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CWC 292 - Las Vegas PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 29 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 23 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrison defends it nicely.
Morrison gets a double leg takedown into Sakuraba's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (0) Sakuraba
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Sakuraba managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling Morrison's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakuraba is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuraba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba controlling the pace.
Sakuraba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is stalling in the full guard.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (2) vs (5) Sakuraba
Sakuraba is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morrison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face as Sakuraba controls the position.
Morrison stops Sakuraba from passing to mount.
Morrison tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba slows the pace down.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison prevents Sakuraba from improving position.
Sakuraba working away.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.
Morrison is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at New York Public Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Sakuraba is taking a breather. Morrison says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Morrison is looking for a triangle here but Sakuraba uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (2) vs (8) Sakuraba
Sakuraba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison (2) vs (10) Sakuraba
Sakuraba 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 gets back to half guard.
Sakuraba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Clark's Champion's. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakuraba in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakuraba wins on points by 10 to 2.
After the fight, Ishiihara Sakuraba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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