa can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Wasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wasa has his hands clasped together around Morrison Jr.'s back. He's all about the action.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (2) Wasa
Wasa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wasa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T6#
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
Wasa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wasa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. stands and throws Wasa's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (2) Wasa
Wasa sneaks back into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Wasa defending well.
Wasa tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg. #T7##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Wasa gets back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep. #T8#
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Wasa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wasa keeps working.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wasa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Wasa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T9#
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.
Wasa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (4) Wasa
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Wasa tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. pulls Wasa in close to his closed guard and prevents Wasa from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB#
Wasa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison Jr. has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wasa has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison Jr.'s legs - danger averted.#T10#
Wasa slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wasa jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (7) Wasa
Morrison Jr. is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wasa off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Wasa
I really don't envy Wasa right now.
#T11#
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Wasa manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (9) Wasa
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wasa is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wasa controls the pace.
Wasa wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. 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.#T12#
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Wasa is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wasa defends well.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wasa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T13#
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Wasa tries to pass.
Wasa preventing the sweep.
Wasa passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Wasa has control of the leg.
Wasa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. is in trouble now - Wasa has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (12) Wasa#T14#
Wasa tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
Wasa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (23) vs (12) Wasa
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 23 to 12.
David Morrison Jr. is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious David Morrison Jr. 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:
TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 14, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 19 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pavlov goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
We've been hearing reports that Pavlov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Pavlov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pavlov showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.#T1#
Pavlov controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Pavlov trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T4#
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Pavlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T5#
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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 Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T6#
Morrison Jr. won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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 Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break Pavlov's control of his arms but Pavlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Pavlov is defending the position. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
#T7#
Pavlov is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov moves into full guard.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pavlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Pavlov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pavlov wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov trying to control here.
Pavlov is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T8#
Pavlov wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Pavlov struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pavlov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Morrison Jr. gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pavlov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Morrison Jr. lets go of the hold and Pavlov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 13, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Darian Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Morrison Jr. sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Morrison Jr. is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrison Jr. down to the mat. Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Morrison Jr. tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Morrison Jr. lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Cruz
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Cruz wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Cruz wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy. #T2#
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cruz! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Cruz
Cruz regains half guard.
Cruz gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Morrison Jr. stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Cruz
Cruz trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Cruz
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..#T5#
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (5) Cruz
Morrison Jr. seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruz trying to control here.
Cruz is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T6#
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz looking to control.
#T7#
Cruz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (5) Cruz
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (5) Cruz
Morrison Jr. content just to control the position here.
Cruz tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away. #T8#
Cruz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (5) Cruz
Cruz prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there. #T9#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
#T10#
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (5) Cruz
Morrison Jr. content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is looking to get to half guard.#T11#
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruz for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. wants to finish this one by submission but Cruz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morrison Jr..
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Cruz has given up his back here. Will Morrison Jr. look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (5) Cruz#T12##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cruz is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Cruz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morrison Jr. controls the action.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Morrison Jr. tries to keep control of the position but Cruz is staying busy.#T13#
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz trying to control but not successfully.
Cruz is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is persistently looking for the submission but Cruz is defending it well.
Cruz trying to control the hands but Morrison Jr. won't let him. #T14#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cruz tries to roll but Morrison Jr. sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Cruz manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Cruz
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 21 to 7.
David Morrison Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kazimierz fails with the takedown.#TD#
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kazimierz did well to prevent Morrison Jr. getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Kazimierz
Kazimierz 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.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Kazimierz 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.
Kazimierz tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Kazimierz trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Kazimierz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Kazimierz#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a guillotine from mount but Kazimierz frees his head quite easily.
#T1#
Kazimierz wants to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Kazimierz wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here but it's allowed Kazimierz to get half guard.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Kazimierz 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.#T2#
Kazimierz tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Kazimierz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kazimierz tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Kazimierz is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazimierz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kazimierz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morrison Jr. jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Kazimierz#T3#
Morrison Jr. gets to mount! Kazimierz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (0) Kazimierz#SUB#
Morrison Jr. jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kazimierz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kazimierz and Morrison Jr. has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Kazimierz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Kazimierz wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Morrison Jr. seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Kazimierz is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 04, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Balbus Michael! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. dives in for a single leg takedown but Michael sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michael tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison Jr. breaks away and moves out of range.#TD2#
Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown into Michael's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Michael (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Michael is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michael wants to sweep but no luck.
Michael being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Michael pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Michael is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Michael is defending the position.
Michael is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michael has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
Michael is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Michael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Michael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Michael (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Michael is trying to escape the position but Morrison Jr. is controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom. #T4#
Morrison Jr. controlling the position from side mount. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Michael is defending well.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T5#
Michael is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Michael is defending well.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working.
Michael struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. happy to just control the position for now. #T6#
Michael is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T7#
Michael wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Michael (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Michael is holding on tight.
Michael really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T8#
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michael is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount. #T9#
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Michael to control.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Michael's back.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Michael is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Michael's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Michael wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael is looking to get to half guard.#T10#
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Michael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Morrison Jr. prevents Michael from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Michael is holding on tight.
Michael is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T11##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Michael has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Michael! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Michael (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Michael looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Michael wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T12##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michael has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.#T13#
Michael stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michael manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michael preventing the sweep.
Michael tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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.#T14#
Michael controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Michael is defending well. Morrison Jr. quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Michael has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morrison Jr. celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Morrison Jr..
Pending gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison Jr..
Pending takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD#
Morrison Jr. gets the takedown into side control.
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Pending is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3
Date: Jul 20, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Archer gets caught flat footed, as Morrison Jr. shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Archer is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Archer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Archer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Archer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T1#
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Archer trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. works to advance to full mount. Archer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Archer (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Archer working to try and regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to take his opponent's back.
#T3#
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Archer is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take Archer's back but instead Archer gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Archer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Archer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Archer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Archer (4) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Archer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Archer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working. #T5#
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Archer keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Archer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Archer tries to pass.
Archer wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Archer content to stall in guard here. #T6#
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Archer (4) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Archer is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.#T7#
Archer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Archer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard. #T8#
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Archer's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Archer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (4) vs (12) Morrison Jr.#T9#
Morrison Jr. can't control as he wanted to and Archer manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Archer wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T10#
Archer is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Archer wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Morrison Jr. looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Archer wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Archer defends it.
Archer wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
#T11#
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Archer is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Archer won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (4) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Archer is trying to escape the mount.
#T12#
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Archer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Archer's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Archer gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Archer is just riding it out for now. Morrison Jr. eventually gives up the hold.
Archer won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount. #T13##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Archer is just riding it out for now. Morrison Jr. eventually gives up the hold.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Archer won't allow it. #T14#
Morrison Jr. is looking to stall here but Archer recovers full guard.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Archer is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Archer to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Morrison Jr. is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Archer pulls down on the head and he's put Morrison Jr. to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Able Archer!
Able Archer is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Able Archer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 17 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots in looking for a takedown but Pavlov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison Jr.'s face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Pavlov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pavlov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Pavlov (4) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Pavlov stalls from top position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control Pavlov's posture but Pavlov avoids it.
Pavlov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Pavlov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morrison Jr.'s shoulder. That is not cool.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlov takes a little break here. Morrison Jr. wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pavlov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Pavlov off him but Pavlov keeps the position. #T2#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Pavlov controls the position from side control.
Morrison Jr. stops Pavlov from passing to mount.
Pavlov advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Pavlov (6) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Pavlov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Pavlov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Pavlov wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount.
Pavlov avoids the attempt from Morrison Jr. to control.#T4#
Pavlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. is trying to escape the mount.
Pavlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Pavlov's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. prevents Pavlov from taking his back.
Pavlov controlling his opponent. #T5#
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Pavlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is in trouble now - Pavlov has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (9) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T6#
Pavlov is trying to control here but Morrison Jr. has managed to regain half guard.
Pavlov wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Pavlov sits in half guard.
Pavlov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving. #T7#
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Pavlov controlling him for the moment.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pavlov controlling the pace. #T8#
Pavlov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Pavlov content to control rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pavlov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pavlov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pavlov (9) vs (4) Morrison Jr.#T9##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Pavlov is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 14 losses; Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown into Ward's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Ward
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ward looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
#T1#
Ward is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ward looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
#T2##SUB2#
Ward is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3##SUB2#
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
We've been informed that Ward has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ward can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison Jr. controls the pace.#SUB2#
Ward escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ward wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Ward looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrison Jr. has picked Ward up and slammed him! Ward can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrison Jr. manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Ward
Ward is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Ward manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Ward.
Morrison Jr. forces his way into half guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T5#
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Ward
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
Ward tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Ward wriggling away. #T6#
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Ward
Ward tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ward is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
Ward wants to escape the position.
#T7#
Ward manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Nice work there by Ward.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Ward
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ward's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Ward
Ward wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (2) Ward
Ward prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (2) Ward
Ward is working to get back to half guard.
#T8#
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Ward is squirming around nicely.
Ward tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Ward is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ward is looking to escape. #T9#
Ward is just holding on here. Morrison Jr. manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (2) Ward#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ward is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
Ward can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. has good solid back control here. #T10#
Ward is trying to break free.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Ward pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. is really struggling to control Ward but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ward doesn't escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Ward is keeping busy.
Ward tries to break free.
Morrison Jr. has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ward's body.
#T11#
You can see the frustration on Ward's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ward is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Ward's back as he tries to escape.
Morrison Jr. really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ward.#T12#
Ward tries to escape the position.
Ward breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (4) Ward
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.#T13#
Ward is thwarting Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the position.
Ward trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison Jr. does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T14#
Ward is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Ward
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Ward pushes him away. #SUB2#
Ward swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morrison Jr. is now in Ward's guard. A big mistake from Ward there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (23) vs (7) Ward#SUB2#
Ward throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrison Jr. uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (26) vs (7) Ward
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Ward is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 26 to 7.
