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CACC 181:Brown v Morrison Jr 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 15 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown 's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Brown controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Morrison Jr. taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. tries to advance to mount but Brown instead regains half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
Brown is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morrison Jr. off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (4) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control but Morrison Jr. is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Brown works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Brown (7) vs (8) Morrison Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for the RNC.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Morrison Jr. manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (7) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (9) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison Jr. pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison Jr. is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (9) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown ! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (13) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (16) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Brown wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (18) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morrison Jr. is holding on tight.
Morrison Jr. 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: Brown (18) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (20) vs (14) Morrison Jr.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown won't allow Morrison Jr. to sweep him here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to Morrison Jr.'s body and controls the position.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (20) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown ! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (24) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison Jr. is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (27) vs (16) Morrison Jr.
Brown is looking to work his way around to Morrison Jr.'s back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Brown 's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 27 to 16.
Antonio Brown retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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