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CWC 254 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 3 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Halli back into the cage.
Halli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (0) vs (2) Lee
Halli trying to control from the bottom.
Lee wants to take a breather but Halli is having none of it.
Halli is trying to get back to full guard.
Halli is working hard here to advance position.
Lee is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Lee controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Halli defends it.
Lee not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halli is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (2) Lee
Lee pulls Halli in to control the position.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Halli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee wants to sweep here but Halli controlling him for the moment.
Lee is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
Halli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Halli prevents Lee from improving his position.
Halli wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Halli is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Halli is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lee keeping control of the position.
Halli is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halli's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Halli (2) vs (6) Lee
Good control from Lee.
Halli wants to escape the position.
Halli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Halli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
Halli is controlling Lee's trapped leg to prevent Lee from advancing to side control.
Halli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Halli gets full guard.
Halli looking for a sweep. Not yet Halli, not yet.
Lee trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halli is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Halli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Halli seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee passes into half guard.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stall here but Halli recovers full guard.
Halli wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Halli is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halli being controlled here, momentarily.
Halli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Halli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halli is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Halli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee passes Halli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee stalling.
Lee prevents Halli from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Halli to sweep him here.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Halli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halli pulls Lee in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee wins on points by 6 to 2.
John Lee is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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