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CACC 116 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 4 wins and 1 losses; Richard Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Devlin Draco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck for Draco with that takedown attempt.
Draco shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devlin Draco.
Draco shoots in but no luck this time.
Draco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morgan (0) vs (4) Draco
Morgan regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morgan's guard.
Morgan is pressing down on Draco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan controlling the position.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Draco has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (0) vs (7) Draco
Draco controls the position.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Draco keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan is not content to let Draco control the position.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morgan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Draco's guard! Nice work there by Morgan! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (2) vs (7) Draco
Morgan pushing down on Draco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Draco keeps moving.
Draco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Draco is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan passes Draco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Draco is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Draco defends it.
Morgan works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (5) vs (7) Draco
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position but Draco is working away.
Morgan working away.
Morgan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draco keeps working.
Draco is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries for a kimura but Draco is defending well.
Morgan moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morgan (7) vs (7) Draco
Draco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan looking to control but Draco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draco working to try and regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draco is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Morgan wants to take Draco's back but he can't do it this time.
Draco 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.
Draco defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morgan.
Draco prevents Morgan from taking his back.
Morgan tries to control but Draco wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draco is looking to escape.
Draco wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to control but Draco wriggling away.
Morgan goes for an armbar but Draco turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Draco. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (7) vs (9) Draco
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
Draco slips nicely into half guard.
Morgan is pressing down on Draco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed 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.
Draco passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan won't allow Draco to pass to mount.
Draco wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan tries to roll over but Draco keeps him under control.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Draco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draco is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Morgan reverses the position - he's now on top in Draco's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morgan (9) vs (9) Draco
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Draco keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Draco looking to control.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Draco is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Draco keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morgan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (12) vs (9) Draco
Draco 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.
Morgan tries to move to mount but Draco blocks the move with his legs.
Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Draco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Draco tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan trying to control the action but Draco 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morgan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draco gets back to half guard.
Morgan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Draco defends it.
Draco is doing well to control the position and prevent Morgan from advancing to side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Draco's thigh. Draco counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Draco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Draco keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (15) vs (9) Draco
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan takes the fight on points by 15 to 9.
A less than humble Richard Morgan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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