David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 10, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 4 losses; Aaron Hoyle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Morrison Jr. fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoyle sprawls well initially but Morrison Jr. persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Hoyle
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoyle wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Hoyle is working from the bottom.
Hoyle wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Hoyle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Hoyle
Hoyle tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.#T1##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a guillotine from mount but Hoyle frees his head quite easily.
Hoyle is looking to get to half guard.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hoyle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hoyle tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent.
Morrison Jr. manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hoyle to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Hoyle
Hoyle is in bad spot here.
Hoyle breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Hoyle
Hoyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoyle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Hoyle keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Hoyle
Hoyle wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.#T3#
Hoyle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hoyle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (2) Hoyle
Hoyle tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Hoyle's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Hoyle wriggling away.
Hoyle is trying to reverse the position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (2) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position easily here as Hoyle tries to buck him off.
#T4#
Hoyle manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Nice work there by Hoyle.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (4) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoyle is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoyle is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoyle stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..#T5#
Hoyle wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Hoyle won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Hoyle trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Hoyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Hoyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T6#
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Hoyle is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
Hoyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (4) Hoyle#T7##SUB2#
Hoyle has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hoyle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (6) Hoyle#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoyle defends well.
Hoyle is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoyle has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Hoyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Hoyle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (9) Hoyle#T8#
Hoyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Hoyle postures up.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Hoyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoyle wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hoyle trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T9#
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoyle has a good base and remains in mount.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Hoyle postures up.#SUB2#
Hoyle moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morrison Jr. has worked his arm free - good work by Morrison Jr.!
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. stops Hoyle from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Hoyle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T10#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Hoyle trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Hoyle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morrison Jr. tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoyle off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (25) vs (9) Hoyle#T11#
Hoyle rolls, trying to escape but Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position.
Hoyle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Hoyle is squirming around nicely. #T12#
Hoyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. can't control as he wanted to and Hoyle manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoyle tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.#T13#
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (9) Hoyle
Hoyle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Morrison Jr. presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (30) vs (9) Hoyle
Hoyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hoyle is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoyle wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Hoyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily. #T14#
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Hoyle is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. prevents Hoyle from improving his position.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
Hoyle is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (33) vs (9) Hoyle
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 33 to 9.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 09, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Ceph Alopodis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Alopodis gets caught flat footed, as Morrison Jr. shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alopodis (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Alopodis is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Alopodis to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Alopodis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alopodis is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alopodis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Alopodis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alopodis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is controlling the pace.
Alopodis gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis is looking to reverse the position.
Alopodis manages to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Alopodis is working away. #T2#
Alopodis wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alopodis is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alopodis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alopodis is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Alopodis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Alopodis is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Alopodis manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (0) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Alopodis tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.#T4#
Alopodis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alopodis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. uses his free foot to push down on Alopodis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alopodis. Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (0) vs (11) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alopodis turns into him and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (2) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis trying to move into half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (2) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alopodis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Alopodis keeps moving. #T5#
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Alopodis is retaining full guard.
Alopodis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morrison Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Alopodis is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alopodis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alopodis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alopodis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (4) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alopodis won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Alopodis tries to pass.
Alopodis is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison Jr. pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison Jr. is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (4) vs (15) Morrison Jr.#T6#
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Alopodis is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alopodis holds on and takes a little breather.
Alopodis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Alopodis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alopodis 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: Alopodis (6) vs (15) Morrison Jr.#T7#
Alopodis is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Alopodis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Alopodis has control of the leg.
Alopodis tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alopodis trying to move into half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (6) vs (17) Morrison Jr.#T8#
Alopodis is trying to hold Morrison Jr. in close to prevent damage but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alopodis! Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (6) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Alopodis is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alopodis is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Alopodis has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T9#
Morrison Jr. passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (6) vs (23) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Alopodis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alopodis is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Alopodis's back here but Alopodis is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Alopodis is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Alopodis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T10#
Alopodis is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alopodis is looking to escape.
Alopodis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Morrison Jr. seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alopodis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alopodis looking for a sweep. Not yet Alopodis, not yet. #T11#
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Alopodis is retaining full guard.
Alopodis wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Alopodis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr. is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Alopodis to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Alopodis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrison Jr. uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (6) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Alopodis denies him. #T12#
Alopodis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. prevents Alopodis from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Alopodis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Alopodis is working from the bottom. #T13#
Alopodis wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Alopodis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alopodis is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alopodis is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. prevents Alopodis from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Alopodis is a slippery customer.#T14##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alopodis sees it coming and defends easily.
Alopodis trying to control from the bottom.
Alopodis wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Alopodis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (6) vs (29) Morrison Jr.
Alopodis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (6) vs (32) Morrison Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 32 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CACC 97 CORONA GP FINALS
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Edgy Brah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Brah shoots in for a double leg but Morrison Jr. sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And Morrison Jr. tries to counter it with a takedown but Brah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Brah gets caught flat footed, as Morrison Jr. shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brah (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Brah's coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to mount but Brah blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Brah looks to move to half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brah (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.#T1#
Brah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Brah is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Brah (0) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Brah rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Brah is a slippery customer.#T2#
Brah tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brah sees it coming and defends easily.
Brah gets full guard.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brah swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Brah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Brah wants to sweep but no luck.
Brah keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T4##SUB#
Morrison Jr. got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to get both his arms back between Brah's legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Brah.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brah's guard.
Brah wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (0) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Brah wriggling away. #T5#
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Brah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brah has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T6#
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brah! Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (0) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Brah (0) vs (19) Morrison Jr.#SUB2#
Brah defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Brah pushed the leg off. #T7##SUB2#
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
Brah tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
Morrison Jr. moves to his opponent's back but Brah bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (2) vs (19) Morrison Jr.#T8#
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. 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.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brah is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Brah controlling him for the moment. #T9#
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
Brah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brah trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Brah slips nicely into half guard.
Brah wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
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.
Brah is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Brah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T10#
Brah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Brah has control of the leg.
Brah is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brah is working away from the top position though.#T11#
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control but Brah passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (5) vs (19) Morrison Jr.
Brah is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. sneaks back into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
#T12#
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Brah control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Brah is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Brah seems content to control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Brah is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Brah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison Jr. has a hand on Brah's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brah takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (8) vs (19) Morrison Jr.#T13#
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Brah's attempts to control the action.
Brah avoids the attempt from Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to escape the mount.
Brah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T14#
Brah controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Brah with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Morrison Jr. tries to lock up and control but Brah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Brah's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 19 to 8.
A victorious David Morrison Jr. thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Edgy Brah had this to say: 'You probably get your information from the library!'. |
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Event:
CACC 83 CORONA CARD
Date: May 02, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1757 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ono Kuronoa (ranked 1991 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison Jr. might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. David Morrison Jr. had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 11 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Ono Kuronoa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kuronoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison Jr. circles away.
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuronoa is fending him off so far but Morrison Jr. persists. Nope, Kuronoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuronoa moves into range and clinches up with Morrison Jr..
Kuronoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morrison Jr. turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Kuronoa
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Kuronoa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Morrison Jr..
Kuronoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Kuronoa is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuronoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuronoa trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morrison Jr. haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Kuronoa
Kuronoa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (0) Kuronoa
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Kuronoa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (0) Kuronoa
You can see the frustration on Kuronoa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kuronoa trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. is trying to stick to Kuronoa's back but Kuronoa is turning into Morrison Jr.. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kuronoa. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (2) Kuronoa
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Kuronoa controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Kuronoa postures up.
Morrison Jr. is really struggling to control Kuronoa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (2) Kuronoa
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuronoa manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuronoa is keeping the position for now.
Kuronoa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Kuronoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Kuronoa is working from the bottom.
Kuronoa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison Jr. has passed into half guard!
Kuronoa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuronoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kuronoa! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (2) Kuronoa
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
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 Jr. trying to control but Kuronoa is having none of it.
Kuronoa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (2) Kuronoa
That's six minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kuronoa right now.
Kuronoa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Kuronoa is a slippery customer.
Kuronoa trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kuronoa manages to get to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuronoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuronoa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuronoa working for a triangle but Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Kuronoa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Kuronoa keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Kuronoa is keeping the position.
Kuronoa keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuronoa is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morrison Jr. escapes and throws Kuronoa's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (23) vs (2) Kuronoa
Kuronoa is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuronoa is looking to reverse the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (25) vs (2) Kuronoa
Kuronoa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kuronoa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. uses his free foot to push down on Kuronoa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kuronoa. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (2) Kuronoa
Kuronoa tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kuronoa is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (31) vs (2) Kuronoa
I would not like to be Kuronoa right now.
Kuronoa tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kuronoa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kuronoa for a finish.
Kuronoa looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. controlling well, preventing Kuronoa from escaping the position.
Kuronoa is holding on to Morrison Jr. 's glove but Morrison Jr. gets free and slips his arm under Kuronoa 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, Kuronoa is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Apr 27, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 10 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 18 losses; Masa Wasa!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wasa lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Wasa
Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wasa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wasa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa content to stall in guard here.
Morrison Jr. has his foot on Wasa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wasa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wasa manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Wasa
Wasa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wasa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wasa 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: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (4) Wasa
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Wasa is controlling well.
Wasa controlling the action here.
Wasa trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Wasa controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Wasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wasa controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
Wasa pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Wasa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Wasa is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Wasa controlling him for the moment.
Wasa passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wasa is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but Wasa has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (7) Wasa
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep but Wasa has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (9) Wasa
Wasa prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Wasa avoids the attempt from Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Wasa isn't that keen on the idea.
Wasa content just to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wasa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Wasa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (12) Wasa
Morrison Jr. is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is riding his opponent, not letting Morrison Jr. buck him off.
