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CWC 320 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 15 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Everett Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Arroyo shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Arroyo
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown pulls Arroyo in close to prevent any damage.
Arroyo trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Arroyo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arroyo looking to pass the guard.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arroyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Arroyo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arroyo prevents Brown from improving his position.
Arroyo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Arroyo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown moves into full guard.
Arroyo preventing the sweep.
Brown is trying to keep Arroyo in close.
Brown 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.
Arroyo is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Arroyo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Arroyo tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Arroyo advances to half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Arroyo keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
My spies in Count Dante's Deadliest Academy inform me that Arroyo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Brown won't allow Arroyo to pass to mount.
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arroyo is working away from the top position though.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Arroyo is controlling the pace.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arroyo is working away from the top position though.
Arroyo is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Arroyo is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Arroyo seems to be looking for submissions.
Arroyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Arroyo has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Arroyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arroyo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Arroyo 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.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arroyo defends it easily.
Arroyo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arroyo looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Arroyo
Brown trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands and throws Arroyo's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (2) Arroyo
Brown advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (7) vs (2) Arroyo
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Arroyo regains half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to work for an americana but Arroyo has managed to regain full guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now.
Arroyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (7) vs (4) Arroyo
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Arroyo advances to half guard.
Brown trying to control here.
Arroyo tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arroyo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Arroyo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arroyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Arroyo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Arroyo from advancing to side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown wants to improve his position but Arroyo is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arroyo in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to sweep but Arroyo has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (7) vs (7) Arroyo
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Brown gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Brown takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Jab Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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