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CWC 229 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 10 losses; Ze Jiurgite! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Vitaly Doom! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Doom drives through and clinches with Jiurgite against the cage.
Doom looking for a takedown. Jiurgite has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Doom clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jiurgite (4) vs (0) Doom Jiurgite looking for the RNC. Jiurgite controlling the position well here. Doom rolled but Jiurgite kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom is in a bad position with Jiurgite working for a choke. Doom manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (4) vs (2) Doom Doom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jiurgite wants to improve his position but instead Doom has moved into half guard.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard. Jiurgite trying to hold on to Doom's head to control him but Doom postures up.
Jiurgite holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite is trying to maintain the position but Doom is very close to passing his half guard. Jiurgite manages to get to full guard.
Jiurgite is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jiurgite pulls Doom in close to prevent any damage. Doom postures up.
Jiurgite has his hands on Doom's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Doom postures up.
Jiurgite is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Jiurgite working for a triangle but Doom defends it easily.
Doom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (4) vs (5) Doom
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Doom has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard but Doom has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (4) vs (8) Doom You can see the frustration on Jiurgite's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Doom working away. Doom trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite struggling a bit here. Jiurgite is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Doom is staying tight to Jiurgite's torso, preventing him from escaping. A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Doom controlling the position from side mount. Jiurgite tries to bench press Doom off him but Doom keeps the position. Jiurgite struggling a bit here. Jiurgite is trying to get back to half guard. Jiurgite is working hard here to advance position. Jiurgite manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Doom has control of the leg. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Doom in particular looking to stall. Jiurgite is looking to control Doom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jiurgite avoid being mounted? Jiurgite trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (4) vs (11) Doom Jiurgite is trying to escape the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite tries to hold on but Doom pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jiurgite is in all sorts of trouble here.
Doom controlling his opponent. Jiurgite is trying to reverse the position but instead Doom has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Jiurgite (4) vs (14) Doom Doom keeps control of the position easily here as Jiurgite tries to buck him off.
Doom avoiding Jiurgite 's attempts to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Doom is trying to stick to Jiurgite's back but Jiurgite is turning into Doom. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doom's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jiurgite. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (6) vs (14) Doom Jiurgite sitting in guard, not really doing much. Jiurgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doom is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doom's guard. Jiurgite controlling the action here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jiurgite is looking for a kimura but Doom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jiurgite to get the leverage. Jiurgite is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Doom reverses the position - he's now on top in Jiurgite's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (6) vs (16) Doom Doom looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Doom 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. Doom looking to sit in guard and control but Jiurgite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (8) vs (16) Doom Jiurgite trying to control but Doom is working from the bottom. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doom holds on and takes a little breather. Jiurgite looking to sit in guard and control but Doom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (8) vs (18) Doom
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite working for a triangle but Doom defends it easily.
Jiurgite looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jiurgite has his hands on Doom's head, controlling the position. Doom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Jiurgite is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite wants to sweep but no luck. Doom controls from within his opponent's guard. Jiurgite looking to control.
Jiurgite wants to control but Doom passes easily into half guard.
Jiurgite trying to control from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Doom prevents Jiurgite from improving his position. Jiurgite keeps control of the position for the meantime. Doom trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom. Jiurgite tries to roll over but Doom keeps him under control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jiurgite won't allow Doom to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Doom wins on points by 18 to 8. |
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