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CWC 288 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 56 wins and 23 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 36 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Pancake looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Pancake is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Pancake
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Morrison Jr. gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pancake is looking to get to half guard.
Pancake is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
Pancake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pancake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison Jr. moves into full mount! Pancake won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
Pancake wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake is trying to break free.
Pancake breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (2) Pancake
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. is trying to keep Pancake in close.
Pancake tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Pancake is still trying to improve position.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pancake tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pancake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pancake is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Pancake passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (11) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake tries for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake has knee on belly momentarily but Morrison Jr. bucks him off and regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Pancake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pancake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison Jr. defends it well.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pancake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Pancake drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison Jr. manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pancake has Morrison Jr. in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (5) Pancake
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pancake can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Pancake is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
Pancake wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Pancake gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pancake can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pancake is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Pancake defends it.
Pancake gets back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pancake has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pancake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pancake wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Pancake is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Pancake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. just content to control the position.
Pancake is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Pancake is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Pancake is trying to improve his position.
Pancake trying his best to control but Morrison Jr. has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (18) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Pancake to control.
Morrison Jr. is trying to take his opponent's back.
Pancake is looking to improve his position but Morrison Jr. isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Pancake's back but he can't do it this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Pancake tries to improve his position but instead Morrison Jr. has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (5) Pancake
Morrison Jr. doesn't have the hooks in and Pancake manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (21) vs (7) Pancake
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Pancake postures up.
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 21 to 7.
An out of breath David Morrison Jr. 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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