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CWC 299 - Prelims 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 19 losses; Ricco Torres! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 28 losses; Pablo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dominguez enables Torres to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dominguez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Torres (2) vs (0) Dominguez
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torres stays in close to Dominguez's body and controls the position.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Dominguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Torres (2) vs (2) Dominguez
Torres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Torres (2) vs (5) Dominguez
Dominguez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Torres's legs.
I've been told that Dominguez has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Torres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Torres (2) vs (7) Dominguez
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Dominguez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torres manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Torres stops Dominguez from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Torres rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dominguez's guard! Nice work there by Torres! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Torres (4) vs (7) Dominguez
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez managing to control the position.
Torres slips nicely into half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but Dominguez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Torres (7) vs (7) Dominguez
Torres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dominguez, who protects the arm well.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Dominguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres is really struggling to control Dominguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings around for an armbar but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Torres's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Torres (7) vs (9) Dominguez
Torres keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dominguez stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Torres (7) vs (12) Dominguez
Torres is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Torres has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dominguez but great work by Torres. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Torres (11) vs (12) Dominguez
Torres goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dominguez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Torres but great work by Dominguez. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Torres (11) vs (16) Dominguez
Dominguez controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez swings around for an armbar but Torres sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dominguez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Torres (13) vs (16) Dominguez
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Torres (16) vs (16) Dominguez
Dominguez is not content to let Torres control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dominguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torres moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dominguez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to get an arm triangle but Dominguez is defending well.
Torres swings around for an armbar but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Torres's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Torres (16) vs (18) Dominguez
Dominguez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominguez is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Torres is defending well.
Torres gets full guard.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres pulls Dominguez in to control the position.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez looking to improve position, pressing down on Torres's thigh with his hand. Torres seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Dominguez paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Dominguez's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Torres picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricco Torres!
After winning the bout, Ricco Torres thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Pablo Dominguez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm telling you right now, these people that fuckin do steroids, you know what I mean? I'm like, I wish everything was legal, because that would give them the chance to go out there and make their mark and then burn the fuck out. And that's when I come in with my consistency, because I'm coming.'. |
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