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CWC 229 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Gabriel Arones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Valentin Saric!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Saric moves into the clinch.
Saric is working for takedown but Arones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Saric can't fight it off and eventually Arones manages to take the fight to the floor. Saric looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arones (2) vs (0) Saric
Saric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arones stands and throws Saric's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Arones (5) vs (0) Saric
Saric is not content to let Arones control the position.
You can see the frustration on Saric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saric keeps Arones under control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arones off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Arones (5) vs (4) Saric
Arones's coaches at The Scrap Squad 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.
Arones tries to roll but Saric sticks to his back.
Saric is cranking Arones's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Arones! He's tightened the choke and Arones is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valentin Saric! |
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