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CACC 97 CORONA GP FINALS PBP Commentary |
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Brah defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Brah pushed the leg off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
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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