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CWC 309 - Cruz vs Trump 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 23 losses; Roman Boesku! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 17 losses; Koryu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boesku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miyagi pinned against the cage. Miyagi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miyagi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boesku.
Miyagi tries to sprawl but Boesku drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boesku (2) vs (0) Miyagi
Miyagi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyagi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boesku manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (2) vs (2) Miyagi
Boesku looking for a sweep. Not yet Boesku, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boesku is looking for a triangle but Miyagi pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking to advance position but Boesku has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boesku (6) vs (2) Miyagi
Miyagi is working to get back to half guard.
Boesku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boesku has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Boesku pushes him away.
Miyagi tries to reverse the position but Boesku maintains control.
Miyagi wants to hold on but Boesku pushes him away.
Miyagi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Boesku wants to control the pace but Miyagi is squirming around nicely.
Miyagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boesku.
Boesku trying to control but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi holds on to Boesku as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Boesku wants to control the pace but Miyagi is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miyagi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boesku is really struggling to control Miyagi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boesku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boesku avoids the attempt from Miyagi to control.
Boesku tries to control but Miyagi wriggling away.
Miyagi is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Boesku pushes him away.
Boesku has hold of Miyagi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Miyagi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Miyagi working to try and regain half guard.
Boesku tries to control but Miyagi wriggling away.
Miyagi wants to control but Boesku is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boesku looking to control but Miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyagi working to try and regain half guard.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Boesku postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miyagi tries to lock up and control but Boesku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boesku controlling from mount.
Boesku tries to control but Miyagi wriggling away.
Miyagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boesku avoids the attempt from Miyagi to control.
Boesku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miyagi wants to hold on but Boesku pushes him away.
Miyagi is squirming around, avoiding Boesku's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boesku is trying to control the action in half guard but Miyagi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boesku seems to be working for a kimura but Miyagi defends the submission attempt.
Boesku wants to take a breather but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boesku is working away from the top position though.
Boesku is keen to just control but Miyagi is a slippery customer.
Miyagi is looking to control Boesku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miyagi avoid being mounted?
Miyagi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boesku tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyagi is retaining full guard.
Miyagi has his hands on Boesku's head, controlling the position.
Boesku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boesku is working hard here to advance position.
Miyagi is pulling down on Boesku's head. It's preventing any offense from Boesku, at least for the moment.
Boesku content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boesku trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
Boesku stopping the sweep attempt from Miyagi.
Miyagi keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
Miyagi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boesku is fighting to break Miyagi's control of his arms but Miyagi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Miyagi is keeping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boesku manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (6) vs (4) Miyagi
Boesku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boesku 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.
Miyagi controlling from the top position.
Miyagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boesku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boesku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyagi is one step ahead there.
Miyagi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boesku is trying to keep Miyagi in close.
Miyagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boesku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miyagi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miyagi won't allow Boesku to sweep him here.
Miyagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boesku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boesku is trying to control the position but Miyagi postures up.
Miyagi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miyagi looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boesku looking to control.
Boesku wants to sweep here but Miyagi controlling him for the moment.
Miyagi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boesku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boesku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miyagi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (8) vs (4) Miyagi
Miyagi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boesku trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miyagi keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
Miyagi controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boesku takes the fight on points by 8 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Boesku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Koryu Miyagi spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill train smarter and harder next time, so i come back stronger than ever!'. |
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