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CACC 166: Ribbler vs Savkov 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Yaj
Morrison Jr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Yaj is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yaj is trying to control but can't.
Yaj is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Yaj is trying to control but can't.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Yaj is a slippery customer.
Yaj is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Yaj wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass to full mount but Yaj defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj is looking to improve his position.
Yaj works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yaj has his hands on Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. pushes down on Yaj's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is in trouble now - Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Yaj
Morrison Jr. moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (0) Yaj
Yaj is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Yaj.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I really don't envy Yaj right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
I would not like to be Yaj right now.
Yaj tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
Yaj turns into Morrison Jr. and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (8) vs (2) Yaj
Yaj trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Yaj
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Yaj controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (4) Yaj
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Yaj has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yaj perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yaj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Yaj stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yaj passes Morrison Jr.'s left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Yaj has control of the leg.
Yaj is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yaj wants to take a breather but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Yaj prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Yaj trying to advance position but Morrison Jr. counters by regaining guard.
Morrison Jr. has his foot on Yaj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yaj works his way back into a safe position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (4) Yaj
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet.
We've been informed that Yaj has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Yaj has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (8) Yaj
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Yaj is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. can't escape the position.
Yaj working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yaj trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yaj prevents Morrison Jr. from getting the reversal.
Yaj looking to control but Morrison Jr. is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is trying desperately to improve position.
Yaj tries to control but Morrison Jr. wriggling away.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yaj can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape.
Yaj goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morrison Jr. turns into him and now he's in Yaj's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (14) vs (8) Yaj
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj 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. (14) vs (10) Yaj
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yaj manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (16) vs (10) Yaj
Yaj has an active guard here but Morrison Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Yaj is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Yaj is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Yaj won't allow it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (19) vs (10) Yaj
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Yaj wriggling away.
Yaj wants to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Yaj looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (22) vs (10) Yaj
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Yaj pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yaj preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison Jr..
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrison Jr.'s supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morrison Jr. not allowing Yaj to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj staying busy and making it hard for Morrison Jr. to control.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Yaj knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Yaj for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 22 to 10.
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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