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CWC 290 - New York PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Nobu Sanada! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Cj Lee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee wants to clinch up but Sanada keeps it at a distance.
Sanada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sanada (2) vs (0) Lee
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is pressing down on Sanada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to keep Sanada in close.
Lee working for a triangle but Sanada defends it easily.
Sanada won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position.
Sanada stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Sanada advances to half guard.
Lee wants to control but Sanada passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sanada (5) vs (0) Lee
Lee struggling a bit here.
Sanada trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanada (5) vs (2) Lee
Lee works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanada (5) vs (5) Lee
Lee trying to control but Sanada is having none of it.
Lee is trying to control here but Sanada has managed to regain half guard.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sanada still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sanada 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: Sanada (9) vs (5) Lee
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sanada is staying active.
Lee tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sanada (11) vs (5) Lee
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Lee looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sanada (14) vs (5) Lee
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break free.
Sanada tightening his grip on Lee, looking for the choke.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sanada's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanada (14) vs (7) Lee
Sanada keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanada keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee is looking to advance position but Sanada has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sanada (18) vs (7) Lee
Sanada manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lee to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sanada (21) vs (7) Lee
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sanada is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lee has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lee defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lee preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sanada.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control the action but Sanada just sinks the hooks in.
Sanada is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't escape the position.
Sanada is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sanada working for the choke.
Lee turns into Sanada and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanada (21) vs (9) Lee
Sanada is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Sanada keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanada! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sanada (25) vs (9) Lee
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanada is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is controlling Sanada's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanada pulls his head out easily.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Sanada has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanada (28) vs (9) Lee
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sanada is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
Sanada swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lee is now in Sanada's guard. A big mistake from Sanada there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanada (28) vs (11) Lee
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Sanada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanada (30) vs (11) Lee
Lee pushes a forearm under Sanada's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sanada is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cj Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Cj Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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