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CWC 301 - Simone vs Dyon PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Michael Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Arthur Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kincaid fails with the takedown.
Cruz rushes Kincaid and presses him up against the cage.
Kincaid pulls guard successfully.
Kincaid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Kincaid has an active guard here but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kincaid is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (3) vs (0) Kincaid
Kincaid tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Kincaid is squirming around nicely.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz prevents Kincaid from getting the reversal.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Kincaid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kincaid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz wants to take his opponent's back but Kincaid doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Kincaid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz is looking to take Kincaid's back but instead Kincaid gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Kincaid trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Kincaid won't allow it.
Kincaid wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kincaid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kincaid trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cruz manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (6) vs (0) Kincaid
Kincaid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Cruz prevents Kincaid from getting the reversal.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kincaid is looking to escape.
Kincaid is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Kincaid to control.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kincaid for as long as he can get away with.
Kincaid is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz prevents Kincaid from getting the reversal.
Kincaid is still trying to improve position.
Kincaid reaches up to try and control the position but Cruz seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kincaid rolls and tries to escape and now Cruz has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (9) vs (0) Kincaid
Kincaid tries to escape the position.
Kincaid looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kincaid is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cruz.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kincaid can't escape the position.
Cruz controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to escape but Cruz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cruz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kincaid's body.
Cruz is not going to allow Kincaid to sit and survive in this position.
Cruz controlling the position well here. Kincaid rolled but Cruz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to escape the position.
Kincaid trying to control the position but Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to stick to Kincaid's back but Kincaid is turning into Cruz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cruz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kincaid. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (9) vs (2) Kincaid
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kincaid trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Kincaid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cruz dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (11) vs (2) Kincaid
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kincaid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Kincaid is trying to hold Cruz in close to prevent damage but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kincaid wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Kincaid wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Kincaid is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Kincaid wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cruz pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (14) vs (2) Kincaid
Cruz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kincaid is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz trying to control but Kincaid is having none of it.
Cruz controlling his opponent.
Cruz continues to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Kincaid is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Kincaid regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kincaid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 14 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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