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CWCFN 13 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Derwent Bolt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Bolt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolt looking for a takedown.
Morgan pulls guard.
Bolt slips nicely into half guard.
Bolt tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Bolt is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan won't allow Bolt to pass to mount.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is looking to control Bolt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Bolt seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Bolt'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.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morgan's guard.
Bolt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bolt wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bolt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt slows the pace down in half guard.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Bolt is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bolt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Bolt (3) vs (0) Morgan
Bolt trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolt wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Bolt has control of the leg.
Morgan trying to get back to full guard but Bolt takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bolt (6) vs (0) Morgan
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Bolt wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bolt.
Bolt trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Bolt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Bolt's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan regains half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Bolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt passes into side control, despite Morgan's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bolt (9) vs (0) Morgan
Bolt is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bolt advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bolt (11) vs (0) Morgan
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bolt wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bolt passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bolt (14) vs (0) Morgan
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Bolt isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan tries to hold on but Bolt pushes him away.
Bolt controlling from mount.
Bolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Bolt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morgan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Bolt has a good base and remains in mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolt controlling from mount.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan wants to control but Bolt is having none of it.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Bolt's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Bolt isn't that keen on the idea.
Bolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bolt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bolt 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.
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Morgan won't allow Bolt to pass to mount.
Bolt slows the pace down in half guard.
Bolt is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Bolt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Bolt passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bolt (17) vs (0) Morgan
Bolt trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolt controlling the position.
Bolt trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Bolt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bolt working away.
Bolt trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan is trying to control Bolt's posture but Bolt avoids it.
Bolt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morgan's legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bolt advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bolt (19) vs (0) Morgan
Bolt controlling from mount.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Bolt maintains control.
Bolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Bolt is having none of it.
Bolt tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Bolt controlling the pace for now.
Bolt'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.
Morgan wants to hold on but Bolt pushes him away.
Bolt trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bolt controlling from mount.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Bolt isn't that keen on the idea.
Bolt controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolt looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bolt controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolt takes the fight on points by 19 to 0.
After the fight, Derwent Bolt 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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