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CWC 326 - Amsterdam PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 20 losses; Koryu Miyagi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 15 losses; Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Miyagi moves into the clinch.
Miyagi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Merlin prevents it.
#TD#
Miyagi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Merlin can't fight it off and eventually Miyagi manages to take the fight to the floor. Merlin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Miyagi (2) vs (0) Merlin
Merlin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miyagi has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Miyagi (5) vs (0) Merlin
Merlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi tries to move to full mount but Merlin actually manages to regain half guard.
Miyagi sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Merlin is looking to improve his position.
Miyagi wants to pass the guard but Merlin is defending well.
Miyagi controlling the pace. #T2#
Merlin tries to get to full guard but Miyagi has control of the leg.
Miyagi not doing much here.
#T3#
Miyagi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Merlin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merlin manages to get to full guard.
Miyagi looking to pass the guard.
Merlin trying to control the position.
#T4#
Miyagi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Merlin has control of Miyagi's left arm, preventing Miyagi from doing any damage. #T5#
Merlin 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: Miyagi (5) vs (2) Merlin
Merlin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miyagi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miyagi wants to get back to full guard.#T6#
Merlin is keen to just control but Miyagi is a slippery customer.
Miyagi wants to control but Merlin is keeping busy.
Merlin content to control rather than advance.
Miyagi is looking for a sweep. Merlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyagi is trying to control but can't.
Miyagi wants to get back to full guard.#T7#
Merlin is controlling the pace.
Merlin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Merlin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Miyagi wants to get back to full guard.
Miyagi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T8#
Merlin tries to pass to full mount but Miyagi defends it.
Merlin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Merlin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miyagi! Score +3 for passing guard: Miyagi (5) vs (5) Merlin
Merlin avoids the attempt from Miyagi to control.
Merlin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyagi is looking to escape. #T9#
Miyagi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Merlin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miyagi is desperately trying to improve his position but Merlin has a good base and remains in mount.
Merlin controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T10#
Let's hope that Merlin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T11#
Merlin tries to control but Miyagi wriggling away.
Miyagi wants to control but Merlin is having none of it.
Merlin looking to control and managing it successfully. #T12#
Miyagi wants to control but Merlin is having none of it.
Miyagi holds on for dear life.
Miyagi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merlin tries to control but Miyagi wriggling away. #T13#
Miyagi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merlin controlling the position easily from mount.
Miyagi tries to lock up and control but Merlin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T14#
Miyagi is squirming around, avoiding Merlin's attempts to control the action.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Merlin pushes him away.
Merlin looking to control but Miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Merlin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Miyagi is heads and Merlin is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Merlin wins on points by 6 to 5.
Xavier Merlin is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Xavier Merlin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Koryu Miyagi was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill train smarter and harder next time, so i come back stronger than ever!'. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 9 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 14 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bar dives in and grabs Nickal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nickal pushes down on Bar's head and hops out.#TD#
Bar dives in and scores a takedown into Nickal's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bar (2) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal keeping full guard, as Bar tries to pass.
Nickal controlling the position.
Bar content to stall in guard here.
Bar trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Bar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bar trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom. #T2#
Bar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bar is one step ahead there. #T3#
Bar wants to pass the guard but Nickal is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Nickal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nickal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nickal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully. #T5#
Bar passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (5) vs (0) Nickal
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bar staying calm.
Bar taking a break here but Nickal is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T6#
Nickal wants to control but Bar is keeping busy.
Nickal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T7#
Bar is keen to just control but Nickal is a slippery customer.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
Bar trying to mount his opponent but Nickal defends it.
Bar prevents Nickal from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8#
Bar content to control rather than advance.
Nickal tries to roll over but Bar keeps him under control.
Bar sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T9##SUB#
Bar wants to work for an arm triangle but Nickal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bar controlling the pace.
Bar trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away. #T10#
Bar is looking to stall here but Nickal recovers full guard.
Nickal pulls Bar in to control the position.
Bar controlling from the top position.
Bar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T11#
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T12#
Bar is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal 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.
Bar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal is pulling down on Bar's head. It's preventing any offense from Bar, at least for the moment.#T13#
Bar looking to pass the guard.
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Bar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bar sitting in guard here, content to control. #T14#
Nickal trying to control the position here.
Bar content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bar takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Wilhelm Bar is the new middleweight champion! |
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