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TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison Jr. (ranked 1947 p4p, 108 weight class) and Rodney Holzken (ranked 15670 p4p, 464 weight class). Morrison Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Holzken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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 24 wins and 8 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Holzken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrison Jr. circles away.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holzken's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Holzken
Morrison Jr. takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Holzken defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morrison Jr. in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Holzken defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Holzken's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Holzken is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrison Jr. is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Holzken reverses the position - he's now on top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Holzken controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holzken tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control the position but Holzken postures up.
Morrison Jr. is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (2) Holzken
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holzken keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holzken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Holzken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holzken manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Holzken is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Holzken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (4) Holzken
Holzken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Holzken tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holzken is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Holzken has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison Jr. avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken not doing much here.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Holzken tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Holzken has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Holzken is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morrison Jr.. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (7) Holzken
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Holzken prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holzken's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (7) Holzken
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Holzken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (9) Holzken
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Holzken controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holzken stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard here.
Holzken won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
Holzken is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Morrison Jr. pushes a forearm under Holzken's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holzken is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
David Morrison Jr. is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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