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CWC 306 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 10 losses; Galtero El Toro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 27 losses; Richard Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
El Toro gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: El Toro (4) vs (0) Morgan
El Toro trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan trying to remain calm as El Toro controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morgan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morgan is trying to control El Toro's posture but El Toro avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Morgan wants to control but El Toro postures up.
El Toro trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as El Toro stalls from top position.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
El Toro controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to buck El Toro off but El Toro is having none of it.
El Toro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
El Toro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan tries to buck El Toro off but El Toro is having none of it.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
El Toro slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro working away.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but El Toro keeps moving and retains side control.
El Toro working away.
El Toro staying calm.
Morgan is trying to control El Toro's posture but El Toro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro 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 Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
El Toro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morgan is concentrating on defense, preventing El Toro from advancing position.
El Toro stalling away here and it's allowed Morgan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
El Toro stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: El Toro (7) vs (0) Morgan
El Toro tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no El Toro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
El Toro controls the position.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
El Toro happy to just control the position for now.
El Toro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.
El Toro wants to take a breather but Morgan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for El Toro.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan has an active guard here but El Toro has managed to pass into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from El Toro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the position well.
El Toro seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Morgan has recovered full guard.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and El Toro defends well.
Morgan pulls El Toro in to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
El Toro is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan trying to control the position.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
El Toro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
El Toro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time El Toro.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El Toro is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. El Toro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
El Toro is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Morgan wants to control but El Toro is keeping busy.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control El Toro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and El Toro pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: El Toro (10) vs (0) Morgan
Morgan wants to control but El Toro is having none of it.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding El Toro's attempts to control the action.
Morgan wants to hold on but El Toro pushes him away.
El Toro fails to move to back control.
El Toro controlling from mount.
El Toro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: El Toro (10) vs (2) Morgan
El Toro has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
El Toro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
El Toro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to sweep but instead, Morgan has passed into half guard.
El Toro wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but El Toro is defending well.
El Toro trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Toro takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
An out of breath Galtero El Toro 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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