|
|
CWC 294 - Brown vs Morrison 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 32 wins and 21 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Morrison Jr. changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brown looking to control.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Brown .
Morrison Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown gets back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is looking to control Morrison Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Brown is trying is best to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Brown 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. postures up.
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. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Brown controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is controlling Morrison Jr.'s position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 7 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. is the new bantamweight champion!
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.
Antonio Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
|
|
|
|
|
