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CWC 299 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 19 losses; Esteban Mondragon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mondragon (0) vs (2) Smith
Smith is thwarting Mondragon's attempts to control the position.
Mondragon is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to take a breather but Mondragon is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pressing down on Mondragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mondragon is holding on for now.
Mondragon tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mondragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Mondragon is defending the position.
Mondragon trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is keen to just control but Mondragon is a slippery customer.
Mondragon is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Mondragon moves into full guard.
Mondragon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mondragon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Mondragon keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mondragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Mondragon is keeping the position.
Smith is looking to advance position but Mondragon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mondragon (4) vs (2) Smith
Mondragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Mondragon isn't that keen on the idea.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith keeping control of the position.
Mondragon is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy.
Mondragon trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Mondragon not doing much here.
Smith is looking to control Mondragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Mondragon controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Mondragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Mondragon has control of the leg.
Mondragon wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondragon is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondragon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mondragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondragon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Mondragon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Mondragon in close.
Mondragon content to stall in guard here.
Smith has control of Mondragon's left arm, preventing Mondragon from doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
Mondragon content to stall in guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith has his hands on Mondragon's head, controlling the position.
Smith wants to sweep here but Mondragon controlling him for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith working for a triangle but Mondragon defends it easily.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon preventing the sweep.
Mondragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is controlling Mondragon's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondragon takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Esteban Mondragon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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