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CWC 296 - Morrison Jr vs Boaz 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 4 wins and 0 losses; Wamberto Boaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 24 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morrison Jr. looking to score a takedown here. Boaz is defending well but Morrison Jr. drives through and ends up in Boaz's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boaz (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Boaz keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Boaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison Jr. passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Boaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boaz is trying to control but can't.
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. is looking to take a break and control but Boaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. not doing much here.
Boaz controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaz wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the pace.
Boaz won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Boaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz keeping hold of Morrison Jr.'s head, controlling as best he can.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Boaz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boaz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boaz (4) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom here.
Boaz advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Boaz (6) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Boaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz prevents Morrison Jr. from improving his position.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boaz escapes and throws Morrison Jr.'s legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Boaz (9) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to bench press Boaz off him but Boaz keeps the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morrison Jr. knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Morrison Jr. is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison Jr. keeps working.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison Jr. manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boaz's best efforts.
Boaz is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Boaz defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr. is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Boaz has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Boaz keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boaz preventing the sweep.
Boaz looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boaz (9) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Boaz'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 Jr. is thwarting Boaz's attempts to control the position.
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Boaz defends the submission attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Boaz is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Boaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison Jr. is working away from the top position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Boaz is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. controlling the action here.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Boaz wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Boaz (9) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Boaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison Jr. tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boaz's legs.
Boaz trying to remain calm as Morrison Jr. controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Boaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boaz takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
Wamberto Boaz is the new bantamweight champion!
Wamberto Boaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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