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CWC 239 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 16 losses; Sven Kristian Nielsen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 7 losses; Devlin Draco!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nielsen clinches.
Draco tightens his grip and picks Nielsen up, before dumping him to the ground. Nielsen manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nielsen (0) vs (2) Draco
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielsen is keeping the position for now.
Draco passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Nielsen (0) vs (5) Draco
Nielsen manages to get back to half guard.
Nielsen is looking to improve his position.
Nielsen is holding on to half guard well.
Draco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen tries to roll over but Draco keeps him under control.
Draco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Draco might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Nielsen is looking for a sweep. Draco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nielsen wants to control but Draco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nielsen wants to get back to full guard.
Nielsen trying to control here.
Nielsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Draco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nielsen tries to roll over but Draco keeps him under control.
Nielsen is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco controlling the action here.
Draco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nielsen moves into full guard.
Nielsen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nielsen is looking to sweep but instead, Draco has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco slows the pace down in half guard.
Nielsen gets back to full guard.
Draco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draco trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco stopping the sweep attempt from Nielsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco forces his way into half guard.
Draco controlling the pace.
Draco is looking to stall here but Nielsen recovers full guard.
Draco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nielsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielsen is keeping the position for now.
Nielsen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nielsen (2) vs (5) Draco
Nielsen preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Draco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nielsen trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
Nielsen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard but Draco defending well.
Nielsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Draco tries to get to full guard but Nielsen has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Draco is doing well to control the position and prevent Nielsen from advancing to side control.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura but Draco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nielsen to get the leverage.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura but Draco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nielsen to get the leverage.
Nielsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Draco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Draco is looking to improve his position.
Draco works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draco keeping full guard, as Nielsen tries to pass.
Draco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nielsen trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
Nielsen wants to pass the guard but Draco is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draco is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nielsen (2) vs (7) Draco
Draco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Nielsen (2) vs (10) Draco
Nielsen wants to control but Draco postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco tries to move to mount but Nielsen blocks the move with his legs.
Nielsen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Draco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
More stalling from Draco.
Draco prevents Nielsen from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nielsen is trying to maintain the position but Draco is very close to passing his half guard.
Nielsen wants to get back to full guard.
Draco slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Draco 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.
Nielsen is looking to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Draco seems content to control.
Nielsen trying to control but Draco postures up.
Nielsen is looking to improve his position.
Nielsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nielsen.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control the position.
Nielsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draco is one step ahead there.
Draco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nielsen trying to control the position.
Nielsen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Draco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well,Nielsen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Draco trying to control from half guard but Nielsen is working away.
Draco prevents Nielsen from improving his position.
Nielsen controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Draco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nielsen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draco is trying to control the action in half guard but Nielsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control here.
Draco is trying to control. Nielsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nielsen wants to improve his position but Draco is controlling well.
Draco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nielsen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nielsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nielsen can't keep his opponent in guard - Draco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control here.
Draco stalling.
Draco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nielsen is just riding it out for now. Draco eventually gives up the hold.
Draco trying to control from half guard but Nielsen is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco wins on points by 10 to 2.
After the big win, Devlin Draco made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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