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CWC 278 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Michael Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 9 losses; Eduardo Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cruz feints and as Cunha raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (0) Cunha
Cunha looking to control.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Cruz passes into half guard.
Cunha is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunha is still trying to improve position.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Cunha is defending well.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cunha wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cunha is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Cunha is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cunha avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Cunha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cunha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is trying to get back to full guard.
Cunha is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cruz jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (5) vs (0) Cunha
Cruz working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cunha is trying to improve his position.
Cunha is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha has one of Cruz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Cunha wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Cunha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cunha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz works to advance to full mount. Cunha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (7) vs (0) Cunha
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Cunha is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is really struggling to control Cunha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cunha tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cunha looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (10) vs (0) Cunha
Cruz controls the position.
Cruz controlling well, preventing Cunha from escaping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controls the position.
Cunha tries to escape the position.
Cunha trying to control but not successfully.
Cruz controls the action.
Cunha is really stuck here.
Cruz biding his time, controlling Cunha.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to escape the position.
Cruz biding his time, controlling Cunha.
Cunha trying to control the position but Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
Cruz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cunha doesn't escape.
Cunha tries to roll but Cruz sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has good solid back control here.
Cunha trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cunha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cruz's guard. Nice work there by Cunha.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (10) vs (2) Cunha
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cunha is stalling in the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Cunha controlling him for the moment.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz pulls Cunha in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunha is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz has Cunha pulled in close to control his posture.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cunha looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (12) vs (2) Cunha
Cunha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Cunha being controlled here, momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cunha pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cunha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cunha working a defensive guard but Cruz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (15) vs (2) Cunha
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cruz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (17) vs (2) Cunha
Cunha bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (17) vs (4) Cunha
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 17 to 4.
Michael Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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