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CWC 292 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 48 wins and 32 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Mata keeps moving.
Mata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Mata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Mata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Mata to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Mata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison Jr. trying to keep a closed guard but Mata is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mata postures up.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mata is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison Jr. is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. is squirming around, avoiding Mata's attempts to control the action.
Morrison Jr. looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mata (8) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Mata avoiding Morrison Jr. 's attempts to control his hands.
Mata working for a choke but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. prevents Mata from getting a body triangle.
Morrison Jr. manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mata's guard. Nice work there by Morrison Jr..
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (8) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Mata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mata wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mata! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Mata's back.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Mata wriggling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison Jr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Mata keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control here.
Mata is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. trying to mount his opponent but Mata defends it.
Mata wants to improve his position but Morrison Jr. is controlling well.
Mata wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (10) Morrison Jr.
Mata is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mata struggling a bit here.
Mata prevents Morrison Jr. from improving position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position but Mata is working away.
Mata tries to bench press Morrison Jr. off him but Morrison Jr. keeps the position.
Mata gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (8) vs (12) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controlling his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to secure an arm triangle but Mata defends it well.
Morrison Jr. wants to control the pace but Mata is squirming around nicely.
Mata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison Jr. works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mata (8) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Well, with Morrison Jr. on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mata is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Morrison Jr. controls the position.
Mata tries to escape but Morrison Jr. has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eleven 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. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mata breaks Morrison Jr.'s hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (10) vs (15) Morrison Jr.
Mata trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
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: Mata (10) vs (17) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Mata tries to get to full guard but Morrison Jr. has control of the leg.
Mata is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata is trying to get back to full guard.
Mata is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Mata is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata is pressing down on Morrison Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Morrison Jr. content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 17 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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