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CWC 271 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 24 wins and 19 losses; DJ Augustus ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 8 losses; Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Augustus pushes MacGowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Augustus decides to pull guard.
Augustus wants to sweep here but MacGowan controlling him for the moment.
Augustus trying to keep a closed guard but MacGowan is proving a slippery customer.
Augustus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
MacGowan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Augustus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacGowan has managed to get both his arms back between Augustus 's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGowan being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustus is retaining full guard.
Augustus trying to control the position here.
MacGowan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
MacGowan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan passes into half guard.
MacGowan controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan tries to pass to full mount but Augustus defends it.
MacGowan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Augustus keeping control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, MacGowan seems content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Augustus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacGowan is working away from the top position though.
MacGowan controlling the action here.
Augustus wants to improve his position but MacGowan is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan tries to pass to full mount but Augustus defends it.
MacGowan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to control but MacGowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacGowan controlling the action here.
Augustus trying to control here.
Augustus tries to get to full guard but MacGowan has control of the leg.
MacGowan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Augustus keeping hold of MacGowan's head, controlling as best he can.
MacGowan wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Augustus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacGowan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Augustus wants to control but MacGowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
Augustus tries to get to full guard but MacGowan has control of the leg.
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.
Augustus gets full guard.
MacGowan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing MacGowan from controlling successfully.
Augustus wants to control but MacGowan passes easily into half guard.
MacGowan prevents Augustus from improving his position.
Augustus is looking to get back to full guard here but MacGowan has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Augustus (0) vs (3) MacGowan
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as MacGowan stalls from top position.
MacGowan working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacGowan controls the position.
Let's hope that MacGowan 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan wins on points by 3 to 0.
A relieved looking Shane MacGowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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