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CWC 299 - Jackson vs Camara 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 64 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Boaz dives in and grabs Morrison Jr.'s left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison Jr. pushes down on Boaz's head and hops out.
Morrison Jr. looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boaz! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Morrison Jr. (4) vs (0) Boaz
Boaz is looking to reverse the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to move to full mount but Boaz actually manages to regain half guard.
Boaz trying to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Boaz trying to hold on to Morrison Jr.'s head to control him but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (0) Boaz
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz looking for a sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (0) Boaz
Boaz tries to hold on but Morrison Jr. pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Boaz's back here but Boaz is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Boaz's back but he can't do it this time.
Boaz is squirming around, avoiding Morrison Jr.'s attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (0) Boaz
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison Jr. is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Boaz is defending well though. Morrison Jr. let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Boaz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Morrison Jr. go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morrison Jr. not allowing Boaz to control his hands.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison Jr. trying to control momentarily.
Morrison Jr. working for the choke.
Boaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boaz fending off the submission attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morrison Jr. is looking for the choke from the back position but Boaz is controlling his hands well.
Morrison Jr. gets his hands free as Boaz looks to control.
Boaz is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking for the RNC.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrison Jr. gets his hands free.
Morrison Jr. is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Boaz right now.
Boaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morrison Jr.'s arms.
Boaz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Morrison Jr. is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boaz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boaz trying to control but not successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boaz prevents Morrison Jr. from getting a body triangle.
Morrison Jr. is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boaz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boaz for a finish.
Boaz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Morrison Jr. off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position well here. Boaz rolled but Morrison Jr. kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boaz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boaz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boaz looking to control the position.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Boaz to sit and survive in this position.
Morrison Jr. has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morrison Jr. looking for the choke from the back.
Morrison Jr. not allowing Boaz to control his hands.
Morrison Jr. trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. just sinks the hooks in.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tries to escape the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to get the hooks in deep but Boaz pushed the leg off.
Morrison Jr. is not going to allow Boaz to sit and survive in this position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a rear naked choke here but Boaz reverses the position brilliantly into Morrison Jr.'s guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (12) vs (2) Boaz
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boaz 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.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Boaz has control of the leg.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Boaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boaz wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Boaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison Jr. has an active guard here but Boaz has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
David Morrison Jr. retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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