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CWC 305 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 7 losses; Joshua Burroughs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 18 losses; Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Salvatore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burroughs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salvatore is in Burroughs's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burroughs (0) vs (2) Salvatore
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burroughs seems keen to control Salvatore's posture.
My spies in PWNAGE Elite Dojo inform me that Salvatore has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Burroughs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvatore controls the pace.
Burroughs looking to control.
Salvatore preventing the sweep.
Burroughs is trying to keep Salvatore in close.
Burroughs controlling Salvatore's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs controls Salvatore momentarily but Salvatore frees himself.
Burroughs keeping full guard, as Salvatore tries to pass.
Salvatore trying to control but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Burroughs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvatore is one step ahead there.
Burroughs is pulling down on Salvatore's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvatore, at least for the moment.
Salvatore looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Salvatore looking to sit in guard and control but Burroughs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (2) vs (2) Salvatore
Burroughs tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvatore is retaining full guard.
Burroughs is fighting to break Salvatore's control of his arms but Salvatore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvatore keeping full guard, as Burroughs tries to pass.
Salvatore is looking for a triangle but Burroughs pushes his legs off easily.
Burroughs trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore keeping full guard, as Burroughs tries to pass.
Burroughs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burroughs wants to pass the guard but Salvatore is keeping the position.
Salvatore keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
Salvatore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burroughs controls the pace.
Burroughs wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs has gone for a leg lock! Salvatore slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burroughs's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (2) vs (4) Salvatore
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
Burroughs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burroughs is adopting a defensive guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs trying to control the position.
Salvatore slips nicely into half guard.
Salvatore is looking to take a break and control but Burroughs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burroughs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (4) vs (4) Salvatore
Salvatore wants to control but Burroughs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salvatore is positioning himself well to prevent Burroughs advancing to mount.
Burroughs stalling.
Burroughs is looking to stall here but Salvatore recovers full guard.
Salvatore is looking for a triangle here but Burroughs uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (7) vs (4) Salvatore
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Salvatore's face as Burroughs controls the position.
Salvatore is looking for a sweep.
Salvatore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Salvatore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salvatore trying to control from the bottom.
Salvatore is looking for a sweep. Burroughs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Salvatore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salvatore trying to control but Burroughs postures up.
Burroughs moves into full mount! Salvatore won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (10) vs (4) Salvatore
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
Burroughs avoids the attempt from Salvatore to control.
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to control but Burroughs is having none of it.
Salvatore is looking to get to half guard.
Burroughs controlling his opponent.
Salvatore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burroughs tries to control but Salvatore wriggling away.
Salvatore wants to control but Burroughs is having none of it.
Burroughs wants to control the pace but Salvatore is squirming around nicely.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling the pace for now.
Burroughs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
Burroughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvatore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling his opponent.
Burroughs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Burroughs.
Burroughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burroughs avoids the attempt from Salvatore to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is squirming around, avoiding Burroughs's attempts to control the action.
Burroughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvatore is squirming around, avoiding Burroughs's attempts to control the action.
Burroughs avoids the attempt from Salvatore to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling the position easily from mount.
Burroughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore tries to hold on but Burroughs postures up.
Salvatore is looking to get to half guard.
Salvatore tries to hold on but Burroughs postures up.
Burroughs controlling the position easily from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is squirming around, avoiding Burroughs's attempts to control the action.
Salvatore wants to hold on but Burroughs pushes him away.
Salvatore is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Burroughs is staying active.
Burroughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvatore wants to hold on but Burroughs pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burroughs takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
After winning the bout, Joshua Burroughs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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