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CWC 324 - Halli vs Sitsongrit PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 12 losses; John Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 10 losses; Ace Rob!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Rob in a clinch.
Rob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rob is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (0) vs (2) Rob
Lee keeping moving, preventing Rob from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Rob trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is pulling down on Rob's head. It's preventing any offense from Rob, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee 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.
Rob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee 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.
Lee is pulling down on Rob's head to control his posture.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (0) vs (5) Rob
Lee tries to buck Rob off but Rob is having none of it.
My spies in Advanced Fighting Systems inform me that Rob has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rob trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rob is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rob wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rob wants to advance to full mount but Lee doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rob's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (5) Rob
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Rob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rob can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee not doing much here.
Rob wants to get back to full guard.
Rob trying to control from the bottom.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rob is still trying to improve position.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rob wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Rob wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rob is controlling Lee's posture.
Let's hope that Rob has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rob working a defensive guard here.
Rob wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee postures up.
Rob trying to control the position here.
Lee controlling from the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee'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.
Rob seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rob looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rob is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (7) Rob
Rob trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Rob's head. It's preventing any offense from Rob, at least for the moment.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (4) vs (7) Rob
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rob is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (4) vs (9) Rob
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rob 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.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Rob from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Lee seems keen to control Rob's posture.
Rob won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Rob slips nicely into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Rob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Rob 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.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Rob sits in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking to pass Lee's guard but actually Lee recovers to full guard.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (6) vs (9) Rob
Rob working a defensive guard here.
Rob wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob wins on points by 9 to 6. |
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