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CWC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Iain Tower! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan closes the distance and pushes Tower back into the cage.
Balkan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balkan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tower uses from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Tower's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tower controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tower has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tower advances to half guard.
Balkan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Balkan managing to control the position.
Tower sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan has his foot on Tower's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tower works his way back into a safe position though.
Balkan managing to control the position.
Tower is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tower wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
Balkan working a defensive guard but Tower passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balkan looking for submissions off his back.
Balkan tries to get to full guard but Tower has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower is keen to just control but Balkan is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tower is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Balkan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tower is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tower is working away from the top position though.
Tower trying to control from half guard but Balkan is working away.
Balkan is trying to control but can't.
Tower trying to control from half guard but Balkan is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking for a sweep. Tower is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tower is keen to just control but Balkan is a slippery customer.
Balkan is looking for a sweep. Tower is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balkan is positioning himself well to prevent Tower advancing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking to control Tower's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balkan avoid being mounted?
Tower wants to take a breather but Balkan is having none of it.
Tower is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balkan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Balkan keeping hold of Tower's head, controlling as best he can.
Tower prevents Balkan from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control but Tower postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tower in particular looking to stall.
Tower is trying to control. Balkan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tower is working away from the top position though.
Balkan regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tower trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tower postures up.
Balkan is pulling down on Tower's head. It's preventing any offense from Tower, at least for the moment.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Tower is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tower trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Tower has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balkan is pulling down on Tower's head to control his posture.
Tower trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Tower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tower trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan is controlling Tower's posture.
Tower engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Tower from controlling successfully.
Tower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Tower from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tower controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
Balkan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balkan trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Tower is heads and Balkan is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Balkan wins on points by 1 to 0.
Boris Balkan thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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