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CWC 282 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 24 losses; Rodney Holzken! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Rap Tori!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tori fails to land the takedown.
Holzken tries to counter with a takedown but Tori is quick to defend against it.
Holzken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holzken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tori.
Holzken is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tori is defending well.
Holzken goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tori prevents it.
Tori has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holzken avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodney Holzken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rap Tori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken pulls guard.
Tori wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Tori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tori passes Holzken's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Holzken gets full guard.
Holzken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tori can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tori trying to control but Holzken is working from the bottom.
Tori stays in close to Holzken's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holzken looking for subs off his back but Tori has passed one foot through into half guard.
Holzken wants to improve his position but Tori is controlling well.
Holzken manages to get to full guard.
Tori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a triangle but Tori pushes his legs off easily.
Holzken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holzken looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tori passes into half guard.
Holzken looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in KFA inform me that Tori has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzken looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holzken regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holzken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holzken trying to keep a closed guard but Tori is proving a slippery customer.
Holzken has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tori is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holzken. Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (0) vs (3) Tori
Tori is looking to take a break and control but Holzken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holzken tries to improve position but can't.
Holzken is not content to let Tori control the position.
Holzken is looking to regain half guard here but Tori keeps moving and retains side control.
Holzken regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tori passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (0) vs (6) Tori
Holzken is trying desperately to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Holzken wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Holzken (0) vs (9) Tori
Holzken breaks Tori's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (2) vs (9) Tori
Tori is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Tori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tori is trying to keep Holzken in close.
Tori 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holzken wants to control from the top but Tori keeps moving.
Tori looking for a sweep. Not yet Tori, not yet.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Tori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tori manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holzken manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (2) vs (11) Tori
Holzken controls Tori momentarily but Tori frees himself.
Holzken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tori is aware though and is defending well.
Holzken working for a triangle but Tori defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holzken isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tori stacks Holzken on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tori! Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (2) vs (14) Tori
We've been hearing good reports from Holzken's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Holzken stops Tori from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tori controls the position.
Holzken is looking to regain half guard here but Tori keeps moving and retains side control.
Holzken prevents Tori from moving into mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tori is looking to take a break and control but Holzken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holzken is looking for a sweep.
Tori advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Holzken (2) vs (16) Tori
Holzken regains half guard.
Tori passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (2) vs (19) Tori
Holzken wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Holzken (2) vs (22) Tori
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Holzken wants to escape the position.
Tori wants to control but Holzken is keeping busy.
Tori is trying to stick to Holzken's back but Holzken is turning into Tori. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tori's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holzken. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (4) vs (22) Tori
Tori wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holzken sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tori's guard.
Holzken is trying to control. Tori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holzken stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tori is defending against the submission attempts here by Holzken.
Holzken is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tori sees it coming and defends easily.
Holzken trying to control from half guard but Tori is working away.
Holzken wants to work for an arm triangle but Tori is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tori desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Holzken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tori defends it well.
Tori is trying to control but can't.
Holzken trying to pass the guard but Tori defending well.
Holzken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tori is just riding it out for now. Holzken eventually gives up the hold.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is controlling the pace.
Holzken seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tori for as long as he can get away with.
Holzken is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tori still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tori has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Holzken (4) vs (26) Tori
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tori works to advance to full mount. Holzken defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Holzken (4) vs (28) Tori
Holzken is squirming around, avoiding Tori's attempts to control the action.
Holzken is trying desperately to improve position.
Holzken is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tori wins on points by 28 to 4.
Rap Tori spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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