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CWC 308 - Prelims 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 23 wins and 16 losses; Koryu Miyagi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 23 losses; Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Miyagi closes the distance and clinches.
Miyagi is working for takedown but Boesku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miyagi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boesku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miyagi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boesku is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koryu Miyagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boesku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyagi.
Miyagi wants a takedown.
Boesku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyagi.
Boesku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyagi.
Miyagi goes for a takedown attempt but Boesku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miyagi to the ground. Boesku is now in Miyagi's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Miyagi (0) vs (2) Boesku
Boesku wants to control from the top but Miyagi keeps moving.
Boesku looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
Miyagi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in Average Judas Gym inform me that Boesku has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boesku trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
Boesku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyagi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miyagi is keeping the position for now.
Miyagi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyagi (2) vs (2) Boesku
Boesku controls Miyagi momentarily but Miyagi frees himself.
Miyagi slips nicely into half guard.
Boesku keeping control of the position.
Miyagi is thwarting Boesku's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi wants to pass the guard but Boesku is defending well.
Miyagi prevents Boesku from improving his position.
Boesku tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Miyagi has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Miyagi (5) vs (2) Boesku
Boesku tries to hold on but Miyagi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi controlling from mount.
Boesku tries to reverse the position but Miyagi maintains control.
Miyagi controlling the position easily from mount.
Boesku is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boesku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miyagi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boesku's thigh. Boesku counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Miyagi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boesku for as long as he can get away with.
Boesku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boesku can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miyagi controls the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boesku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyagi stopping the sweep attempt from Boesku.
Boesku has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boesku wants to sweep here but Miyagi controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi 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.
Miyagi'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.
Boesku 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: Miyagi (5) vs (4) Boesku
Boesku moves into full mount! Miyagi won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Miyagi (5) vs (7) Boesku
Boesku is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Boesku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roman Boesku!
A very excited looking Roman Boesku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Koryu Miyagi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill train smarter and harder next time, so i come back stronger than ever!'. |
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