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CWC 286 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 23 losses; Shanti Anatta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anatta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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: Anatta (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Anatta wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Anatta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatta wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Morrison Jr. has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anatta is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Anatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Anatta from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anatta advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stops Anatta from passing to mount.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Anatta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Anatta keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Anatta won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anatta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (5) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Anatta wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Anatta is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morrison Jr. jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anatta prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Anatta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anatta tries to improve position but can't.
Anatta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morrison Jr. works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (5) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anatta is controlling an arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Anatta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anatta is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
Anatta is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Anatta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. fails to move to back control.
Anatta regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Anatta is defending the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Morrison Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anatta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anatta.
Morrison Jr. passes Anatta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anatta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anatta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anatta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
Anatta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Anatta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anatta keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Anatta looking for a sweep. Not yet Anatta, not yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Anatta keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anatta's guard.
Anatta wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Anatta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Anatta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anatta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anatta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr.'s back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anatta (9) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Anatta looking for the RNC.
Anatta is looking for a rear naked choke here but Morrison Jr. reverses the position brilliantly into Anatta's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (9) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
Anatta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. forces his way into half guard.
Anatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Anatta moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anatta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Anatta is keeping the position.
Morrison Jr. is stalling in the full guard.
Anatta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Morrison Jr. is now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anatta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Anatta wants to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Anatta's thigh. Anatta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 12 to 9.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. 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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