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CACC 113 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Max Strasburg! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Eduardo Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cunha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Strasburg (0) vs (4) Cunha
Cunha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strasburg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strasburg gets back to half guard.
Strasburg's coaches at Finish the Fight have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Strasburg is defending well.
Strasburg is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Cunha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strasburg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cunha trying to control from Strasburg's half guard. Strasburg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunha tries to free his leg and advance position but Strasburg is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasburg keeping moving, preventing Cunha from controlling successfully.
Strasburg trying to keep a closed guard but Cunha is proving a slippery customer.
Strasburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strasburg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Strasburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Strasburg, not yet.
Strasburg wants to improve his position but instead Cunha has moved into half guard.
Strasburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Strasburg is staying active underneath Cunha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg tries to roll over but Cunha keeps him under control.
Cunha wants to control but Strasburg is keeping him busy.
Cunha works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (7) Cunha
Cunha wants to control the pace but Strasburg is squirming around nicely.
Strasburg is trying desperately to improve position.
Cunha controlling from mount.
Strasburg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunha looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha prevents Strasburg from getting the reversal.
Strasburg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cunha stalling.
Strasburg is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Strasburg tries to get to full guard but Cunha has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha slows the pace down in half guard.
Cunha trying to mount his opponent but Strasburg defends it.
Cunha trying to control the action but Strasburg is working from the bottom.
Cunha controlling the action here.
Strasburg is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Cunha is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strasburg! Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (10) Cunha
Strasburg tries to hold on but Cunha pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Strasburg wants to get back to full guard.
Cunha is looking to take a break and control but Strasburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strasburg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cunha trying to pass the guard but Strasburg defending well.
Cunha wants to control but Strasburg is keeping him busy.
Strasburg is looking to improve his position.
Cunha is keen to just control but Strasburg is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg wants to improve his position but Cunha is controlling well.
Cunha is looking to take a break and control but Strasburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunha tries to pass to full mount but Strasburg defends it.
Strasburg is looking for a sweep. Cunha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strasburg keeps working.
Cunha trying to control the pace.
Cunha wants to take a breather but Strasburg is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is working for a kimura but Strasburg is defending it quite comfortably.
Cunha wants to take a breather but Strasburg is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Strasburg actively working from the bottom here.
Strasburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Strasburg is working hard here to advance position.
Cunha is keen to just control but Strasburg is a slippery customer.
Strasburg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strasburg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunha preventing the sweep.
Cunha advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (13) Cunha
Strasburg tries to bench press Cunha off him but Cunha keeps the position.
Cunha trying to control the action but Strasburg is working from the bottom.
Strasburg gets back to half guard.
Strasburg wants to improve his position but Cunha is controlling well.
Strasburg is trying to maintain the position but Cunha is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunha trying to control from half guard but Strasburg is working away.
Strasburg is looking to get back to full guard here but Cunha has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (16) Cunha
Cunha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strasburg keeps working.
Strasburg is looking for a sweep.
Strasburg sneaks back into half guard.
Cunha controlling the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strasburg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cunha passes into half guard.
Cunha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strasburg keeps working.
Cunha is working for a submission of some sort.
Cunha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strasburg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Strasburg trying to hold on to Cunha's head to control him but Cunha postures up.
Strasburg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cunha trying to control but Strasburg is working from the bottom.
Cunha advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (19) Cunha
Strasburg tries to bench press Cunha off him but Cunha keeps the position.
Strasburg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cunha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cunha seems to be looking for submissions.
Strasburg wants to get back to full guard but Cunha has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Strasburg (0) vs (22) Cunha
Cunha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strasburg has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg is looking for a sweep.
Cunha is looking to take a break and control but Strasburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strasburg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cunha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strasburg is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Cunha tries for a kimura but Strasburg is defending well.
Cunha trying to control the position but Strasburg is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunha wants to control but Strasburg is keeping him busy.
Strasburg is trying to improve his position.
Cunha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cunha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cunha trying to control the action but Strasburg is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg is looking for a sweep.
Cunha wants to control but Strasburg is keeping him busy.
Strasburg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cunha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cunha is trying to control. Strasburg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strasburg wants to control but Cunha is keeping busy.
Strasburg is looking for a sweep. Cunha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cunha wins on points by 22 to 0.
After winning the bout, Eduardo Cunha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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