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CWC 325 - Pavlov vs Walters PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Disco Kid! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 12 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Toehold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toehold manages to circle out of the way.
Kid moves into range and clinches up with Toehold.
Toehold gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kid (0) vs (2) Toehold
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toehold is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Toehold jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (0) vs (5) Toehold
Kid gets back to half guard.
Kid is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kid is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is in trouble now - Toehold has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (0) vs (8) Toehold
Kid gets back to half guard.
Kid wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toehold is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Toehold might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Toehold tries to pass to full mount but Kid defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to control Toehold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kid avoid being mounted?
Kid 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.
Toehold trying to control from half guard but Kid is working away.
Toehold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kid sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kid pulls Toehold in to control the position.
Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kid has an active guard here but Toehold has managed to pass into half guard.
Toehold tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toehold is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
Toehold passes into side control, despite Kid's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (0) vs (11) Toehold
Toehold has knee on belly momentarily but Kid bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to get back to full guard.
Toehold is trying to control the action in half guard but Kid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toehold controlling the action here.
Kid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toehold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.
Kid is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
Toehold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toehold's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kid (2) vs (11) Toehold
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kid stopping the sweep attempt from Toehold.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Toehold trying to keep a closed guard but Kid is proving a slippery customer.
Kid preventing the sweep.
Kid is fighting to break Toehold's control of his arms but Toehold is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to control the position but Kid postures up.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kid trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold trying to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toehold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toehold is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kid (2) vs (13) Toehold
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kid isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toehold stacks Kid on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Toehold! Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (2) vs (16) Toehold
Toehold taking a breather here.
Toehold trying to control the position but Kid is working away.
Kid tries to buck Toehold off but Toehold is having none of it.
Kid is not content to let Toehold control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to improve position but can't.
Kid wants to control but Toehold postures up.
Toehold happy to just control the position for now.
Kid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kid sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Toehold slows the pace down in half guard.
Kid is defending against the submission attempts here by Toehold.
Kid keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
Toehold passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (2) vs (19) Toehold
Toehold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kid keeps working.
Kid wants to control but Toehold postures up.
Toehold tries to advance position but instead Kid slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kid keeps working.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but Kid defending well.
Toehold moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kid. Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (2) vs (22) Toehold
Toehold just content to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold has control of an arm but Kid manages to advance to Toehold's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kid (6) vs (22) Toehold
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 22 to 6.
Tommy Toehold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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