Let's hope that Wasa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa is hanging on to Morrison Jr.'s back as he tries to escape.
Wasa has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wasa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Wasa keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. trying to hold on to Wasa's head to control him but Wasa postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Wasa keeps him under control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wasa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison Jr. does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wasa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Wasa from controlling successfully.
Wasa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Wasa from controlling successfully.
Wasa advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (15) Wasa
Wasa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison Jr.'s legs.
Wasa slows the pace down.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Wasa off him but Wasa keeps the position.
Morrison Jr. seems a little lost for a moment, as Wasa dominates the positioning.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Wasa control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wasa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrison Jr., who protects the arm well.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Wasa postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wasa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wasa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wasa tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (17) Wasa
Wasa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasa wins on points by 17 to 2.
A victorious Masa Wasa 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:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Apr 26, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Morrison Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 10 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morrison Jr. goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Morrison Jr. closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Lee (0) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Lee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (0) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Morrison Jr. forces his way into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (2) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Lee (2) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (4) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (4) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morrison Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lee! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (4) vs (19) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lee looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Lee (4) vs (22) Morrison Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lee has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Lee pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lee breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (6) vs (22) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lee (6) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. working for a choke but Lee is defending well.
Lee 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 Morrison Jr. gets his way!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Morrison Jr. controlling the positon.
Lee breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (8) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Lee passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (11) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Lee is trying to take his opponent's back.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Lee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Lee wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (14) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. sneaks back into half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. trying to get back to full guard but Lee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (17) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morrison Jr. is holding on tight.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee avoids the attempt from Morrison Jr. to control.
Lee takes Morrison Jr.'s back. Score +3 for taking back: Lee (20) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lee is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Lee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (20) vs (28) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Lee is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (20) vs (31) Morrison Jr.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 31 to 20.
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1711 p4p, 94 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 25122 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 10 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 6 losses; Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Shui
Shui trying to control here.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Shui defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Shui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shui is trying to get back to full guard.
Shui wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shui is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Morrison Jr. has latched onto it... Big trouble! Morrison Jr. pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Shui is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 17, 2020 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1705 p4p, 94 weight class) and Dado Mata (ranked 1071 p4p, 133 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Mata has chosen 和楽器バンド / 千本桜 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 10 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 17 losses; Dado Mata!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Horrible takedown attempt by Mata or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrison Jr., which made it look bad.
Morrison Jr. changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Mata
Mata looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Mata
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Mata to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Mata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mata is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Mata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mata moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Mata is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Mata
Morrison Jr. taking a breather here.
Mata looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Mata
Morrison Jr. moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mata has worked his arm free - good work by Mata!
Morrison Jr. gets to mount! Mata was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (2) Mata
Mata felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mata is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mata and Morrison Jr. has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mata is looking for a sweep.
Mata looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Mata
Mata is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (4) Mata
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Mata defends it easily.
Mata wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Mata passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Mata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mata puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mata is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Mata is stalling here. Morrison Jr. is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mata seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morrison Jr. has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (4) Mata
Mata tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Mata is keeping him busy.
Mata tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Mata trying to remain calm as Morrison Jr. controls from the top position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Mata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mata manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mata wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (4) Mata
You can see the frustration on Mata's face as Morrison Jr. controls the position.
Mata is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mata knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mata tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Mata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mata is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. takes a little break here. Mata wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Mata is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mata is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mata sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Mata is working away.
Mata tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mata wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mata manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mata is trying to push Morrison Jr. off with his feet but Morrison Jr. grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Mata's ankles and Mata is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CACC 67
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1672 p4p, 94 weight class) and Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1510 p4p, 84 weight class). Morrison Jr. kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Face The Pain. Pavlov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 9 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 14 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (4) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pavlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pavlov slows the pace down.
Morrison Jr. prevents Pavlov from improving position.
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.
Pavlov trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Pavlov off but Pavlov is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Pavlov trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Pavlov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Pavlov has control of the leg.
Pavlov is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pavlov wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison Jr. is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy.
Pavlov content to control rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Pavlov defends easily.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov stays in close to Morrison Jr.'s body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Pavlov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pavlov is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pavlov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (4) Pavlov
Pavlov working a defensive guard here.
Pavlov managing to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Pavlov controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Pavlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov is controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Pavlov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Pavlov is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pavlov sees it coming and defends easily.
Pavlov is looking to get back to full guard here but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (4) Pavlov
Pavlov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pavlov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morrison Jr. but great work by Pavlov. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (8) Pavlov
Pavlov slows the pace down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Pavlov advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (10) Pavlov
Pavlov content just to control the position here.
Pavlov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov content to control rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. is in trouble now - Pavlov has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (13) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (13) Pavlov
Pavlov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pavlov controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (15) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pavlov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morrison Jr. haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pavlov defends it easily.
Pavlov looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pavlov looking to pass the guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
More stalling from Pavlov.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlov stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pavlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (15) Pavlov
Pavlov has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Pavlov 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.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (17) Pavlov
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov wins on points by 17 to 9.
Matvey Pavlov is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Matvey Pavlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CACC 61
Date: Mar 01, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1680 p4p, 99 weight class) and Xing Pugberg (ranked 2072 p4p, 124 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 9 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Xing Pugberg!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pugberg to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Pugberg defends easily.
Pugberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a switch here but Pugberg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (5) Pugberg
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr.'s coaches at Mello MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Pugberg trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Pugberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Pugberg tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pugberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pugberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Pugberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pugberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pugberg keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pugberg's guard.
Morrison Jr. with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Pugberg defends it.
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Pugberg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace.
Pugberg looking for a kimura from the bottom but Morrison Jr. passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pugberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Pugberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pugberg tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Pugberg is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working away.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pugberg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pugberg seems a little lost for a moment, as Morrison Jr. dominates the positioning.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pugberg keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (5) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Pugberg is having none of it.
Pugberg gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Pugberg is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pugberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. not doing much here.
Pugberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Pugberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Pugberg wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (5) Pugberg
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pugberg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work there by Pugberg! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (7) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pugberg trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Pugberg looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pugberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (7) Pugberg
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Pugberg is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pugberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pugberg tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Pugberg is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pugberg won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (7) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pugberg is surviving well by controlling Morrison Jr.'s body position as best he can.
Pugberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. prevents Pugberg from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Pugberg wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (7) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Pugberg pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position as Pugberg tries to break free.
Pugberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Pugberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
Pugberg actively working from the bottom here.
Pugberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Pugberg defends it.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Pugberg
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pugberg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pugberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (24) vs (7) Pugberg
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 24 to 7.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CACC 52
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Takeya Aoki (ranked 2873 p4p, 157 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1689 p4p, 104 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is Baka Survivor. A fine choice. Morrison Jr. is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Takeya Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 9 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Aoki (0) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
Morrison Jr. trying to advance position but Aoki counters by regaining guard.
Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Aoki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrison Jr. uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Aoki (0) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aoki is looking to escape.
Aoki 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison Jr. has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. prevents Aoki from improving his position.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aoki 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.
Aoki tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Aoki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. taking a break here but Aoki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Aoki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aoki defends it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki has an active guard here but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Aoki regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morrison Jr. stacks Aoki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (21) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Morrison Jr.'s lack of action.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Aoki is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Aoki is defending the position.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
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 Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aoki moves into full guard.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Aoki defends it.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Aoki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aoki with the active half guard here but Morrison Jr. passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (24) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morrison Jr. has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Aoki looks to move to half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Aoki (0) vs (26) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Aoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Aoki (0) vs (29) Morrison Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 29 to 0.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Takeya Aoki was interviewed post fight and said 'I must return to the Troid gym in London, to train more.'. |
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Event:
TWGC 28 (135lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 05, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1673 p4p, 104 weight class) and Aaron Hoyle (ranked 5761 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 8 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 3 losses; Aaron Hoyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hoyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrison Jr. defends it nicely.
No luck for Morrison Jr. with that takedown attempt.
Hoyle shoots in and drives through. Morrison Jr. sprawls well.
Hoyle gets caught napping as Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown. Hoyle manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Hoyle is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. working away.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoyle holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoyle stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Hoyle is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoyle keeps working.
Hoyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hoyle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Hoyle is working away.
Morrison Jr. is really struggling to control Hoyle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hoyle wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Hoyle
Hoyle regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. prevents Hoyle from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Hoyle gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Hoyle to sweep him here.
Hoyle keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Hoyle is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hoyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoyle, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoyle is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Hoyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle has an active guard here but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Hoyle is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoyle trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Hoyle is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoyle's guard.
Hoyle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hoyle dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Hoyle
Hoyle passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Hoyle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoyle is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoyle is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Hoyle sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Hoyle keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hoyle wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hoyle has passed into half guard!
Hoyle wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoyle is working away from the top position though.
Hoyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoyle trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Hoyle passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoyle.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoyle is aware though and is defending well.
Hoyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hoyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Hoyle is working from the bottom.
Hoyle wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Hoyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoyle, not yet.
Hoyle 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: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (4) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hoyle preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoyle looking to pass the guard.
Hoyle trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoyle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (4) Hoyle
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hoyle doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Morrison Jr. paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hoyle - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aaron Hoyle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aaron Hoyle made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2020 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Morrison Jr.. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Morrison Jr. throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrison Jr. finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Man wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Man controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. passes Man's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison Jr.. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Man is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3
Date: Dec 25, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1947 p4p, 108 weight class) and Rodney Holzken (ranked 15670 p4p, 464 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Holzken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 8 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Holzken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrison Jr. circles away.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holzken's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Holzken
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Holzken defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morrison Jr. in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Holzken defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Holzken's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Holzken is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrison Jr. is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Holzken reverses the position - he's now on top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Holzken controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holzken tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Holzken postures up.
