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CACC 105 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Richard Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Terryn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dall sprawls and moves away.
Dall rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall pulls Morgan into guard.
Morgan pushes down on Dall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morgan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (3) vs (0) Dall
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dall wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan looking to control but Dall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dall is working to get back to half guard.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dall is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dall is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Dall has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (6) vs (0) Dall
Will Morgan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morgan keeps control of the position as Dall tries to break free.
Dall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morgan's guard. Nice work there by Dall.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (6) vs (2) Dall
Morgan is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall has gone for a leg lock! Morgan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dall's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (8) vs (2) Dall
Dall throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morgan uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (11) vs (2) Dall
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
Morgan trying to control the position but Dall is working away.
Dall stops Morgan from passing to mount.
Dall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morgan's best efforts.
Dall is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (14) vs (2) Dall
Morgan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall regains half guard.
Dall is trying to control but can't.
Dall works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morgan has passed into half guard!
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dall can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Dall is keeping him busy.
Dall is trying to get back to full guard.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (17) vs (2) Dall
Morgan wants to take Dall's back but he can't do it this time.
Morgan works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (20) vs (2) Dall
Morgan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dall knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dall for a finish.
Morgan tightening his grip on Dall, looking for the choke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to get the hooks in deep but Dall pushed the leg off.
Morgan keeps control of the position as Dall tries to break free.
Morgan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dall tries to roll but Morgan sticks to his back.
Morgan looking for the RNC.
Dall tries to roll but Morgan sticks to his back.
Dall looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dall is really stuck here.
Dall trying to control the position but Morgan manages to sink in the hooks.
Dall is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morgan tries to keep control of the position but Dall is staying busy.
Dall trying to control the action but Morgan just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dall doesn't escape.
Morgan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dall preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morgan.
Morgan looking to break Dall's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dall remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morgan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the action but Morgan just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Dall right now.
Dall keeps trying to improve his position.
Dall staying busy and making it hard for Morgan to control.
Morgan 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, Dall has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Morgan trying to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dall fending off the submission attempt from Morgan.
Dall showing good submission defense here.
Morgan tries to keep control of the position but Dall is staying busy.
I really don't envy Dall right now.
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.
Dall turns into Morgan and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (20) vs (4) Dall
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (22) vs (4) Dall
Dall 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dall sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (25) vs (4) Dall
Dall is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dall tries to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan wants to take Dall's back here but Dall is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Dall can't escape the position.
Dall is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Morgan has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morgan (28) vs (4) Dall
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Dall is trying to break free.
Morgan trying to control.
Dall rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dall trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Dall won't allow Morgan to pass to mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control. Dall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Dall wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Dall defends it.
Dall wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan wants to take a breather but Dall is having none of it.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan takes the fight on points by 28 to 4.
Richard Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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