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CWC 285 MTL PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 22 losses; Rolf Ottke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Furio Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Spartan as Ottke shoots in.
Spartan looking to score a takedown here. Ottke is defending well but Spartan drives through and ends up in Ottke's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ottke (0) vs (2) Spartan
Spartan wants to control from the top but Ottke keeps moving.
Ottke is controlling Spartan's posture.
Ottke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Ottke keeps moving.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Ottke is keeping the position.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Ottke keeps moving.
Ottke keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Ottke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan content to stall in guard here.
Ottke looking to control.
Ottke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spartan sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottke seems keen to control Spartan's posture.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
Spartan stopping the sweep attempt from Ottke.
Spartan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ottke trying to control the position here.
Spartan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Ottke keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Spartan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ottke controlling Spartan's posture.
Spartan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ottke holds on and takes a little breather.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
Spartan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spartan is fighting to break Ottke's control of his arms but Ottke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ottke looking to control.
Ottke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ottke controlling the position.
Spartan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spartan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spartan is pushing down on Ottke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ottke is fighting to maintain full guard but Spartan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Spartan wants to control but Ottke is keeping him busy.
Ottke wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartan is keen to just control but Ottke is a slippery customer.
Spartan slows the pace down in half guard.
Spartan wants to take a breather but Ottke is having none of it.
Ottke is controlling Spartan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Spartan wants to free his trapped foot but Ottke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spartan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Ottke is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke moves into full guard.
Ottke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spartan postures up.
Spartan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ottke keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Spartan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Spartan won't allow Ottke to sweep him here.
Ottke working a defensive guard here.
Spartan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is stalling in the full guard.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ottke seems keen to control Spartan's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spartan wins on points by 2 to 0.
An out of breath Furio Spartan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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