Morrison Jr. is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. 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: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (2) Holzken
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holzken keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holzken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Holzken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holzken manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Holzken is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Holzken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (4) Holzken
Holzken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Holzken tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holzken is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Holzken has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken not doing much here.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Holzken tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Holzken has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Holzken is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morrison Jr.. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (7) Holzken
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Holzken prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holzken's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (7) Holzken
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Holzken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (9) Holzken
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Holzken controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
Holzken won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Holzken is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Morrison Jr. pushes a forearm under Holzken's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holzken is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Dec 24, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1950 p4p, 108 weight class) and Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 758 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison Jr. might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 8 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 9 losses; Gaia Ky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ky Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (4) Ky Jr
Ky Jr works to advance to full mount. Morrison Jr. defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (6) Ky Jr
Morrison Jr. keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ky Jr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (6) Ky Jr
Ky Jr trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Ky Jr keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Ky Jr is a slippery customer.
Ky Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Ky Jr wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (6) Ky Jr
Ky Jr has given up his back here. Will Morrison Jr. look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (6) Ky Jr
I really don't envy Ky Jr right now.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ky Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr 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 Morrison Jr. gets his way!
Morrison Jr. looking to break Ky Jr's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ky Jr remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morrison Jr. will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Morrison Jr. is trying to stick to Ky Jr's back but Ky Jr is turning into Morrison Jr.. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ky Jr. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (8) Ky Jr
Ky Jr preventing the sweep.
Ky Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Ky Jr working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. Morrison Jr. counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ky Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Ky Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Ky Jr passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (11) Ky Jr
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (11) Ky Jr
Ky Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ky Jr working for a triangle but Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Ky Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Ky Jr to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (11) Ky Jr
Ky Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Ky Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ky Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Ky Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr wants to control the position but Morrison Jr. says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Ky Jr defending well.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Ky Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Ky Jr is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Ky Jr's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (11) Ky Jr
Ky Jr trying to remain calm as Morrison Jr. controls from the top position.
Ky Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ky Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (15) Ky Jr
Ky Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Morrison Jr. is trying to break free.
Ky Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Morrison Jr. has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ky Jr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. fending off the submission attempt from Ky Jr.
Morrison Jr. is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ky Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Morrison Jr. has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ky Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Morrison Jr. tries to escape the position.
Ky Jr is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ky Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ky Jr's arms.
Ky Jr is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ky Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Morrison Jr. is defending it well.
Ky Jr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Morrison Jr. tries to break free.
Morrison Jr. looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ky Jr.
Ky Jr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Morrison Jr. has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ky Jr's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (15) Ky Jr
Ky Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (15) Ky Jr
Ky Jr struggling a bit here.
Ky Jr tries to control but Morrison Jr. manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (24) vs (15) Ky Jr
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke but no joy.
Ky Jr staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
You can see the frustration on Ky Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. controls the action.
Ky Jr is trying to break free.
Morrison Jr. gets his hands free as Ky Jr looks to control.
Morrison Jr. controlling well, preventing Ky Jr from escaping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. not allowing Ky Jr to control his hands.
Ky Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to stick to Ky Jr's back but Ky Jr is turning into Morrison Jr.. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ky Jr. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (24) vs (17) Ky Jr
Ky Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ky Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ky Jr is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ky Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (26) vs (17) Ky Jr
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ky Jr working a defensive guard here.
Ky Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (29) vs (17) Ky Jr
Ky Jr is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ky Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ky Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ky Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ky Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 29 to 17.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gaia Ky Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back stronger, I'm humble in defeat.'. |
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Event:
TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Dec 23, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1954 p4p, 108 weight class) and Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 623 p4p, 71 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 8 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 2 losses; Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (4) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Sitsongrit off him but Sitsongrit keeps the position.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sitsongrit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sitsongrit stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison Jr. to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard but Sitsongrit passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sitsongrit is now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Sitsongrit sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (7) Sitsongrit
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
Sitsongrit trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Sitsongrit is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Sitsongrit is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sitsongrit trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sitsongrit won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Sitsongrit 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsongrit wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. controlling well, preventing Sitsongrit from escaping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for the choke from the back position but Sitsongrit is controlling his hands well.
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sitsongrit turns into Morrison Jr. and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (9) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (9) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (9) Sitsongrit
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is staying tight to Sitsongrit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sitsongrit is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sitsongrit! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (9) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Sitsongrit prevents Morrison Jr. from taking his back.
Sitsongrit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 17 to 9.
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CACC 32
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 819 p4p, 48 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1939 p4p, 105 weight class). Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Klaus Chugman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 7 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chugman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison Jr. quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chugman (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chugman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Chugman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Chugman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chugman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Chugman (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Chugman seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morrison Jr. is holding on tight.
Chugman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Chugman controlling from the full mount.
Chugman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. tries to reverse the position but Chugman maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Chugman isn't that keen on the idea.
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 Jr. tries to lock up and control but Chugman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve his position but Chugman has taken his back! Chugman has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Morrison Jr. tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Chugman pushes Morrison Jr. away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1890 p4p, 111 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 1822 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr.'s entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 7 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delisle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delisle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Delisle
Morrison Jr. won't allow Delisle to pass to mount.
Delisle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. trying to hold on to Delisle's head to control him but Delisle postures up.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Delisle is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison Jr. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle is looking for a kimura here.
Delisle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (5) Delisle
Morrison Jr. working to try and regain half guard.
Delisle tries to take Morrison Jr.'s back but instead Morrison Jr. uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Delisle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delisle trying to control from Morrison Jr.'s half guard. Morrison Jr. has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Delisle trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delisle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Delisle
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delisle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delisle working a defensive guard here.
Delisle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Delisle is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Delisle told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Delisle wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Delisle is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Delisle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Delisle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Delisle is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Delisle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Delisle is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Delisle defends it.
Delisle is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morrison Jr. jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Delisle
Morrison Jr. works to advance to full mount. Delisle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (5) Delisle
Morrison Jr. is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Delisle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (5) Delisle
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Delisle right now.
Delisle is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Morrison Jr. off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Delisle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr..
Delisle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Delisle rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Delisle's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Delisle defends it.
Morrison Jr. prevents Delisle from improving his position.
Delisle is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Morrison Jr. has latched onto it... Big trouble! Morrison Jr. pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Delisle is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CACC 27
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1875 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1853 p4p, 108 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Face The Pain. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 7 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Yamamoto forces Morrison Jr. back against the ropes and clinches.
Morrison Jr. is trying to trip Yamamoto. He has hold of a leg but Yamamoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morrison Jr. persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Yamamoto
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Yamamoto looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamamoto defends it well.
Yamamoto looking for submissions off his back.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Yamamoto looking for a kimura from the bottom but Morrison Jr. passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Yamamoto
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. takes a little break here. Yamamoto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yamamoto prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Yamamoto
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Yamamoto to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (0) Yamamoto
Yamamoto is looking to control the hands but Morrison Jr. breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CACC 20
Date: Nov 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1851 p4p, 105 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 1417 p4p, 80 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 7 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarks closes the distance and pushes Morrison Jr. back into the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison Jr. has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Clarks is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Morrison Jr. can't fight it off and eventually Clarks manages to take the fight to the floor. Morrison Jr. looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Clarks
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Clarks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Clarks controlling him for the moment.
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.
Clarks trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Clarks content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarks is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clarks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Clarks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Clarks controlling him for the moment.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Clarks defends it easily.
Clarks won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clarks pushes down on Morrison Jr.'s leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clarks trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Clarks is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarks trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Clarks keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Clarks sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Clarks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clarks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Clarks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clarks stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clarks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clarks trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarks is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the position but Clarks says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Clarks is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Clarks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clarks wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position.
Clarks trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clarks is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Clarks is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Clarks sits in half guard.
Clarks is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Morrison Jr. reverses the position - he's now on top in Clarks's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Clarks
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clarks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Clarks keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Clarks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Clarks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clarks is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Clarks wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Clarks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarks is holding on for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Clarks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
Clarks trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Clarks is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clarks is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarks wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clarks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison Jr..
Clarks tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Clarks is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clarks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Morrison Jr. gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1787 p4p, 102 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 2404 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 6 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morrison Jr. is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Gracie
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Morrison Jr. tries to roll out but it's too tight and Morrison Jr. has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Oct 18, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1768 p4p, 103 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 604 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison Jr. might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. Lee has chosen The Pretender as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 6 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Lee
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Lee
Morrison Jr. working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (0) Lee
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (0) Lee
Lee tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (0) Lee
Lee staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lee is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
Lee tries to escape the position.
Lee turns into Morrison Jr. and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (2) Lee
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Lee prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Lee wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lee escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lee! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (5) Lee
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee gets to mount! Morrison Jr. was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (7) Lee
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (7) Lee
Morrison Jr. is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrison Jr. has picked Lee up and slammed him! Lee can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrison Jr. manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (7) Lee
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Morrison Jr. happy to just control the position for now.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Lee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (9) Lee
Lee advances to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Lee controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 20 to 9.
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1769 p4p, 103 weight class) and Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 1010 p4p, 142 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Shakhbulatov has chosen Sabina Saidova - Dagestan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 6 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Rustam Shakhbulatov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. tries for a takedown but Shakhbulatov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shakhbulatov has Morrison Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakhbulatov prevents the takedown attempt.
Morrison Jr. has Shakhbulatov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morrison Jr. pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shakhbulatov tumbling to the mat - Morrison Jr. dives into Shakhbulatov's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Shakhbulatov
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Shakhbulatov keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shakhbulatov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to get both his arms back between Shakhbulatov's legs - danger averted.
Shakhbulatov wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shakhbulatov is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Shakhbulatov controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shakhbulatov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Shakhbulatov is keeping the position.
