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TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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.
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
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
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wasa can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wasa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
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
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
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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