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CWC 348 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 28 losses; Don Lemieux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 6 losses; Stoned Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lemieux scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Lemieux (4) vs (0) Nelson
Nelson is trying to improve his position.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is not content to let Lemieux control the position.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lemieux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Lemieux postures up.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lemieux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lemieux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lemieux tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying to get an arm triangle but Nelson is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nelson trying to get back to full guard but Lemieux takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lemieux (7) vs (0) Nelson
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nelson wants to hold on but Lemieux pushes him away.
Nelson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lemieux prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is still trying to improve position.
Lemieux is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lemieux controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
Lemieux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Lemieux is very close to passing his half guard.
Lemieux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nelson wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lemieux.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Lemieux passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lemieux (10) vs (0) Nelson
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lemieux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lemieux wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Lemieux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nelson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nelson regains half guard.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nelson wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemieux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nelson is just riding it out for now. Lemieux eventually gives up the hold.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lemieux trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Lemieux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lemieux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lemieux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nelson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lemieux stacks Nelson 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 Lemieux! Score +3 for passing guard: Lemieux (13) vs (0) Nelson
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Lemieux has control of the leg.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lemieux.
Nelson keeping control of the position.
Nelson is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Lemieux controlling the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nelson wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nelson is pressing down on Lemieux's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nelson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lemieux puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nelson.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Lemieux defends easily.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lemieux's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lemieux (13) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson trying to move into half guard but instead Lemieux has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lemieux (15) vs (2) Nelson
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lemieux trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lemieux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lemieux manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lemieux passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemieux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemieux takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
A relieved looking Don Lemieux 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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