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CWC 319 - Kuronoa vs Fiso PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 33 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 12 losses; Joe Tidd!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown gets caught napping as Tidd dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Tidd
Tidd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Tidd preventing the sweep.
Tidd trying to move into half guard but instead Brown has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Tidd
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tidd is keeping the position for now.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Tidd defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tidd is pressing down on Brown 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (2) Tidd
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position but Tidd is working away.
Tidd is trying to improve his position.
Tidd struggling a bit here.
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.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tidd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tidd tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tidd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown wants to control but Tidd is keeping him busy.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (8) vs (2) Tidd
Tidd tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tidd tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Tidd is still trying to improve position.
Tidd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown prevents Tidd from getting the reversal.
Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tidd to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tidd shrugs it off.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown trying to control but Tidd is having none of it.
Tidd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tidd turns into him and now he's in Brown 's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (8) vs (4) Tidd
Tidd wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown pulls Tidd in to control the position.
Tidd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Tidd has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that Tidd has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tidd is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tidd is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tidd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Brown keeping full guard, as Tidd tries to pass.
Tidd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tidd preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tidd trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tidd 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.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (4) Tidd
Tidd trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (6) Tidd
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Tidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tidd from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Tidd pushes his legs off easily.
Tidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Tidd is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tidd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tidd content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (12) vs (6) Tidd
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Tidd is retaining full guard.
Tidd keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Tidd wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tidd trying to control the position.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tidd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
Tidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Tidd, not yet.
Tidd is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tidd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Tidd is defending well.
Tidd is staying active underneath Brown , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tidd desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Tidd defends the submission attempt.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tidd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tidd wants to control but Brown passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (15) vs (6) Tidd
Tidd is trying to control Brown 's posture but Brown avoids it.
Tidd is looking to reverse the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tidd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Tidd. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (15) vs (10) Tidd
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Tidd controls the position.
It looks like Tidd might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tidd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Tidd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tidd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tidd wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tidd in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tidd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tidd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (15) vs (13) Tidd
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 15 to 13.
An out of breath Antonio Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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