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CWC 295 Morrison Jr vs Saldini PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 20 losses; Judas Priest! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 4 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Priest 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: Priest (2) vs (0) Nickal
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickal is retaining full guard.
Priest not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Priest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nickal has his hands on Priest's head, controlling the position.
Priest won't allow Nickal to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Priest controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (5) vs (0) Nickal
Priest staying calm.
Priest tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Priest politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Priest prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Nickal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nickal is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest working away.
Nickal stops Priest from passing to mount.
Nickal is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal trying to remain calm as Priest controls from the top position.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Priest seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nickal for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries to advance position but instead Nickal slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nickal is looking to control Priest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nickal avoid being mounted?
Priest tries to pass to full mount but Nickal defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
Priest trying to control from Nickal's half guard. Nickal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Priest stands and throws Nickal's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (8) vs (0) Nickal
Priest laying and praying for a moment but Nickal takes advantage and regains half guard.
Nickal works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Priest slips nicely into half guard.
Priest is just content to waste time from the top position. Nickal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Priest content to stall in guard here.
Nickal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Priest looking to pass the guard.
Priest passes Nickal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nickal is controlling Priest's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control from the bottom.
Priest trying to advance position but Nickal counters by regaining guard.
Priest trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Priest 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.
Priest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Priest looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Priest is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Priest content to stall in guard here.
Nickal is pulling down on Priest's head. It's preventing any offense from Priest, at least for the moment.
Priest looking to pass the guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Priest controlling from the top position.
Nickal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Priest is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickal is adopting a defensive guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal keeping full guard, as Priest tries to pass.
Nickal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Priest takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Judas Priest decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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