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CACC 67 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison (ranked 1861 p4p, 193 weight class) and Tim Anton (ranked 2793 p4p, 254 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Diary of a Madman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 29 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Anton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (0) vs (2) Anton
Morrison can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Anton trying to advance position but Morrison counters by regaining guard.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (2) Anton
Anton controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Anton wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison stands and throws Anton's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (5) vs (2) Anton
Morrison wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Morrison tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison (7) vs (2) Anton
Morrison fails to advance to Anton's back.
Morrison can't control as he wanted to and Anton manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Anton 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.
Anton is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison prevents Anton from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anton trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Anton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anton is in trouble now - Morrison has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (10) vs (2) Anton
Morrison tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
Morrison 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Anton can't escape the position.
Anton is trying to escape the mount but Morrison keeps good control and instead manages to take Anton's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison (13) vs (2) Anton
Anton is keeping busy.
Morrison is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anton knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anton for a finish.
Morrison looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Anton is controlling Morrison 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (13) vs (4) Anton
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Morrison has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (7) Anton
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but instead Morrison manages to regain half guard.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
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 looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Anton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (10) Anton
Anton wants to take a breather but Morrison manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anton.
Morrison controls Anton momentarily but Anton frees himself.
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anton defends it easily.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Morrison looking to control.
Anton looking to pass the guard.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (10) Anton
Morrison wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton 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 content to stall in guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (12) Anton
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
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.
Anton stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (15) vs (15) Anton
Morrison can't escape the position.
Anton wants to take Morrison's back here but Morrison is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison can't escape the position.
Anton avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking for a guillotine from mount but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison 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 (17) vs (15) Anton
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (17) vs (17) Anton
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Morrison gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Morrison takes the fight on points by 18 to 17.
A very excited looking David Morrison 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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