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CACC 189: Pripyat vs Morgan PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Carl Moore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Derrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Moore rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Moore forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
I was talking to Moore's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lewis wants to take the fight to the mat but Moore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lewis is pressed up against the ropes. Moore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore is looking to counter the offense by Lewis and move into the clinch.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
Carl Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Moore is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moore wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis decides to pull guard.
Lewis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Moore should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lewis has tightened it up now! Moore should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derrick Lewis! |
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