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CWC Fight Night 5 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 London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 19 losses; Carl Moore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 22 losses; Ze Jiurgite! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Moore closes the distance and pushes Jiurgite back into the cage. Jiurgite pulls guard effortlessly. Moore trying to control but Jiurgite is working from the bottom. Jiurgite lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Moore (0) vs (2) Jiurgite Jiurgite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jiurgite tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moore is controlling Jiurgite's posture. Jiurgite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jiurgite looking to pass the guard. Moore trying to control the position here. Jiurgite is stalling in the full guard. It looks like Jiurgite 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. Moore has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Jiurgite wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving. Moore trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jiurgite passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Moore (0) vs (5) Jiurgite You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jiurgite moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Jiurgite tries to advance to mount but can't. Jiurgite trying to control the position but Moore is working away. Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Moore prevents Jiurgite from improving position. You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jiurgite taking a breather here. Moore wants to control but Jiurgite postures up. Jiurgite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there. Moore struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jiurgite tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well. Jiurgite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Jiurgite wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite just content to control the position. Moore is trying to control Jiurgite's posture but Jiurgite avoids it. Moore prevents Jiurgite from improving position. Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Who's going to make the next move? Moore is looking to reverse the position. Jiurgite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Moore is not content to let Jiurgite control the position. Moore prevents Jiurgite from improving position. Jiurgite passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Moore! Score +2 for reaching mount: Moore (0) vs (7) Jiurgite Moore tries to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite wants to take Moore's back but he can't do it this time. Moore tries to hold on but Jiurgite postures up. Jiurgite sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Moore tries to lock up and control but Jiurgite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Jiurgite looking to control and managing it successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Moore holds of for dear life.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Moore tries to hold on but Jiurgite postures up. Jiurgite seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Moore is holding on tight.
Jiurgite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Moore is squirming around, avoiding Jiurgite's attempts to control the action. Moore tries to lock up and control but Jiurgite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Jiurgite tries to push Moore's head away but Moore is holding on tight. Jiurgite controlling the position easily from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Moore wants to control but Jiurgite is having none of it. Jiurgite fails to move to back control. Jiurgite trying to control but he's not successful this time. Moore tries to reverse the position but Jiurgite maintains control. Moore wants to control but Jiurgite is having none of it. Jiurgite wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Jiurgite looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Moore tries to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away. Jiurgite looking to control and managing it successfully. Moore wants to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away. Moore is looking to get to half guard. Moore holds of for dear life. Moore wants to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite controlling the pace for now. Jiurgite's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Jiurgite wants to take Moore's back but he can't do it this time. Moore tries to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away. Moore is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Jiurgite trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite controlling his opponent. Jiurgite is continuing to stall. Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jiurgite avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite controlling from the full mount. Jiurgite wants to take his opponent's back but Moore doesn't allow it. Moore wants to hold on but Jiurgite pushes him away. Moore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jiurgite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Moore can't escape the position.
Jiurgite wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Moore tries to lock up and control but Jiurgite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Moore reaches up to try and control the position but Jiurgite seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Moore rolls and tries to escape and now Jiurgite has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Moore (0) vs (10) Jiurgite Jiurgite controlling from the back. Jiurgite not allowing Moore to control his hands. Jiurgite keeps control of the position as Moore tries to break free.
Jiurgite just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Jiurgite wins on points by 10 to 0. |
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