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CWC 323 - Cubbedge vs Jackson 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 31 wins and 12 losses; John Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 18 losses; Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Lee clinches.
Jan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jan drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (0) vs (2) Jan
Lee keeping moving, preventing Jan from controlling successfully.
Jan is looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (2) Jan
Lee is fighting to break Jan's control of his arms but Jan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lee has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (2) Jan
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan struggling a bit here.
Lee controls the position.
That's one minute 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan keeps trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jan's face as Lee controls the position.
Lee advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (7) vs (2) Jan
Lee controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to advance to Jan's back.
Jan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jan is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan prevents Lee from taking his back.
Jan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jan to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Lee (10) vs (2) Jan
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps control of the position easily here as Jan tries to buck him off.
Jan tries to escape the position.
Lee has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jan's body.
Jan trying to control but not successfully.
Jan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jan rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Jan trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lee controlling the positon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jan rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Lee gets his hands free as Jan looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Jan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jan just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee controls the position.
Jan is in bad spot here.
Good control from Lee.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jan can't escape the position.
Lee gets his hands free as Jan looks to control.
Jan is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lee off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Jan can't escape the position.
Jan just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee biding his time, controlling Jan.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jan wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lee controlling the positon.
Jan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lee controls the position.
Jan wants to escape the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lee's guard. Nice work there by Jan.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (10) vs (4) Jan
Lee controlling Jan's posture.
Jan looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jan looking to pass the guard.
Jan wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Jan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (10) vs (7) Jan
Jan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Jan tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Jan controls the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee keeps Jan under control for a moment.
Jan wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is not content to let Jan control the position.
Jan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
A victorious John Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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