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CWC 294 - Brown vs Morrison 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 11 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 30 losses; David Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Halli shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halli sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (0) vs (2) Morrison
Morrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison wants to free his trapped foot but Halli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison trying to control the action but Halli is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing good reports from Halli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison is trying to control. Halli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Halli is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halli avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but Halli defending well.
Morrison is still trying to improve position.
Morrison is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
Halli keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halli is keeping the position for now.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Halli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morrison trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Halli is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Morrison is looking to advance position but Halli has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Halli (4) vs (2) Morrison
Halli manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Halli (7) vs (2) Morrison
Halli has the hooks in. Morrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Halli really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Morrison.
Halli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halli is hanging on to Morrison's back as he tries to escape.
Halli doesn't have the hooks in and Morrison manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (7) vs (4) Morrison
Halli controlling the position.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halli is controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison passes into half guard.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Halli is having none of it.
Morrison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli trying to control from the bottom.
Halli is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Morrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halli trying to control from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison is trying to control. Halli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halli won't allow Morrison to pass to mount.
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Morrison is looking to stall here but Halli recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halli is keeping the position for now.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Halli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (9) vs (4) Morrison
Halli slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Halli has moved into half guard.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Halli passes into side control, despite Morrison's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (12) vs (4) Morrison
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Halli slows the pace down.
Morrison looks to move to half guard but instead Halli has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Halli (14) vs (4) Morrison
Morrison wants to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Halli isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Halli controlling the pace.
Morrison has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morrison is looking to get back to full guard here but Halli has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (17) vs (4) Morrison
Morrison manages to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Halli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Halli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Halli has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (20) vs (4) Morrison
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 20 to 4.
Reijo Halli decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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