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CWC 282 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 10 losses; Lurch Addams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Addams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkan is fending him off so far but Addams persists. Nope, Balkan circles away and we're back to standing.
Addams fails with a takedown attempt.
Balkan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Balkan gets a double leg takedown into Addams's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Addams
Addams seems keen to control Balkan's posture.
Balkan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Addams is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Addams is controlling Balkan's posture.
Balkan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Addams is in trouble now - Balkan has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (0) Addams
Balkan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan'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.
Balkan avoids the attempt from Addams to control.
Addams told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Balkan is working for a guillotine from mount but Addams frees his head quite easily.
Addams tries to hold on but Balkan pushes him away.
Balkan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Addams can't escape the position.
Addams wants to control but Balkan is having none of it.
Addams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Addams is squirming around, avoiding Balkan's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams tries to hold on but Balkan pushes him away.
Addams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Balkan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Addams is looking to escape.
Balkan controlling the position easily from mount.
Balkan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Addams looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Balkan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams is working to get back to half guard.
Balkan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Addams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balkan trying to control but Addams is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balkan controlling from the full mount.
Balkan prevents Addams from getting the reversal.
Balkan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Addams is looking to escape.
Addams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balkan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Balkan.
Addams wants to hold on but Balkan pushes him away.
Addams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balkan controlling from mount.
Addams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balkan controlling from mount.
Addams 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: Balkan (5) vs (2) Addams
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Addams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Addams wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Addams controls the pace.
Addams postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Addams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Addams tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Addams is stalling in the full guard.
Addams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan controlling the position.
Balkan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Addams is one step ahead there.
Addams looking to sit in guard and control but Balkan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (7) vs (2) Addams
Balkan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Addams is adopting a defensive guard.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Addams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Addams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (7) vs (4) Addams
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Balkan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Addams is one step ahead there.
Balkan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Addams is aware though and is defending well.
Addams stays in close to Balkan's body and controls the position.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Addams slips nicely into half guard.
Addams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Addams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balkan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Addams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Addams wants to take a breather but Balkan is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Addams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Balkan is in trouble now - Addams has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (7) vs (7) Addams
Addams controlling from the full mount.
Balkan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Balkan has given up his back here. Will Addams look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Balkan (7) vs (10) Addams
Addams looking for the choke but no joy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Addams tries to keep control of the position but Balkan is staying busy.
Addams keeps control of the position easily here as Balkan tries to buck him off.
Addams wants to control but Balkan is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Addams controlling the positon.
Addams is hanging on to Balkan's back as he tries to escape.
Addams working for the choke.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Addams's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Addams gets his hands free as Balkan looks to control.
Addams is hanging on to Balkan's back as he tries to escape.
Addams slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Balkan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Addams's guard. Nice work there by Balkan.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (9) vs (10) Addams
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Addams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balkan is one step ahead there.
Addams has control of Balkan's left arm, preventing Balkan from doing any damage.
Addams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (9) vs (12) Addams
Addams is controlling the pace.
Addams is stalling here. Balkan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Addams 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: Balkan (13) vs (12) Addams
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Addams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balkan takes the fight on points by 13 to 12.
A very excited looking Boris Balkan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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