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CWC 279 - Rocky Horror Roll 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 16 wins and 10 losses; Devlin Draco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Bill Bright!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bright clinches.
Bright looking for a takedown.
Draco stops a takedown attempt from Bright.
Bright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Devlin Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Bright.
Bright moves into the clinch.
Draco goes for a takedown attempt but Bright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bright leaves Draco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bright is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco slaps away a takedown attempt from Bright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright with a poor takedown
and Draco moves into the clinch.
Draco is pressed up against the cage. Bright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draco down to the mat. Draco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bright closes the distance and pushes Draco back into the cage.
Draco is pressed up against the cage. Bright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draco down to the mat. Draco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bright tries to avoid it but Draco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bright to the ground. Bright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bright is defended easily by Draco.
Draco is looking to counter the offense by Bright and move into the clinch.
Bright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Draco. No joy for Bright on that attempt.
Draco shoots in and drives through. Bright sprawls well.
Bright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draco as he jumps to the side.
Draco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bright.
Bright dives in and scores a takedown into Draco's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Draco (0) vs (2) Bright
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright wants to pass the guard but Draco is keeping the position.
Draco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Draco is trying to keep Bright in close.
Bright advances to half guard.
Draco wants to get back to full guard.
Bright wants to control but Draco is keeping him busy.
Draco won't allow Bright to pass to mount.
Bright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright is working for a submission of some sort.
Bright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Draco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draco moves into full guard.
Bright won't allow Draco to sweep him here.
Draco keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Bright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draco has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (2) vs (2) Bright
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draco controls the pace.
Draco slips nicely into half guard.
Draco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draco'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.
Further stalling from Draco.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draco is just content to waste time from the top position. Bright takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bright working for a triangle but Draco defends it easily.
Bright 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.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Bright has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Draco passes Bright's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the pace.
Bright moves into full guard.
Draco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Draco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bright looking for a guillotine here but Draco defends easily.
Draco 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.
Bright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (2) vs (4) Bright
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the position.
Draco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco working a defensive guard here.
Bright looking to pass the guard.
Bright wants to control from the top but Draco keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draco controls Bright momentarily but Bright frees himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Draco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Bright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Draco keeping full guard, as Bright tries to pass.
Bright advances to half guard.
Draco is pressing down on Bright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Draco can't keep his opponent in guard - Bright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bright.
Bright moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (2) vs (7) Bright
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to control but Bright postures up.
Draco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bright is trying to get an arm triangle but Draco is defending well.
Draco is looking for a sweep.
Draco manages to get back to half guard.
Bright trying to control the action but Draco is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bright is looking for a kimura but Draco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bright to get the leverage.
Draco trying to control here.
Bright seems to be working for a kimura but Draco defends the submission attempt.
Draco is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Catch Wrestling L.A., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bright wants to take a breather but Draco is having none of it.
Draco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draco pulls Bright in close to prevent any damage.
Draco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bright postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bright wins on points by 7 to 2.
A relieved looking Bill Bright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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