Shakhbulatov wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Shakhbulatov is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Shakhbulatov to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Shakhbulatov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Shakhbulatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shakhbulatov is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Shakhbulatov
Shakhbulatov is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shakhbulatov tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Shakhbulatov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Shakhbulatov
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
Shakhbulatov 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.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke from the back.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Shakhbulatov pushed the leg off.
Shakhbulatov is trying to break free.
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shakhbulatov is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Nice work there by Shakhbulatov.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Shakhbulatov
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Shakhbulatov from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. has his foot on Shakhbulatov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shakhbulatov works his way back into a safe position though.
Shakhbulatov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Shakhbulatov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Shakhbulatov controlling him for the moment.
Shakhbulatov is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Shakhbulatov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shakhbulatov is just content to waste time from the top position. Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shakhbulatov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Shakhbulatov
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Shakhbulatov controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shakhbulatov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shakhbulatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shakhbulatov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shakhbulatov trying to control the position.
Shakhbulatov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Shakhbulatov
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Shakhbulatov is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Shakhbulatov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shakhbulatov tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Shakhbulatov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Morrison Jr.'s attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Shakhbulatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Shakhbulatov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (6) Shakhbulatov
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (15) vs (6) Shakhbulatov
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Shakhbulatov is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Shakhbulatov keeps moving.
Shakhbulatov working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (6) Shakhbulatov
Shakhbulatov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Shakhbulatov is keeping him busy.
Shakhbulatov is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Shakhbulatov is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Shakhbulatov is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Shakhbulatov is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Shakhbulatov is keeping him busy.
Shakhbulatov is trying to improve his position.
Shakhbulatov trying to control but Morrison Jr. flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (6) Shakhbulatov
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Morrison Jr. controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Shakhbulatov right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 21 to 6.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
NSC ADCC TRIALS 3
Date: Aug 30, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1666 p4p, 113 weight class) and Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1250 p4p, 86 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Face The Pain. Pavlov has chosen Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that David Morrison Jr. has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Morrison Jr. seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 6 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 10 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. scores with a takedown into Pavlov's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Pavlov is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pavlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pavlov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr. is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov 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: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Pavlov postures up.
Morrison Jr.'s coaches at Mello MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov trying to mount his opponent but Morrison Jr. defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Pavlov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Pavlov preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. controls Pavlov momentarily but Pavlov frees himself.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
Pavlov trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
Pavlov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morrison Jr. escapes and throws Pavlov's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Pavlov tries to control but Morrison Jr. manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Pavlov
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in. Pavlov is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Morrison Jr. passes his arm under Pavlov's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Pavlov taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. lands with an overhand left.
Morrison Jr. connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Morrison Jr. works the jab nicely.
Morrison Jr. tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison Jr. connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Morrison Jr. to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Morrison Jr. scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison Jr. finish him?
Johnson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Johnson limp body while Morrison Jr. jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrison Jr.!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Aug 04, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Remi Daucourt (ranked 1937 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2005 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face The Pain. Remi Daucourt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Remi Daucourt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Daucourt feints and as Morrison Jr. raises his hands in defense, Daucourt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Daucourt (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Daucourt controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daucourt manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Daucourt keeps moving.
Daucourt is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daucourt working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daucourt is really struggling to control Morrison Jr. but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Daucourt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. stays in close to Daucourt's body and controls the position.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Daucourt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daucourt is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daucourt sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. prevents Daucourt from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. content to control rather than advance.
Daucourt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daucourt is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daucourt avoid being mounted?
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daucourt keeps working.
Daucourt is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Daucourt (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Daucourt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daucourt is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Foundry, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Daucourt is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Daucourt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daucourt tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Daucourt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. prevents Daucourt from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. looking to take Daucourt's back but Daucourt rolls and after a scramble, Daucourt ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Daucourt to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (4) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (4) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Daucourt is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Daucourt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daucourt is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Daucourt keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Daucourt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Daucourt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (6) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison Jr. has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daucourt has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison Jr.'s legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Daucourt is now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Daucourt has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Daucourt sits in half guard.
Daucourt trying to mount his opponent but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Daucourt is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daucourt pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daucourt seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Morrison Jr. has recovered full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (6) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Daucourt keeps moving.
Daucourt 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: Daucourt (8) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daucourt is trying to work for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Daucourt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
Daucourt uses his free foot to push down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morrison Jr.. Score +3 for passing guard: Daucourt (11) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt wants to take his opponent's back but Morrison Jr. doesn't allow it.
Daucourt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison Jr. is surviving well by controlling Daucourt's body position as best he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Daucourt wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Daucourt pushes him away.
Daucourt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daucourt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morrison Jr. is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morrison Jr. and Daucourt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Daucourt trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Daucourt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Daucourt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Daucourt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (11) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daucourt is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (13) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daucourt is one step ahead there.
Daucourt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is controlling Daucourt's posture.
Daucourt tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daucourt is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (13) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Daucourt looking for a sweep. Not yet Daucourt, not yet.
Daucourt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daucourt (15) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Daucourt trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daucourt wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daucourt takes the fight on points by 15 to 13.
Remi Daucourt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 27, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 1498 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2001 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 4 losses; Joe Bone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrison Jr. is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison Jr..
Bone shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison Jr. sprawls well. He's pushed Bone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrison Jr. defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrison Jr..
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bone enables Morrison Jr. to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bone (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bone's guard.
Bone is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone trying to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Bone tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Bone's back.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar but Bone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bone. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Bone won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bone passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (5) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Morrison Jr. has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bone but great work by Morrison Jr.. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bone (5) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Bone can't do much from the bottom here.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison Jr.'s leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Bone is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (5) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Bone is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bone (5) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Bone prevents Morrison Jr. from taking his back.
Bone is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bone regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace.
Morrison Jr. frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (5) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Bone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morrison Jr..
Bone is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying to reverse the position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Bone (5) vs (20) Morrison Jr.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bone is trying to break free.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
Morrison Jr. has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bone just trying to survive but Morrison Jr. is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bone rolls, trying to escape but Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position.
Morrison Jr. is riding his opponent, not letting Bone buck him off.
Bone wants to escape the position.
Bone trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bone taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Morrison Jr.!
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Roger De Santos (ranked 2929 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1992 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Roger De Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
De Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrison Jr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Santos's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Santos (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from De Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
De Santos is controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
De Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but De Santos is working from the bottom.
De Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Santos trying to control the position.
De Santos wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Santos wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from De Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Santos is staying active underneath Morrison Jr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Santos gets full guard.
De Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Santos is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
De Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Morrison Jr. has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break De Santos's control of his arms but De Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrison Jr. jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. stays in close to De Santos's body and controls the position.
De Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but De Santos controlling him for the moment.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santos postures up.
Morrison Jr. 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.
De Santos wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (4) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but De Santos is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but De Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (6) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. 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: De Santos (6) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Santos has his hands clasped together around Morrison Jr.'s back. He's all about the action.
De Santos tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
De Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Santos.
De Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Santos keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control the position.
De Santos 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 Jr. is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (8) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
De Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Santos trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
De Santos is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Santos controls the pace.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but De Santos controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Santos (8) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: De Santos (8) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but De Santos is defending well.
De Santos is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
De Santos prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on De Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
De Santos is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but De Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. gets to mount! De Santos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: De Santos (8) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is trying to take his opponent's back.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent.
De Santos wants to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
De Santos is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Santos is looking to escape.
De Santos can't escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from De Santos to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but De Santos is squirming around nicely.
De Santos tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is looking to improve his position.
De Santos wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
De Santos won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
De Santos is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Santos is just riding it out for now. Morrison Jr. eventually gives up the hold.
De Santos gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 15 to 8.
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Roger De Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'. |
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Event:
ADWGC 11
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2005 p4p, 207 weight class) and Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 7121 p4p, 455 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. David Morrison Jr. had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 9 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Steel Penn gets a double leg takedown into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Steel Penn
Steel Penn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison Jr. manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steel Penn has Morrison Jr. in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Steel Penn
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Steel Penn to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Steel Penn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrison Jr. uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Steel Penn
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel Penn keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Morrison Jr. has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Steel Penn's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Steel Penn is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ADWGC 9
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1957 p4p, 194 weight class) and Rodney Holzken (ranked 16147 p4p, 476 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. Holzken has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 7 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morrison Jr.. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Holzken
Holzken is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Holzken manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (2) Holzken
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holzken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morrison Jr. is just riding it out for now. Holzken eventually gives up the hold.
Holzken is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
Holzken stalling.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Holzken sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holzken is trying to work for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Holzken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Morrison Jr.'s coaches at Mello MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Holzken wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Holzken should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Morrison Jr. has tightened it up now! Holzken should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Morrison Jr.!
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
ADWGC NY
Date: Mar 01, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 5530 p4p, 382 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1948 p4p, 190 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face The Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 11 losses; Waldo Claudiano! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Claudiano (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Claudiano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claudiano has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morrison Jr. is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Claudiano. Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano is letting Morrison Jr. control him for a moment.
Claudiano 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.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Claudiano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Claudiano, who protects the arm well.
Claudiano struggling a bit here.
Claudiano tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Claudiano (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but Claudiano doesn't allow it.
Claudiano is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Claudiano tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Claudiano has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Claudiano (0) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Claudiano looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Claudiano fending off the submission attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke from the back.
Claudiano looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. is trying to stick to Claudiano's back but Claudiano is turning into Morrison Jr.. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Claudiano. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Claudiano (2) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Claudiano looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Claudiano has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is in trouble now - Claudiano has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (5) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Claudiano.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Claudiano wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Claudiano goes for an armbar but Morrison Jr. turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Claudiano (5) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (5) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
You can see the frustration on Claudiano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Claudiano is working from the bottom.
Claudiano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Claudiano is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to improve position but can't.
Claudiano wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Claudiano tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. controls the position.
Claudiano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Claudiano isn't going anywhere.
Claudiano tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Morrison Jr. thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working away.
