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CACC 114 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Shanti Anatta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 12 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anatta tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Anatta (0) vs (4) Hughes
Hughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anatta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anatta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hughes but great work by Anatta. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anatta (4) vs (4) Hughes
Hughes gets back to half guard.
Anatta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Hughes won't allow Anatta to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatta wants to take a breather but Hughes is having none of it.
Anatta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anatta passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (7) vs (4) Hughes
Hughes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatta wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anatta goes for an armbar but Hughes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hughes. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (7) vs (6) Hughes
Anatta can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Anatta is defending well.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Anatta is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to work for an arm triangle but Anatta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anatta wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Anatta is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.
Anatta manages to get to full guard.
Anatta looking for a sweep. Not yet Anatta, not yet.
Anatta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (9) vs (6) Hughes
Anatta sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Anatta is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Anatta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anatta is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anatta to get the leverage.
Anatta trying to mount his opponent but Hughes defends it.
Anatta trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Anatta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anatta trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anatta pulls his head out easily.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Anatta has control of the leg.
Anatta is looking to stall here but Hughes recovers full guard.
Anatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatta advances to half guard.
Anatta wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anatta passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (12) vs (6) Hughes
Anatta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hughes is now in Anatta's guard. A big mistake from Anatta there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (12) vs (8) Hughes
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Anatta is defending well.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Anatta is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anatta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Anatta defends the submission attempt.
Anatta is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anatta gets back to full guard.
Hughes slips nicely into half guard.
Anatta is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Anatta trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Anatta is defending well.
Anatta is looking to improve his position.
Anatta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anatta.
Hughes won't allow Anatta to sweep him here.
Anatta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hughes has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (12) vs (11) Hughes
Hughes swings around for an armbar but Anatta sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hughes's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anatta (14) vs (11) Hughes
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anatta wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Anatta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (17) vs (11) Hughes
Anatta tries to move to mount but Hughes blocks the move with his legs.
Anatta moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Anatta (19) vs (11) Hughes
Anatta prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
Anatta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anatta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anatta controlling his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anatta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
Anatta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anatta trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anatta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Anatta seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
Anatta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anatta pulls his head out easily.
Anatta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anatta seems to be looking for submissions.
Anatta is looking for a kimura here.
Anatta 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.
Anatta is looking to stall here but Hughes recovers full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta passes Hughes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughes won't allow Anatta to pass to mount.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anatta pulls his head out easily.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes looks winded!
Anatta seems to be looking for submissions.
Anatta works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anatta (22) vs (11) Hughes
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta controlling the pace for now.
Anatta working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is in no mood to give up.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Anatta is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hughes is surviving well by controlling Anatta's body position as best he can.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatta takes the fight on points by 22 to 11.
Shanti Anatta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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