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CWC 254 PBP Commentary |
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 43 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 21 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (0) Holzken
Morrison trying to pass the guard but Holzken defending well.
Morrison moves into full mount! Holzken won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (5) vs (0) Holzken
Holzken is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Holzken felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Holzken is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Holzken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily.
Holzken is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison (5) vs (4) Holzken
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken is looking to control Morrison but Morrison is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Holzken really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Morrison.
Morrison prevents Holzken from getting a body triangle.
Morrison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is not content to let Holzken control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Holzken trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Morrison tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
Holzken wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Holzken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gets full guard.
Morrison 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 (7) vs (4) Holzken
Holzken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holzken is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
Morrison stays in close to Holzken's body and controls the position.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Holzken throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrison uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (10) vs (4) Holzken
Holzken tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Holzken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holzken sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Holzken tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Holzken looking for submissions off his back.
Holzken is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison is looking for a kimura here.
Holzken tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holzken gets back to full guard.
Holzken looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Holzken is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Holzken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holzken had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison defends it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Holzken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holzken is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holzken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holzken is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Holzken can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Holzken wants to get back to full guard.
Holzken trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Holzken tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (4) Holzken
Morrison trying to control the action but Holzken is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a sweep.
Morrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holzken has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holzken tries to improve position but can't.
Holzken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison trying to control the action but Holzken is working from the bottom.
Holzken tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is letting Morrison control him for a moment.
Morrison moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison (15) vs (4) Holzken
Morrison looking to control but Holzken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holzken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Holzken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison content just to control the position here.
Holzken wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Holzken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Holzken is squirming around nicely.
Holzken is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holzken is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Holzken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Holzken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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 tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holzken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holzken trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Holzken actively working from the bottom here.
Holzken is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Morrison has latched onto it... Big trouble! Morrison pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Holzken is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison!
An out of breath David Morrison 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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