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CWC 230 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Derek Trucks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Kevin Huang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trucks pushes Huang up against the cage in a clinch.
Huang jumps guard and drags Trucks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Huang controlling Trucks's posture.
Huang is continuing to stall.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang trying to control the position here.
Trucks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trucks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Huang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Trucks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Trucks seems content to control.
Huang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Huang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Huang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Huang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Huang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Trucks from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks controlling from the top position.
Trucks tries to free his leg and advance position but Huang is retaining full guard.
Trucks is stalling in the full guard.
Trucks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trucks stopping the sweep attempt from Huang.
Trucks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huang is keeping the position for now.
Huang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trucks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to improve his position but instead Trucks has moved into half guard.
Trucks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Huang moves into full guard.
Huang pulls Trucks in close to prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Huang 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huang controls Trucks momentarily but Trucks frees himself.
Huang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trucks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huang is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is working hard here to advance position.
Trucks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Huang is adopting a defensive guard.
Trucks postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Huang pulls Trucks in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Trucks wants to control from the top but Huang keeps moving.
Trucks content to stall in guard here.
Trucks'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.
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.
Huang trying to control the position here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Huang the control monster continue. Boring.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trucks pushing down on Huang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is keen to just control but Huang is a slippery customer.
Huang tries to roll over but Trucks keeps him under control.
Trucks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huang is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Trucks has latched onto it... Big trouble! Trucks pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Huang is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Trucks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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