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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 4 wins and 3 losses; Xandao Couceiro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan tries for a takedown but Couceiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balkan closes the distance and clinches up with Couceiro, looking for a takedown. Balkan pushes Couceiro against the cage but Couceiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couceiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balkan wants to counter the offense by Couceiro and move into the clinch position.
Balkan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xandao Couceiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Balkan.
Balkan moves in looking to clinch but Couceiro pushes him off.
Balkan misses with a takedown
and Couceiro moves into the clinch.
Couceiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balkan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Couceiro after a bit of a struggle.
Couceiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Couceiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Couceiro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Couceiro (2) vs (0) Balkan
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couceiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Couceiro tries to pass.
Couceiro is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Couceiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couceiro won't allow Balkan to sweep him here.
Couceiro stands and throws Balkan's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Couceiro (5) vs (0) Balkan
Couceiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
Couceiro controlling the position.
Couceiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro staying calm.
Balkan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Couceiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couceiro just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couceiro is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Balkan's legs.
Balkan seems a little lost for a moment, as Couceiro dominates the positioning.
Balkan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Couceiro has knee on belly momentarily but Balkan bucks him off and regains half guard.
Balkan wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Couceiro is looking to stall here but Balkan recovers full guard.
Couceiro content to stall in guard here.
Balkan pulls Couceiro in close to his closed guard and prevents Couceiro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Couceiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Couceiro tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balkan holds on and takes a little breather.
Couceiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balkan working a defensive guard but Couceiro manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Couceiro (8) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan prevents Couceiro from moving into mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro controlling from side mount.
Couceiro advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Couceiro (10) vs (0) Balkan
Couceiro prevents Balkan from getting the reversal.
Balkan is squirming around, avoiding Couceiro's attempts to control the action.
Balkan 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: Couceiro (10) vs (2) Balkan
Balkan stopping the sweep attempt from Couceiro.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan passes Couceiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Couceiro wants to get back to full guard.
Couceiro trying to control but Balkan postures up.
Couceiro tries to get to full guard but Balkan has control of the leg.
Couceiro gets back to full guard.
Couceiro working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balkan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Couceiro (12) vs (2) Balkan
Balkan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Couceiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couceiro stays in close to Balkan's body and controls the position.
Balkan pulls Couceiro in close to his closed guard and prevents Couceiro from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Couceiro from controlling successfully.
Balkan has control of Couceiro's left arm, preventing Couceiro from doing any damage.
Couceiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couceiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balkan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couceiro is one step ahead there.
Couceiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couceiro is one step ahead there.
Couceiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Couceiro forces his way into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control from the bottom.
Couceiro is stalling here. Balkan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Couceiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Balkan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Couceiro (12) vs (6) Balkan
Balkan trying to control the position but Couceiro is working away.
Couceiro wants to control but Balkan postures up.
Couceiro is looking for a sweep.
Balkan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Couceiro is trying to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Couceiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Couceiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balkan wants to control but Couceiro is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro is trying to control Balkan's posture but Balkan avoids it.
Couceiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balkan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Couceiro manages to get back to half guard.
Couceiro trying to control from the bottom.
Couceiro gets full guard.
Couceiro keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Couceiro is adopting a defensive guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Couceiro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Balkan has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Couceiro (12) vs (9) Balkan
Balkan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Couceiro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Couceiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Couceiro takes the fight on points by 12 to 9.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Xandao Couceiro waved his t-shirt featuring Warrior Fight Store's logo in front of the cameras. |
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