Claudiano is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. working away.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Claudiano is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Claudiano is keeping him busy.
Claudiano is looking for a sweep.
Claudiano struggling a bit here.
Claudiano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Claudiano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Claudiano is holding on for now.
Claudiano is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Claudiano avoid being mounted?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Claudiano is working away.
Claudiano is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (5) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Claudiano rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work there by Claudiano! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Claudiano (7) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Claudiano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano stays in close to Morrison Jr.'s body and controls the position.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Claudiano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Claudiano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a switch here but Claudiano passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (10) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Claudiano is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Claudiano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Claudiano trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (13) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Claudiano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to reverse the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Morrison Jr. is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claudiano is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 18 to 13.
David Morrison Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
ADWGC 2
Date: Feb 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rickson Kimura (ranked 8658 p4p, 433 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1932 p4p, 193 weight class). Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Rickson Kimura! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Morrison Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison Jr. fails with the takedown
and Kimura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kimura (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Kimura trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kimura drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison Jr. looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison Jr. looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison Jr.! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kimura (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Kimura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kimura (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Kimura is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kimura (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. is trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kimura's best efforts.
Kimura moves into full mount! Morrison Jr. won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Kimura (10) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Kimura is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Morrison Jr. has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Morrison Jr.! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kimura (10) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimura 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Kimura is keeping the position.
Kimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Kimura defends it.
Kimura wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying is best to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kimura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Kimura wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Kimura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimura is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Kimura trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Kimura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kimura (14) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Kimura really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kimura.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
Morrison Jr. is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kimura is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
Kimura working for a guillotine from mount but Morrison Jr. is in no mood to give up.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Kimura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kimura tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kimura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kimura pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kimura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Kimura looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kimura (14) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Kimura wants to sweep but no luck.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
Kimura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kimura (16) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kimura advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Kimura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Kimura passes easily into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kimura has his hands clasped together but Morrison Jr. extends and breaks Kimura's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Morrison Jr..
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Willshire walks into a jab.
Morrison Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Willshire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrison Jr. did well to prevent Willshire getting side control.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Willshire should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Morrison Jr. has tightened it up now! Willshire should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Morrison Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3
Date: Jan 31, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 2639 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2219 p4p, 260 weight class). Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; The Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steel Penn defends well and Morrison Jr. ends up having to push Steel Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Steel Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Steel Penn (4) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
Steel Penn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +2 for reaching mount: Steel Penn (6) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Steel Penn (9) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Steel Penn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steel Penn is hanging on to Morrison Jr.'s back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Steel Penn is looking for the choke from the back position but Morrison Jr. is controlling his hands well.
Steel Penn doesn't have the hooks in and Morrison Jr. manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Steel Penn working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Steel Penn tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
Steel Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Steel Penn trying to control here.
Steel Penn is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn prevents Morrison Jr. from moving into mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel Penn, who protects the arm well.
Steel Penn tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Steel Penn gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steel Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steel Penn is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel Penn avoid being mounted?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Steel Penn won't allow it.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Steel Penn tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is keeping the position.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (11) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steel Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (11) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn looking for a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. defends easily.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (11) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn regains half guard there - taking advantage of Morrison Jr.'s attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Steel Penn trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (11) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. content to control rather than advance.
Steel Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Steel Penn (15) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. showing good submission defense here.
Steel Penn looking to break Morrison Jr.'s wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morrison Jr. remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Steel Penn will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
A lull in the action here.
Morrison Jr. is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn controlling the position well here. Morrison Jr. rolled but Steel Penn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Steel Penn has the hooks in. Morrison Jr. is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steel Penn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Steel Penn's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (15) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steel Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel Penn trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Steel Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steel Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Steel Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Steel Penn won't allow it.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Steel Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Steel Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. prevents Steel Penn from improving his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (15) vs (21) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Steel Penn denies him.
Steel Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. works to advance to full mount. Steel Penn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Steel Penn (15) vs (23) Morrison Jr.
Steel Penn gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is controlling the pace.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Steel Penn is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 23 to 15.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious David Morrison Jr. thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The Steel Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back. '. |
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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jan 30, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 1788 p4p, 87 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2220 p4p, 260 weight class). Brah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Edgy Brah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Brah gets caught napping as Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown. Brah manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brah (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brah has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Brah.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Brah to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brah is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brah keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah 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 Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brah has Morrison Jr. pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Brah's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Brah is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brah is holding on to half guard well.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Brah is defending well.
Brah keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brah tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Brah keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brah is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Brah tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Brah is working to get back to half guard.
Brah tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Brah wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Brah looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Brah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison Jr. looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison Jr. looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison Jr.! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brah (2) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Brah denies him.
Brah is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brah rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work there by Brah! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (4) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Brah controlling from the top position.
Brah won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (4) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Brah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (6) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Brah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brah controlling from the top position.
Brah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Brah postures up.
Brah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brah looking to pass the guard.
Brah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brah preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Brah preventing the sweep.
Brah looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (6) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
Brah working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison Jr. is just content to waste time from the top position. Brah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brah keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Brah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (8) vs (13) Morrison Jr.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brah is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison Jr. pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison Jr. is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brah (8) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Brah is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Brah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.
Brah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brah looking to control but Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brah is keeping him busy.
Brah is looking to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brah (8) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brah keeps working.
Brah is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 18 to 8.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Edgy Brah was interviewed post fight and said 'You probably get your information from the library!'. |
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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jan 29, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison (ranked 2181 p4p, 254 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2221 p4p, 260 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Morrison Jr. is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Face The Pain. David Morrison Jr. acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison Jr. wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Morrison Jr. sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrison Jr. leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison (4) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
Morrison slows the pace down.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Morrison postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morrison Jr. is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. 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.
Morrison wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison happy to just control the position for now.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morrison off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is persistently looking for the submission but Morrison is defending it well.
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Morrison manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (6) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. has his foot on Morrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison Jr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (6) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison 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 Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Morrison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison (10) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll but Morrison sticks to his back.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morrison Jr. tries to improve his position but instead Morrison has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison (13) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison controlling from the back.
Morrison Jr. is trying to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to keep control of the position but Morrison Jr. is staying busy.
Morrison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. breaks Morrison's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (13) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
Morrison working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (11) Morrison Jr.
Morrison working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Morrison wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison tries to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison (13) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Morrison tries to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morrison knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morrison for a finish.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Morrison's back as he tries to escape.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morrison staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in. Morrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morrison just trying to survive but Morrison Jr. is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in. Morrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Morrison is in bad spot here.
Morrison is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Morrison Jr..
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Morrison to sit and survive in this position.
Morrison Jr. tries to keep control of the position but Morrison is staying busy.
Morrison Jr. is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to escape the position.
Morrison 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 Morrison Jr. gets his way!
Morrison can't escape the position.
Morrison defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morrison Jr.'s arms.
Morrison trying to control the hands but Morrison Jr. breaks the grip.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to stick to Morrison's back but Morrison is turning into Morrison Jr.. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Morrison has gone for a leg lock! Morrison Jr. slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. has gone for a leg lock! Morrison slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (17) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison Jr. manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morrison has Morrison Jr. in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (17) vs (18) Morrison Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 18 to 17.
David Morrison Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 13992 p4p, 615 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2216 p4p, 250 weight class). Putski comes into the arena with Aids blaring out of the sound system. Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 8 losses; Ivan Putski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Putski goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
Putski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison Jr. quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Putski (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Putski tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Putski trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Putski stacks Morrison Jr. on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Putski! Score +3 for passing guard: Putski (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putski wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Putski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Putski is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Putski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison Jr. looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison Jr. looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison Jr.! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Putski (5) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Putski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morrison Jr. has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Putski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Putski is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Putski 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.
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Putski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putski is in trouble now - Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Putski (5) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Putski wriggling away.
Putski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Putski (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Putski defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putski is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. can't keep his opponent in guard - Putski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Putski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Putski is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Putski is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Putski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Putski to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Putski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Putski is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Putski tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Putski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Putski from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a triangle but Putski pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Putski (7) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Putski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Putski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Putski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr. is aware though and is defending well.
Putski has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Putski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Putski is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Putski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison Jr. is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Putski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Putski is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Putski won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Putski tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working hard here to advance position.
Putski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Putski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Putski is working from the bottom.
Putski controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Putski keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Putski is working from the bottom.
Putski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Putski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Putski is keeping the position.
Putski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Putski keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 9 to 7.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Morrison Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison Jr..
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison Jr.'s waist but Morrison Jr. gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Morrison Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison Jr., as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison Jr. punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Morrison Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Morrison Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Morrison Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Morrison Jr. listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison Jr. lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison Jr. connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
David Morrison Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison Jr. moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#
That has opened up Demitrious Johnson's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Morrison Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison Jr. finish him?
Morrison Jr. scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice jab there from Morrison Jr.. #T2##KD#
Morrison Jr. feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morrison Jr. finish him?!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Morrison Jr. moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Johnson! Morrison Jr. continues to tee off on Johnson, landing with a left and a right! Morrison Jr. connects with a right hand that leaves Johnson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Morrison Jr.!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 19, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Morrison Jr. finds it's way through Baldwin's defenses.
Baldwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baldwin is looking to clinch.
Baldwin tries to clinch up but Morrison Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morrison Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Baldwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison Jr. swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison Jr. throws a good cross that connects.
#ROC#
Baldwin is rocked!
Morrison Jr. drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Baldwin's head, knocking him out cold! Morrison Jr. is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Kowalevitz misses with a takedown
and Morrison Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalevitz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison Jr. tries to avoid it but Kowalevitz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison Jr. to the ground. Morrison Jr. escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrison Jr. connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kowalevitz needs to keep his hands up - Morrison Jr. had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#
Kowalevitz is rocked!
