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CACC 152: Morrison v Holzken 5 PBP Commentary






182 cm
44 yrs
146 lbs



179 cm
42 yrs
157 lbs


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 37 wins and 19 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 17 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Holzken dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Holzken's head and hops out.

Holzken shoots in and gets a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (0) vs (2) Holzken
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Holzken sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holzken preventing the sweep.
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.
Morrison has Holzken pulled in close to control his posture.
Holzken postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Holzken from controlling successfully.
Holzken sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holzken won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison being controlled here, momentarily.
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 wants to sweep here but Holzken controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holzken controls the pace.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken has his hands on Morrison's head, controlling the position.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holzken swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Morrison is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Holzken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Holzken pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
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.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holzken swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Holzken wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holzken controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Holzken.
Morrison advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (5) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken 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.
You can see the frustration on Holzken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holzken is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Morrison is staying active.
Holzken is trying to improve his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Holzken can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holzken's legs.

Morrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holzken knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Morrison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holzken is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Holzken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison tries to move to mount but Holzken blocks the move with his legs.

Morrison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holzken is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holzken gets back to half guard.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Morrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holzken is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison from advancing to side control.
Holzken is pressing down on Morrison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison is really struggling to control Holzken but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Holzken is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison won't allow Holzken to sweep him here.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holzken swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
David Morrison retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, David Morrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
 
 
 
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