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CWC 308 - Cruz vs Jabbar 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 13 wins and 5 losses; Michael Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pierre tries to sprawl but Cruz drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (0) Pierre
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Pierre won't allow it.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pierre is looking to get back to full guard here but Cruz has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (5) vs (0) Pierre
Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cruz prevents Pierre from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cruz (5) vs (4) Pierre
Pierre has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cruz turns into Pierre and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (7) vs (4) Pierre
Pierre has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruz has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (10) vs (4) Pierre
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Pierre tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz just content to control the position.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
Pierre tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
We've been informed that Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pierre gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (12) vs (4) Pierre
Pierre can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Pierre tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz wants to take Pierre's back here but Pierre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pierre is still trying to improve position.
Pierre keeps trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pierre is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pierre gets back to half guard.
Cruz not doing much here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Pierre is trying to control but Cruz passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (15) vs (4) Pierre
Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cruz off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cruz (15) vs (8) Pierre
Pierre is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cruz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pierre is looking for a choke. Cruz gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Cruz manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (17) vs (8) Pierre
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (17) vs (10) Pierre
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Pierre stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (17) vs (13) Pierre
Cruz tries to bench press Pierre off him but Pierre keeps the position.
Cruz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pulls Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Pierre has gone for a leg lock! Cruz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pierre's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (19) vs (13) Pierre
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard but Cruz has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (22) vs (13) Pierre
Pierre tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Pierre tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Pierre is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Pierre looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (25) vs (13) Pierre
I really don't envy Pierre right now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has good solid back control here.
Pierre tries to break free.
Pierre is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cruz.
Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pierre trying to control the hands but Cruz won't let him.
Pierre tries to escape the position.
Cruz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling well, preventing Pierre from escaping the position.
Cruz controlling from the back.
Cruz is hanging on to Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
Cruz controlling from the back.
Pierre just trying to survive but Cruz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pierre turns into Cruz and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (25) vs (15) Pierre
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz managing to control the position.
Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (25) vs (18) Pierre
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Pierre is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 25 to 18.
Michael Cruz retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Michael Cruz 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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