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CWC 289.5 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 15 losses; Karelin Pripyat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 13 losses; Devlin Draco!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Draco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pripyat as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pripyat.
Pripyat has closed the distance and engaged Draco in a clinch.
Draco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Draco has hold of one of Pripyat's legs. Pripyat is fighting the takedown attempt but Draco gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pripyat (0) vs (2) Draco
Pripyat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draco stays in close to Pripyat's body and controls the position.
Pripyat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draco manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pripyat (2) vs (2) Draco
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco has his hands on Pripyat's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Draco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pripyat (2) vs (4) Draco
Draco preventing the sweep.
Draco is looking to advance position but Pripyat has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pripyat (6) vs (4) Draco
Pripyat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pripyat moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Pripyat (9) vs (4) Draco
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Draco defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Draco surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pripyat is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Draco tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Pripyat (12) vs (4) Draco
Pripyat looking to hold on to the position here but Draco rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Draco is retaining full guard.
Draco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pripyat trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pripyat defends it easily.
Pripyat has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Draco looking for a sweep. Not yet Draco, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pripyat looking to pass the guard.
Pripyat advances to half guard.
Pripyat is looking for a kimura here.
Pripyat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draco has his hands clasped together around Pripyat's back. He's all about the action.
Pripyat controlling the action here.
Draco works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draco is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pripyat (12) vs (6) Draco
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draco is aware though and is defending well.
Draco is stalling in the full guard.
Draco looking to pass the guard.
Draco advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pripyat (12) vs (9) Draco
Draco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pripyat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pripyat tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Draco presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Pripyat (12) vs (11) Draco
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Draco looking to control but Pripyat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pripyat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Draco looking to control but Pripyat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draco manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pripyat to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Pripyat (12) vs (14) Draco
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco has the hooks in. Pripyat is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pripyat is working hard here to advance position.
Pripyat preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Draco.
Draco doesn't have the hooks in and Pripyat manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pripyat (14) vs (14) Draco
Draco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Draco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pripyat trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat forces his way into half guard.
Draco is not content to let Pripyat control the position.
Draco is trying to control but can't.
Draco makes his way to full guard, as Pripyat worked for a kimura.
Draco keeping moving, preventing Pripyat from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Draco is trying to keep Pripyat in close.
Pripyat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Draco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pripyat slips nicely into half guard.
Pripyat seems to be working for a kimura but Draco defends the submission attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pripyat.
Pripyat seems to be looking for submissions.
Pripyat controlling the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat prevents Draco from improving his position.
Pripyat wants to pass to mount but Draco is defending the position.
Pripyat is thwarting Draco's attempts to control the position.
Draco is staying active underneath Pripyat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pripyat is working away from the top position though.
Pripyat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pripyat wants to pass to mount but Draco is defending the position.
Pripyat controlling the action here.
Draco looking for submissions off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pripyat (17) vs (14) Draco
Pripyat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pripyat controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pripyat takes the fight on points by 17 to 14. |
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