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CWC 225 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 6 losses; Jesus Sanchez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sailcirc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sanchez (0) vs (2) Sailcirc
Sailcirc is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (0) vs (5) Sailcirc
Sanchez has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Sanchez (0) vs (8) Sailcirc
Sailcirc controlling from the back.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc looking to break Sanchez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanchez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sailcirc will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sanchez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sailcirc is riding his opponent, not letting Sanchez buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sailcirc tries to keep control of the position but Sanchez is staying busy.
Sailcirc controls the action.
Sanchez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sailcirc's guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanchez (2) vs (8) Sailcirc
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sailcirc holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailcirc is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
Sailcirc looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailcirc, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sailcirc controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez stands and throws Sailcirc's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (5) vs (8) Sailcirc
Sailcirc prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Sailcirc tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sailcirc keeps trying to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to control but Sailcirc is keeping him busy.
Sailcirc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Sailcirc denies him.
Sanchez wants to control but Sailcirc is keeping him busy.
Sanchez tries for a kimura but Sailcirc is defending well.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sailcirc tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc struggling a bit here.
Sailcirc stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sailcirc is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Sailcirc is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sailcirc is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sailcirc keeps working.
Sanchez is staying tight to Sailcirc's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sailcirc gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (8) vs (8) Sailcirc
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but Sailcirc defends it well.
Sailcirc can't escape the position.
Sailcirc is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control but Sailcirc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sailcirc is trying desperately to improve position.
Sailcirc wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sailcirc is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sailcirc is looking to escape.
Sailcirc is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez tries to control but Sailcirc wriggling away.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Sailcirc is having none of it.
Sanchez looking to control but Sailcirc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sailcirc wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sailcirc slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Sailcirc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sailcirc had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Sailcirc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sailcirc manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Sailcirc's guard.
Sailcirc bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanchez (8) vs (10) Sailcirc
Sailcirc wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sailcirc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Sailcirc controlling him for the moment.
Sailcirc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sailcirc trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sailcirc engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sailcirc's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sailcirc passes into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sailcirc trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Sailcirc is controlling the pace.
Sailcirc trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sailcirc is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sailcirc takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sailcirc passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (8) vs (13) Sailcirc
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sailcirc has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Sanchez wants to control but Sailcirc is having none of it.
Sailcirc controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sailcirc has a good base and remains in mount.
Sailcirc controlling from mount.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Sailcirc's attempts to control the action.
Sailcirc prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Sailcirc controlling from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sailcirc has a good base and remains in mount.
Sailcirc controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sailcirc is taking a breather. Sanchez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control but Sailcirc manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (8) vs (16) Sailcirc
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sailcirc has a good base and remains in mount.
Sailcirc looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sailcirc controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sailcirc wins on points by 16 to 8.
Torcadall Sailcirc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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