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CWC 276 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 19 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 21 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controlling Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown 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.
Brown has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown 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: Brown (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown is fighting to break Morrison Jr.'s control of his arms but Morrison Jr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Morrison Jr. defends it.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Brown pulls Morrison Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is really struggling to control Morrison Jr. but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison Jr. to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brown (10) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Brown controlling the positon.
Morrison Jr. rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morrison Jr. looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brown .
Morrison Jr. turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (6) Morrison Jr.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to keep Morrison Jr. in close.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison Jr. from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
Antonio Brown retains his bantamweight title!
Antonio Brown gave a mention to Warrior Fight Store in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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