Morrison Jr. drops Kowalevitz with a huge uppercut! Kowalevitz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Morrison Jr. is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tribbiani Joey (ranked 3019 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 4013 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face The Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Tribbiani Joey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Joey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Joey (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controls Joey momentarily but Joey frees himself.
Joey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joey is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joey looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. is trying to keep Joey in close.
Joey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. has Joey pulled in close to control his posture.
Joey controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joey trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey is pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison Jr. is fighting to maintain full guard but Joey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joey trying to control the pace.
Joey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Joey has control of the leg.
Joey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Joey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Joey has control of the leg.
Joey seems to be working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joey in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Joey from controlling successfully.
Joey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Joey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joey trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Joey looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Joey (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Joey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Joey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey 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: Joey (4) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Joey trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joey is working away from the top position though.
Joey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Joey keeps him under control.
Joey is looking to advance position but Morrison Jr. won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joey wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Joey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
Joey moves into full mount! Morrison Jr. won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Joey (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to lock up and control but Joey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. is controlling an arm, preventing Joey from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Joey's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to lock up and control but Joey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joey wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Joey pushes him away.
Joey wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Joey has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Joey (10) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Joey has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Morrison Jr. is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tribbiani Joey!
Tribbiani Joey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
DARE SUB GP FINALE
Date: Jun 13, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1989 p4p, 52 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 2042 p4p, 53 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Diame Jr's choice of entrance music: Get It On The Floor. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dumba Diame Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Diame Jr
Morrison Jr. being controlled here momentarily.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Diame Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (4) Diame Jr
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Diame Jr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr.'s coaches at Martial Arts Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Diame Jr is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diame Jr tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
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.
Diame Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Diame Jr keeps him under control.
Diame Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Diame Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diame Jr trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Diame Jr has latched onto it... Big trouble! Diame Jr pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Morrison Jr. is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Diame Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dumba Diame Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dumba Diame Jr made sure he mentioned Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%), along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
DARE SUB OPEN GP 2ND RD
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1961 p4p, 47 weight class) and Roger De Santos (ranked 5620 p4p, 119 weight class). Morrison Jr.'s entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Roger De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
De Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison Jr. is fending him off so far but De Santos persists. Nope, Morrison Jr. circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrison Jr., which made it look bad.
De Santos gets caught napping as Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown. De Santos manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) De Santos
De Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Santos wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
De Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Morrison Jr. advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Jr. frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) De Santos
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Santos tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Morrison Jr. working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
De Santos wants to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but De Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Santos working to try and regain half guard.
De Santos is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but De Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but De Santos is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but De Santos is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but De Santos won't allow it.
De Santos tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting De Santos's attempts to control the position.
De Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to advance to full mount but De Santos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
De Santos looking to control.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Santos controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. won't allow De Santos to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but De Santos is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but De Santos is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but De Santos is a slippery customer.
De Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Santos is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Santos avoid being mounted?
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but De Santos is working away.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on De Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Santos is holding on for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison Jr. perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Santos is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) De Santos
De Santos regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is controlling Morrison Jr.'s position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Santos.
De Santos 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 Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Santos 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.
De Santos is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but De Santos is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Santos is keeping the position for now.
De Santos trying to control the position.
De Santos controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
De Santos working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
De Santos wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
De Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but De Santos won't allow it.
De Santos is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but De Santos is a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting De Santos's attempts to control the position.
De Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but De Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Santos tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
De Santos has a hand on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) De Santos
Morrison Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Santos is looking to escape.
De Santos is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
De Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Santos is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Santos! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (0) De Santos
De Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
De Santos regains half guard.
De Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santos is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (0) De Santos
Morrison Jr. is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. De Santos is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (20) vs (0) De Santos
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 20 to 0.
David Morrison Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Roger De Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'. |
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Event:
DARE SUB OPEN GP 1ST RD
Date: May 23, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1919 p4p, 50 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 2099 p4p, 53 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Face The Pain. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ghosh rushes Morrison Jr. and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Morrison Jr. has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ghosh clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Ghosh
Ghosh staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Ghosh's back as he tries to escape.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Ghosh pushed the leg off.
Ghosh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ghosh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ghosh tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Ghosh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ghosh is trying to escape the mount.
Ghosh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ghosh looking for submissions off his back.
Ghosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. uses his free foot to push down on Ghosh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ghosh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Ghosh
Ghosh can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ghosh is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Ghosh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ghosh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ghosh keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ghosh is having none of it.
Ghosh tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Ghosh is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ghosh 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.
Ghosh gets back to half guard.
Ghosh is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (4) Ghosh
Ghosh has the hooks in. Morrison Jr. is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ghosh looking for the choke but no joy.
Ghosh looking to break Morrison Jr.'s wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morrison Jr. remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ghosh will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ghosh looking for the choke from the back.
Ghosh is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Morrison Jr. has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morrison Jr. tries to escape but Ghosh has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Ghosh is looking for the choke from the back position but Morrison Jr. is controlling his hands well.
Ghosh looking for the RNC.
Ghosh is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Ghosh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ghosh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (4) Ghosh
Ghosh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morrison Jr. stacks Ghosh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (4) Ghosh
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Ghosh is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ghosh! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (4) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. takes Ghosh's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ghosh is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (4) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ghosh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Nice work there by Ghosh.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (17) vs (6) Ghosh
Ghosh looking to pass the guard.
Ghosh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrison Jr. dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (6) Ghosh
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Ghosh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ghosh is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ghosh with the active half guard here but Morrison Jr. passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (22) vs (6) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Ghosh is working from the bottom.
Ghosh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Ghosh defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Ghosh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ghosh working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Ghosh won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (25) vs (6) Ghosh
Ghosh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ghosh actively working from the bottom here.
Ghosh actively working from the bottom here.
Ghosh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Ghosh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ghosh is holding on for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ghosh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ghosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr. has managed to get both his arms back between Ghosh's legs - danger averted.
Ghosh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrison Jr. passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (6) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. happy to just control the position for now.
Ghosh is looking for a sweep.
Ghosh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (8) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Ghosh keeps him under control.
Ghosh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghosh is working away from the top position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Ghosh seems to be looking for submissions.
Ghosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Martial Arts Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ghosh is looking for a kimura here.
Ghosh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. controls Ghosh momentarily but Ghosh frees himself.
Ghosh stands and throws Morrison Jr.'s legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (11) Ghosh
Ghosh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrison Jr., who protects the arm well.
Ghosh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ghosh tries for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ghosh off but Ghosh is having none of it.
Ghosh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morrison Jr. knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ghosh off but Ghosh is having none of it.
Ghosh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrison Jr., who protects the arm well.
Ghosh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ghosh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morrison Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison Jr. manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ghosh passes into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Ghosh seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Ghosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Ghosh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ghosh wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Ghosh stands and throws Morrison Jr.'s legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (28) vs (14) Ghosh
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sneaks back into half guard.
Ghosh is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghosh is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ghosh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison Jr. manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ghosh has Morrison Jr. in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (30) vs (14) Ghosh
Ghosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Ghosh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Ghosh looks winded!
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghosh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is looking for a triangle here but Morrison Jr. uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (33) vs (14) Ghosh
Morrison Jr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ghosh, who protects the arm well.
Ghosh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (35) vs (14) Ghosh
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ghosh tries to reverse the position but Morrison Jr. maintains control.
Ghosh stops Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Ghosh wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 35 to 14.
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
DARE SUBMISSION SERIES 1
Date: Mar 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1801 p4p, 167 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 3237 p4p, 273 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sagaki's choice of entrance music: Crazy Nights - Loudness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots and misses
and Sagaki counters with a nice double leg into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Sagaki
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
Sagaki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Sagaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sagaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard but Sagaki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (5) Sagaki
Sagaki wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Morrison Jr. being controlled for a moment.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki tries to move to mount but Morrison Jr. blocks the move with his legs.
Morrison Jr. struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Sagaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sagaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sagaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison Jr. does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Sagaki stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Sagaki
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Sagaki.
Sagaki looking to control.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Sagaki 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.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Sagaki
Sagaki can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sagaki is holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. looking to take Sagaki's back but Sagaki rolls and after a scramble, Sagaki ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Sagaki to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (7) Sagaki
Morrison Jr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sagaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Sagaki tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but instead Sagaki has moved into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Sagaki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Sagaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sagaki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
Sagaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Sagaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sagaki trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sagaki defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Sagaki
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki 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: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (9) Sagaki
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Sagaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Sagaki has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sagaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sagaki's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (9) Sagaki
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki prevents Morrison Jr. from getting a body triangle.
Morrison Jr. is controlling the position but Sagaki somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Sagaki wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sagaki is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Sagaki keeps moving.
Sagaki looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Sagaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morrison Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Sagaki is having none of it.
Sagaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Sagaki looking to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison Jr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagaki is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sagaki working for submissions but it's allowed Morrison Jr. to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Sagaki defending well.
Sagaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sagaki is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 11 to 9.
A victorious David Morrison Jr. 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones slips under a jab from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
David Morrison Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Morrison Jr. looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Morrison Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Morrison Jr. moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Morrison Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Morrison Jr. counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones! #T1##SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrison Jr. controls the position from side control.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison Jr.. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison Jr. is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well. #SUB#
Jones reaches up around Morrison Jr.'s neck trying to control. But Morrison Jr. takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Jones! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Jones is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Morrison Jr. celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Feb 21, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Masa Wasa (ranked 2482 p4p, 267 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2453 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 7 losses; Masa Wasa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrison Jr. on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrison Jr.'s guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasa (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wasa postures up.
Wasa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wasa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Wasa passes easily into half guard.
Wasa is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wasa is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Wasa sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Wasa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard but Wasa has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wasa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wasa is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wasa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Wasa is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is just content to waste time from the top position. Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wasa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard but Wasa has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (8) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wasa off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wasa (8) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position as Wasa tries to break free.
