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CACC 201: Brown vs Anatta II 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Cleon Wright! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 7 losses; Vince Neil!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Neil moves into the clinch.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Neil pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wright is working for takedown but Neil is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleon Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Neil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Neil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Neil is defending well.
Neil is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neil gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wright (0) vs (2) Neil
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Neil jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Wright (0) vs (5) Neil
Wright wants to control but Neil postures up.
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A lull in the action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Wright's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Wright is trying to work for a sweep but Neil has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Wright (0) vs (7) Neil
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.
Neil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
Neil controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control but Neil is having none of it.
Neil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neil looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Neil's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Wright gets back to half guard.
Neil prevents Wright from improving his position.
Neil is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Neil has control of the leg.
Neil passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wright (0) vs (10) Neil
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Wright is trying to work for a sweep but Neil has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Wright (0) vs (12) Neil
Wright slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wright trying to control here.
Wright is pressing down on Neil's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control but Neil passes easily into half guard.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neil keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wright wants to improve his position but Neil is controlling well.
Neil is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright trying to hold on to Neil's head to control him but Neil postures up.
Wright is trying to control but Neil manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Wright (0) vs (15) Neil
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to hold on but Neil postures up.
Neil trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
My spies in Golden Harvest inform me that Neil has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neil perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Neil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Neil in particular looking to stall.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neil is working away from the top position though.
Neil is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to maintain the position but Neil is very close to passing his half guard.
Neil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neil controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Neil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neil's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wright (4) vs (15) Neil
Wright tightening his grip on Neil, looking for the choke.
Neil defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wright's arms.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Neil showing good submission defense here.
Wright trying to control.
Wright controls the action.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control the hands but Wright breaks the grip.
Wright slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wright trying to control.
Wright is trying to control but Neil is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Neil turns into him and now he's in Wright's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wright (4) vs (17) Neil
Wright controls Neil momentarily but Neil frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Neil has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wright (4) vs (20) Neil
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil wins on points by 20 to 4.
A victorious Vince Neil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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