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CWC 285 LA PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Khalid Magomedov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Joshua Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Burroughs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magomedov is fending him off so far but Burroughs persists. Nope, Magomedov circles away and we're back to standing.
Burroughs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Magomedov (0) vs (2) Burroughs
Magomedov controls Burroughs momentarily but Burroughs frees himself.
Burroughs is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burroughs's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (2) vs (2) Burroughs
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burroughs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov trying to control but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burroughs holds on and takes a little breather.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Burroughs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs being controlled here, momentarily.
Magomedov'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.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Burroughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Burroughs is keeping the position.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Burroughs is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Burroughs has control of Magomedov's left arm, preventing Magomedov from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burroughs is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (2) vs (4) Burroughs
Magomedov is trying to keep Burroughs in close.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Burroughs passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magomedov moves into full guard.
Burroughs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Magomedov (2) vs (7) Burroughs
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.
Burroughs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling the position.
Magomedov wants to control but Burroughs postures up.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.
Magomedov prevents Burroughs from moving into mount.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov prevents Burroughs from improving position.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomedov stops Burroughs from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedov tries to bench press Burroughs off him but Burroughs keeps the position.
Burroughs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burroughs wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Burroughs trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
Burroughs tries for a kimura but Magomedov is defending well.
Magomedov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (4) vs (7) Burroughs
Burroughs is staying active underneath Magomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burroughs tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is staying active underneath Magomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magomedov trying to control the pace.
Burroughs wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Magomedov content to control rather than advance.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Burroughs won't allow it.
Burroughs is controlling Magomedov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to get back to full guard.
Burroughs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Magomedov works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Magomedov (7) vs (7) Burroughs
Magomedov working away.
Burroughs is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Magomedov is trying to get an arm triangle but Burroughs is defending well.
Burroughs is looking to regain half guard here but Magomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (7) vs (9) Burroughs
Burroughs trying to pass the guard but Magomedov defending well.
Burroughs is trying to work for a kimura but Magomedov is defending well.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov manages to get to full guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs content to stall in guard here.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Burroughs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Magomedov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Magomedov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Magomedov! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Magomedov (11) vs (9) Burroughs
Burroughs seems a little lost for a moment, as Magomedov dominates the positioning.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Burroughs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burroughs tries to buck Magomedov off but Magomedov is having none of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov slows the pace down.
Magomedov wants to control but Burroughs is keeping him busy.
Burroughs is looking to regain half guard here but Magomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
Burroughs regains half guard.
Magomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Magomedov is thwarting Burroughs's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov wants to free his trapped foot but Burroughs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Magomedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burroughs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov trying to mount his opponent but Burroughs defends it.
Burroughs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burroughs won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burroughs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burroughs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burroughs is controlling Magomedov's posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (11) vs (11) Burroughs
Burroughs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burroughs wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov 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: Magomedov (13) vs (11) Burroughs
Magomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burroughs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov is looking to pass Burroughs's guard but actually Burroughs recovers to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to control.
Magomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Magomedov wants to control but Burroughs is keeping him busy.
Burroughs is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burroughs avoid being mounted?
Burroughs tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomedov takes the fight on points by 13 to 11.
Our winner, Khalid Magomedov, 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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