Wasa turns into Morrison Jr. and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (10) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Wasa slips nicely into half guard.
Wasa is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wasa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wasa wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Martial Arts Dojo inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wasa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wasa wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Wasa defends it easily.
Wasa stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Wasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Wasa pushing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Wasa is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Wasa postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasa wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Wasa content to control rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Wasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wasa trying to control the pace.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wasa has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (13) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wasa is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wasa trying to control from Morrison Jr.'s half guard. Morrison Jr. has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wasa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wasa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (16) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wasa's best efforts.
Wasa is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Wasa won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Wasa defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Wasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. 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 Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Wasa from controlling successfully.
Wasa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wasa wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (16) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Wasa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (16) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Wasa (16) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Wasa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison Jr. is persistently looking for the submission but Wasa is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasa takes the fight on points by 16 to 12.
During a confident post fight interview, Masa Wasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Feb 20, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Guilherme Mendes (ranked 23286 p4p, 644 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2459 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Guilherme Mendes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Guilherme Mendes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Guilherme Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morrison Jr. counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendes is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes pulls Morrison Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes 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: Mendes (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Mendes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendes is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Mendes seems content to control.
Mendes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to reverse the position but Mendes maintains control.
Mendes controlling his opponent.
Morrison Jr. tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.
Mendes content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to reverse the position but Mendes maintains control.
Mendes controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mendes controlling his opponent.
Mendes prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendes is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Morrison Jr. is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Mendes (8) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Mendes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mendes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (8) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendes is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (10) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Mendes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has control of Mendes's left arm, preventing Mendes from doing any damage.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mendes wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Mendes stalling.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mendes not doing much here.
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison Jr..
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. 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: Mendes (10) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
Mendes wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Mendes is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Mendes sneaks back into half guard.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Mendes is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mendes gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Mendes wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Mendes defends it.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Mendes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping hold of Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling as best he can.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mendes controlling the position well.
Morrison Jr. is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendes! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (10) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (12) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is controlling Mendes's posture.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mendes controlling from the top position.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Mendes content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Morrison Jr. has locked up a guillotine! Morrison Jr.'s face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mendes is holding on here and Morrison Jr. must be using up a lot of energy. Mendes has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Morrison Jr. gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Feb 12, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2452 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishiihara Sakuraba (ranked 9167 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sakuraba goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Morrison Jr. is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (2) Sakuraba
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sakuraba passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sakuraba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (5) Sakuraba
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morrison Jr. to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morrison Jr. shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to lock up and control but Sakuraba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakuraba looking to control but Morrison Jr. is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
Sakuraba trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Sakuraba controlling from the full mount.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Martial Arts Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sakuraba might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sakuraba is continuing to stall.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Sakuraba tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Morrison Jr. to control.
Sakuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The adventures of Sakuraba the control monster continue. Boring.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
Sakuraba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (8) Sakuraba
Morrison Jr. slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Sakuraba defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Sakuraba trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (11) Sakuraba
Morrison Jr. tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Let's hope that Sakuraba has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. is trying to improve his position.
Sakuraba slows the pace down.
Morrison Jr. is trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba controlling the position.
Sakuraba wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Sakuraba off but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (0) vs (13) Sakuraba
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
Morrison Jr. bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (13) Sakuraba
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard but Morrison Jr. manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (13) Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Sakuraba wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Sakuraba tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Sakuraba is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Sakuraba tries to buck Morrison Jr. off but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Sakuraba is defending well.
Sakuraba is trying to improve his position.
Sakuraba is trying to control Morrison Jr.'s posture but Morrison Jr. avoids it.
Sakuraba is looking to reverse the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Morrison Jr. has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Sakuraba's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Sakuraba is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Morrison Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2456 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ulatov (ranked 8906 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ulatov misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison Jr. sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison Jr. shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrison Jr. showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Ulatov
Ulatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Ulatov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ulatov tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov trying to control here.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Ulatov
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov stops Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Ulatov wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the full mount.
Ulatov working to try and regain half guard.
Ulatov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Ulatov
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ulatov is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
Ulatov is trying to break free.
Good control from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Ulatov but Ulatov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. avoiding Ulatov 's attempts to control his hands.
Morrison Jr. is hanging on to Ulatov's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position well here. Ulatov rolled but Morrison Jr. kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Morrison Jr. go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ulatov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Ulatov to sit and survive in this position.
Ulatov wants to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. looking to break Ulatov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ulatov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morrison Jr. will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr..
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ulatov is really stuck here.
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ulatov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke but no joy.
Ulatov can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ulatov rolls, trying to escape but Morrison Jr. keeps control of the position.
Morrison Jr. has got his arm under Ulatov's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Ulatov has spun round into Morrison Jr.'s guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Ulatov
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Ulatov is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Ulatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ulatov content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Morrison Jr. has locked up a guillotine! Morrison Jr.'s face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ulatov is holding on here and Morrison Jr. must be using up a lot of energy. Ulatov has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Morrison Jr. gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 19 (155lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2426 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Futter (ranked 104 p4p, 5 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Futter has chosen Get it on as his entrance music. Buck Futter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Buck Futter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Futter
Futter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Futter is adopting a defensive guard.
Futter 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.
Futter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Futter is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Futter
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Futter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Futter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Futter postures up.
Futter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Futter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Futter jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Futter
I've been told that Futter has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Futter is staying tight to Morrison Jr.'s torso, preventing him from escaping.
Morrison Jr. regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Futter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Futter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter passes Morrison Jr.'s right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Futter is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
Futter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Futter trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Futter wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Futter wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Futter prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Futter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Futter is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Futter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to keep Futter in close.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is trying to hold Futter in close to prevent damage but Futter has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Futter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Martial Arts Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. keeping hold of Futter's head, controlling as best he can.
Futter is thwarting Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Futter works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (8) Futter
Futter wants to control the pace but Morrison Jr. is squirming around nicely.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Futter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is desperately trying to improve his position but Futter has a good base and remains in mount.
Futter controlling the position easily from mount.
Futter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Futter tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Futter is just content to waste time from the top position. Morrison Jr. takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Futter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Futter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Futter wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Futter tries to pass.
Futter advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (11) Futter
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Futter off him but Futter keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Futter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison Jr.'s legs.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Futter postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Futter has control of an arm but Morrison Jr. manages to advance to Futter's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (11) Futter
Morrison Jr. has the hooks in. Futter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Futter 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 Morrison Jr. gets his way!
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Futter pushed the leg off.
Futter preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr..
Futter is trying to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Futter manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (13) Futter
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Futter has passed into half guard.
Futter works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (16) Futter
Morrison Jr. gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (18) Futter
Futter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Futter's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (21) Futter
Futter just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Futter is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Morrison Jr. has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Futter has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Morrison Jr. taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Futter doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buck Futter!
After winning the bout, Buck Futter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Morrison Jr. looking to score a takedown here. Long is defending well but Morrison Jr. drives through and ends up in Long's guard.
Morrison Jr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Long looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Long is defending well.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.
#T1##SUB#
Morrison Jr. 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.
#SUB#
Morrison Jr. in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Long tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Long closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrison Jr. did well to prevent Long getting side control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Long is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. is looking to cinch up a triangle. Long throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morrison Jr.'s body to avoid the submission. Morrison Jr. has instead reached around Long's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morrison Jr. arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Morrison Jr. thuds a left hand into Longstreet's body.
Morrison Jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Longstreet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Longstreet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longstreet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Longstreet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison Jr. scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison Jr. as Longstreet shoots in.
Longstreet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison Jr. connects with a jab.
David Morrison Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison Jr. thuds a left hand into Longstreet's body.
Morrison Jr. connects with a body shot that sends Longstreet's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Longstreet misses
and Morrison Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison Jr. lands with an overhand left.
Morrison Jr. is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison Jr. digs a good body shot into Longstreet's ribs.
Jab, jab by Morrison Jr. - just one landing. #T1#
Morrison Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Longstreet doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison Jr..
We've been told by Morrison Jr.'s head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrison Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison Jr. scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#
Longstreet is rocked!
Morrison Jr. drops Longstreet with a naaaaasty hook - Longstreet is in real trouble here! Morrison Jr. dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrison Jr.!
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Benson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison Jr. counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison Jr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but Morrison Jr. shows good takedown defense.
Benson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson looks winded!
Morrison Jr. throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Benson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Morrison Jr. as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Benson is left battered and dazed whilst Morrison Jr. and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrison Jr.!
Our winner, David Morrison Jr., 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.
James Benson was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight tonight.I Wish the best of luck to my opponent for his future...'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Barr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrison Jr. throws a head kick that half lands.
Morrison Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barr in his tracks.
Barr fails with a takedown attempt.
Barr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison Jr. as he jumps to the side.
Morrison Jr. jabs Barr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morrison Jr. lands with a cross.
A cross from Morrison Jr. lands.#ROC#
Barr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison Jr. fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Barr square on the jaw! Damn, Barr is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrison Jr.!
A very excited looking David Morrison Jr. made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
TWGC 15 (155lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. and Mitch Miletich. Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Miletich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miletich wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison Jr. shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miletich is trying to defend but Morrison Jr. finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Miletich
Miletich is positioning himself well to prevent Morrison Jr. advancing to mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miletich keeps working.
Miletich won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura but Miletich is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass Miletich's guard but actually Miletich recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stands and throws Miletich's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Miletich
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Miletich is working away.
A lull in the action here as Morrison Jr. stalls from top position.
Morrison Jr. goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Miletich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morrison Jr. but great work by Miletich. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (4) Miletich
Miletich is working to tighten his grip on Morrison Jr.'s neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Morrison Jr. has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Miletich is really squeezing tight and eventually Morrison Jr. passes out! Miletich breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mitch Miletich! |
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