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CWC 234 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Buddy Barnett! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Ohanian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnett pulls Ohanian into guard.
Ohanian trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ohanian looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnett (2) vs (0) Ohanian
Ohanian pulls Barnett in to control the position.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohanian wants to hit a sweep here but Barnett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ohanian there! Score +3 for passing guard: Barnett (5) vs (0) Ohanian
Barnett wants to take his opponent's back but instead Ohanian manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian is looking to improve his position.
Barnett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ohanian is positioning himself well to prevent Barnett advancing to mount.
Ohanian wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ohanian avoid being mounted?
Ohanian has a hand on Barnett's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barnett takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Barnett (8) vs (0) Ohanian
Barnett controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Barnett (11) vs (0) Ohanian
Ohanian tries to break free.
Ohanian breaks Barnett's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnett (11) vs (2) Ohanian
Ohanian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Ohanian from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.
Barnett controlling Ohanian's posture.
Ohanian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ohanian keeps trying to improve his position.
Barnett pulls Ohanian in to control the position.
Ohanian looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnett seems keen to control Ohanian's posture.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Ohanian controlling him for the moment.
Ohanian tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohanian pushing down on Barnett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ohanian is looking for a kimura here.
Ohanian trying to work for an americana but Barnett has managed to regain full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian slips nicely into half guard.
Ohanian is pressing down on Barnett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnett is holding on for now.
Ohanian is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Ohanian stalling away here and it's allowed Barnett to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ohanian is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ohanian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ohanian looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnett (13) vs (2) Ohanian
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnett is fighting to break Ohanian's control of his arms but Ohanian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnett content to stall in guard here.
Ohanian wants to hit a sweep here but Barnett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ohanian there! Score +3 for passing guard: Barnett (16) vs (2) Ohanian
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ohanian working to try and regain half guard.
Ohanian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnett manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ohanian to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Barnett (19) vs (2) Ohanian
Ohanian is holding onto Barnett's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Barnett is hanging on to Ohanian's back as he tries to escape.
Barnett seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohanian turns into Barnett and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnett (19) vs (4) Ohanian
Ohanian trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Ohanian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position here.
Ohanian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ohanian pushing down on Barnett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ohanian stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnett is trying to maintain the position but Ohanian is very close to passing his half guard.
Ohanian 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.
Ohanian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barnett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ohanian prevents Barnett from improving his position.
Ohanian is just content to waste time from the top position. Barnett takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is adopting a defensive guard.
Ohanian trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett is pulling down on Ohanian's head to control his posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian passes into half guard.
Ohanian 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.
Ohanian controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnett takes the fight on points by 19 to 4.
A victorious Buddy Barnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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