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CWC 332 - Silva Jr vs El Toro PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 17 losses; Joshua Burroughs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 12 losses; Huckleberry Finn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Finn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burroughs circles away.
Finn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burroughs quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burroughs (0) vs (2) Finn
Finn wants to control but Burroughs is keeping him busy.
Burroughs tries to get to full guard but Finn has control of the leg.
Burroughs keeping control of the position.
Burroughs is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burroughs trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (0) vs (5) Finn
Burroughs 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.
Finn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs seems a little lost for a moment, as Finn dominates the positioning.
Burroughs is not content to let Finn control the position.
Finn tries to move to full mount but Burroughs actually manages to regain half guard.
Burroughs is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to pass to full mount but Burroughs defends it.
Finn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burroughs is trying to get back to full guard.
Finn is looking to pass Burroughs's guard but actually Burroughs recovers to full guard.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burroughs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burroughs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finn in particular looking to stall.
Burroughs controlling the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burroughs keeps working.
Finn wants to pass to mount but Burroughs is defending the position.
Finn trying to control the action but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Burroughs is trying to get back to full guard.
Finn is looking to stall here but Burroughs recovers full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Finn postures up.
Burroughs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finn's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (2) vs (5) Finn
Finn 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.
Finn looking to control.
Finn looking for subs off his back but Burroughs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Finn is not content to let Burroughs control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Finn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Finn is looking to improve his position.
Finn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Burroughs content to control rather than advance.
Burroughs prevents Finn from improving his position.
Burroughs wants to control but Finn is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burroughs is pushing down on Finn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finn is fighting to maintain full guard but Burroughs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burroughs works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (5) vs (5) Finn
A lull in the action here as Burroughs stalls from top position.
Finn tries to buck Burroughs off but Burroughs is having none of it.
Burroughs is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Finn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Finn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burroughs off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Burroughs (5) vs (9) Finn
Finn controlling well, preventing Burroughs from escaping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Finn looking to break Burroughs's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Burroughs remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Finn will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Finn is looking to control Burroughs but Burroughs is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Burroughs tries to roll but Finn sticks to his back.
Finn looking for the choke but no joy.
Burroughs fending off the submission attempt from Finn.
Finn has the hooks in. Burroughs is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Finn looking for the RNC.
Burroughs is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Finn gets his way!
Burroughs trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Burroughs is in bad spot here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is keeping busy.
Burroughs trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Finn is working for a rear naked choke. Burroughs is not defending it well and Finn has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Burroughs refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Burroughs's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Huckleberry Finn!
After winning the bout, Huckleberry Finn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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