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CWC 227 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Takeya Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 18 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aoki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Morrison Jr. gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aoki (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aoki keeping control of the position.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Aoki is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass Aoki's guard but actually Aoki recovers to full guard.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Aoki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aoki is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aoki avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Aoki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Aoki (4) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. is trying to reverse the position but instead Aoki has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Aoki (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is riding his opponent, not letting Morrison Jr. buck him off.
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
Morrison Jr. just trying to survive but Aoki is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aoki keeps control of the position as Morrison Jr. tries to break free.
Morrison Jr. keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki trying to control momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. just trying to survive but Aoki is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I really don't envy Morrison Jr. right now.
Aoki controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Aoki controlling the positon.
Morrison Jr. is really stuck here.
Aoki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aoki's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aoki is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Aoki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace.
Aoki won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (9) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aoki (9) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Aoki is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head to control his posture.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morrison Jr. passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aoki is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is concentrating on defense, preventing Morrison Jr. from advancing position.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Aoki's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Aoki won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki takes the fight on points by 9 to 6.
An out of breath Takeya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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