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CACC 131: Dominguez vs Sparxx 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 9 losses; Roman Boesku! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 17 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Holzken dives in and scores a takedown into Boesku's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boesku (0) vs (2) Holzken
Boesku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holzken passes into half guard.
Boesku is concentrating on defense, preventing Holzken from advancing position.
Holzken prevents Boesku from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boesku trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku wants to get back to full guard.
Boesku trying to control from the bottom.
Holzken trying to pass the guard but Boesku defending well.
Boesku is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Catch Wrestling L.A., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Holzken perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku actively working from the bottom here.
Boesku is trying to control but can't.
Holzken with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boesku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holzken pulls his head out easily.
Boesku desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boesku trying to hold on to Holzken's head to control him but Holzken postures up.
Boesku is holding on to half guard well.
Boesku tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesku keeping hold of Holzken's head, controlling as best he can.
Boesku trying to control but Holzken postures up.
Holzken is keen to just control but Boesku is a slippery customer.
Boesku wants to improve his position but Holzken is controlling well.
Boesku is trying to control but can't.
Boesku tries to get to full guard but Holzken has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken tries to pass to full mount but Boesku defends it.
Boesku is trying to get back to full guard.
Boesku is refusing to be controlled, as Holzken sits in half guard.
Holzken takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holzken passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (0) vs (5) Holzken
Boesku tries to reverse the position but Holzken maintains control.
Boesku wants to control but Holzken is having none of it.
Boesku is trying to escape the mount.
Boesku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (2) vs (5) Holzken
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boesku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boesku being controlled here momentarily.
Boesku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holzken is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boesku tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
Holzken controlling the position.
Holzken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boesku passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (5) vs (5) Holzken
Holzken is trying to get back to half guard.
Boesku trying to control the action but Holzken is working from the bottom.
Boesku is really struggling to control Holzken but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boesku tries for a kimura but Holzken is defending well.
Boesku wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holzken, who protects the arm well.
Holzken wants to control but Boesku postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Boesku is looking to take a break and control but Holzken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a sweep.
Boesku controls the position.
Boesku tries for a kimura but Holzken is defending well.
Holzken gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holzken wants to control but Boesku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Holzken wants to get back to full guard.
Boesku is thwarting Holzken's attempts to control the position.
Boesku takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holzken wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Holzken slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boesku trying to move into half guard but instead Holzken has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (5) vs (7) Holzken
Boesku is trying to control the position but Holzken postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boesku wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Holzken is now in half guard.
Boesku moves into full guard.
Holzken 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.
Boesku throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Holzken escapes and throws Boesku's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (5) vs (10) Holzken
Holzken content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Holzken 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.
Boesku is looking for a sweep.
Holzken happy to just control the position for now.
Holzken working away.
Boesku is looking to reverse the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Holzken politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holzken prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boesku is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boesku is working hard here to advance position.
Holzken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boesku keeps working.
Boesku is trying to control Holzken's posture but Holzken avoids it.
Boesku is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boesku has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boesku is not content to let Holzken control the position.
Boesku is looking to reverse the position.
Boesku manages to work his way to half guard, despite Holzken's best efforts.
Boesku is not content to let Holzken control the position.
Boesku trying to control but Holzken postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boesku has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Holzken escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Holzken! Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (5) vs (13) Holzken
Holzken is looking to take a break and control but Boesku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boesku is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Holzken off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boesku (9) vs (13) Holzken
Boesku avoiding Holzken 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holzken tries to roll but Boesku sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holzken wins on points by 13 to 9.
Rodney Holzken seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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