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CWC 321 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 20 losses; Ze Jiurgite! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 22 losses; Don Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Lemieux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jiurgite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jiurgite (0) vs (2) Lemieux
Jiurgite trying to control the position.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Jiurgite is keeping the position.
Jiurgite 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: Jiurgite (2) vs (2) Lemieux
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux wants to control the action here but instead Jiurgite manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (5) vs (2) Lemieux
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux prevents Jiurgite from taking his back.
Lemieux is squirming around, avoiding Jiurgite's attempts to control the action.
Jiurgite definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jiurgite controlling from the full mount.
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.
Jiurgite wants to take Lemieux's back but he can't do it this time.
Jiurgite controlling the position easily from mount.
Lemieux reaches up to try and control the position but Jiurgite seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lemieux rolls and tries to escape and now Jiurgite has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Jiurgite (8) vs (2) Lemieux
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good control from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lemieux for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control but not successfully.
Jiurgite biding his time, looking for the opening.
I really don't envy Lemieux right now.
Lemieux is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux can't escape the position.
Lemieux manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jiurgite's guard. Nice work there by Lemieux.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (8) vs (4) Lemieux
Jiurgite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jiurgite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jiurgite 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (10) vs (4) Lemieux
Jiurgite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemieux working a defensive guard but Jiurgite manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (13) vs (4) Lemieux
Jiurgite tries to advance to mount but Lemieux instead regains half guard.
Jiurgite trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
Jiurgite performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control but Jiurgite postures up.
Jiurgite is keen to just control but Lemieux is a slippery customer.
Jiurgite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jiurgite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jiurgite controlling the action here.
Jiurgite is thwarting Lemieux's attempts to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux actively working from the bottom here.
Jiurgite moves into full mount! Lemieux won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (16) vs (4) Lemieux
Lemieux regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jiurgite trying to advance position but Lemieux counters by regaining guard.
Jiurgite wants to pass the guard but Lemieux is keeping the position.
Jiurgite pushes down on Lemieux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jiurgite 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.
Lemieux won't allow Jiurgite to pass to mount.
Jiurgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemieux keeps working.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jiurgite controlling the action here.
Jiurgite is trying to control the action in half guard but Lemieux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is really struggling to control Lemieux but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux wants to control but Jiurgite is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lemieux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lemieux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lemieux holds on and takes a little breather.
Jiurgite stopping the sweep attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jiurgite uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (19) vs (4) Lemieux
Jiurgite wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lemieux, who protects the arm well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite controls the position from side control.
Jiurgite working away.
Lemieux is not content to let Jiurgite control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lemieux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jiurgite tries to move to mount but Lemieux blocks the move with his legs.
Jiurgite controlling from side mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lemieux holds on to Jiurgite's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lemieux prevents Jiurgite from moving into mount.
Lemieux struggling a bit here.
Jiurgite wants to control but Lemieux is keeping him busy.
Lemieux is looking to regain half guard here but Jiurgite keeps moving and retains side control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jiurgite off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jiurgite (19) vs (8) Lemieux
Jiurgite tries to escape but Lemieux has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jiurgite is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lemieux keeps control of the position as Jiurgite tries to break free.
Jiurgite trying to control the position but Lemieux manages to sink in the hooks.
Jiurgite is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Jiurgite escapes and is now in half guard on top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (21) vs (8) Lemieux
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jiurgite is looking to advance position but Lemieux won't allow it.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
Lemieux is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemieux wants to control but Jiurgite is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiurgite takes the fight on points by 21 to 8. |
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