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CWC 280 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 3 wins and 3 losses; Michael Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 13 losses; Raul Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (0) Gracie
Cruz trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at Broken Dragon Rhythm Arts (HQ) 🔥🔥🔥 inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (5) vs (0) Gracie
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying his best to control but Cruz has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (7) vs (0) Gracie
Cruz controlling from mount.
Gracie wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Gracie can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to take Gracie's back but he can't do it this time.
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Cruz forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (10) vs (0) Gracie
Cruz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cruz is controlling the position but Gracie somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (13) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cruz trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz fails to move to back control.
Gracie wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cruz is staying active.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cruz looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie stops Cruz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
Our winner, Michael Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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