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CWC 289 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 7 losses; Marc Read! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 12 losses; Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Salvatore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Read (0) vs (2) Salvatore
Read preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Salvatore is trying to control. Read wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salvatore tries to pass to full mount but Read defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read is controlling Salvatore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Read is looking for a sweep. Salvatore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salvatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvatore content to stall in guard here.
Salvatore trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Read haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Read is pulling down on Salvatore's head to control his posture.
Salvatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvatore content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
Salvatore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salvatore preventing the sweep.
Salvatore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Read swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Read managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvatore is pushing down on Read's leg trying to pass to half guard. Read is fighting to maintain full guard but Salvatore has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Read keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Salvatore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Read knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Read manages to get to full guard.
Read keeping full guard, as Salvatore tries to pass.
Read wants to control but Salvatore passes easily into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to pass to full mount but Read defends it.
Salvatore is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Read still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Read has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Read (4) vs (2) Salvatore
Read moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Read.
Read continues to hold on tight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to control but Salvatore is keeping him busy.
Read slows the pace down.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Read tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Read is staying tight to Salvatore's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Read is looking to take a break and control but Salvatore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Read gets to mount! Salvatore was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (6) vs (2) Salvatore
Salvatore is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Read controlling from the full mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Read avoids the attempt from Salvatore to control.
Read tries to control but Salvatore wriggling away.
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Read trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Read controlling his opponent.
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salvatore is looking to escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Read content just to control the position here.
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salvatore is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Read takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
An out of breath Marc Read 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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