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CACC 165: Andersson vs Halo 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 8 wins and 5 losses; Richard Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 14 losses; Pablo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morgan (0) vs (2) Dominguez
Morgan trying to hold on to Dominguez's head to control him but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dominguez wants to advance to full mount but Morgan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Morgan can't keep his opponent in guard - Dominguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan trying to hold on to Dominguez's head to control him but Dominguez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan won't allow Dominguez to pass to mount.
Dominguez controlling the pace.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominguez won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Dominguez passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (0) vs (5) Dominguez
Dominguez controlling the position from side mount.
Dominguez tries to move to mount but Morgan blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Morgan 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.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dominguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Morgan wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to advance to mount but Morgan denies him.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Dominguez slows the pace down.
Morgan is not content to let Dominguez control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to advance to mount but Morgan denies him.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Dominguez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Dominguez prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Dominguez is controlling the pace.
Dominguez prevents Morgan from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass to mount but Morgan is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dominguez in particular looking to stall.
Dominguez uses his free foot to push down on Morgan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morgan. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (0) vs (8) Dominguez
Dominguez tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Dominguez controlling from mount.
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez controlling the pace for now.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Morgan wants to control but Dominguez is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
Dominguez wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
My spies in Clark's Champion's inform me that Dominguez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dominguez controlling from mount.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dominguez trying to control the pace.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Dominguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dominguez is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.
Dominguez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominguez is working away from the top position though.
Morgan tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dominguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass to mount but Morgan is defending the position.
Morgan is not content to let Dominguez control the position.
Dominguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morgan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morgan! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (0) vs (11) Dominguez
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Dominguez's attempts to control the action.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominguez wins on points by 11 to 0.
An intense looking Pablo Dominguez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Train Gracie Jiu-Jitsu by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. '. |
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