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CWC 294 - Wangler vs Galanos 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Kevin Walters! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Joshua Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Walters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Walters (0) vs (2) Burroughs
Walters 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: Walters (2) vs (2) Burroughs
Walters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Burroughs is retaining full guard.
Walters advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Walters (5) vs (2) Burroughs
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burroughs struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burroughs keeps working.
Walters working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walters tries for a kimura but Burroughs is defending well.
What's Burroughs going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Burroughs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is still trying to improve position.
Walters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burroughs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walters is looking to take a break and control but Burroughs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burroughs is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters trying to control the action but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Walters is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burroughs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walters working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burroughs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Walters is trying to control the action in half guard but Burroughs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters prevents Burroughs from improving his position.
Walters trying to control the action but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Walters prevents Burroughs from improving his position.
Walters is working for a submission of some sort.
Burroughs wants to get back to full guard but Walters has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Walters (8) vs (2) Burroughs
Burroughs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Walters is taking a breather. Burroughs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to control but Walters is keeping busy.
Burroughs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Burroughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burroughs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burroughs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Burroughs is keeping the position.
Walters drops back looking for a leg! Burroughs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burroughs manages to kick Walters off! Walters jumps back into Burroughs's guard.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Burroughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burroughs wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Walters is now in half guard.
Walters trying to control the action but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walters seems to be working for a kimura but Burroughs defends the submission attempt.
Burroughs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Burroughs is trying to control but can't.
Walters tries to pass to full mount but Burroughs defends it.
Walters is trying to control the action in half guard but Burroughs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walters is working for a kimura but Burroughs is defending it quite comfortably.
Burroughs is refusing to be controlled, as Walters sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is controlling Walters's trapped leg to prevent Walters from advancing to side control.
Burroughs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Burroughs is defending well.
Burroughs is staying active underneath Walters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burroughs is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Walters is trying to control. Burroughs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Walters is working for a submission of some sort.
Burroughs is controlling Walters's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is staying active underneath Walters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burroughs trying to control from the bottom.
Burroughs tries to roll over but Walters keeps him under control.
Walters trying to control the action but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Walters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walters stalling away here and it's allowed Burroughs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walters manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (8) vs (4) Burroughs
Walters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burroughs manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (10) vs (4) Burroughs
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burroughs is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (10) vs (6) Burroughs
Burroughs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burroughs has Walters in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (12) vs (6) Burroughs
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Burroughs is retaining full guard.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs working a defensive guard here.
Burroughs wants to control the position but Walters says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Walters is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burroughs is looking to control Walters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burroughs avoid being mounted?
Burroughs is trying to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burroughs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burroughs is trying to keep Walters in close.
Walters 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.
Walters has gone for a leg lock! Burroughs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walters's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (12) vs (8) Burroughs
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to free his leg and advance position but Walters is retaining full guard.
Burroughs controlling from the top position.
Burroughs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burroughs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walters dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walters (14) vs (8) Burroughs
Burroughs wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Burroughs keeping full guard, as Walters tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is controlling Walters's posture.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters postures up.
Walters wants to control from the top but Burroughs keeps moving.
Walters postures up.
Burroughs wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burroughs trying to keep a closed guard but Walters is proving a slippery customer.
Burroughs pulls Walters in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walters takes the fight on points by 14 to 8.
Kevin Walters managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview. |
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