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CWC 349 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 11 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 16 losses; Michael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cruz clinches up with Bar and pushes him back against the cage.
Bar lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bar (2) vs (0) Cruz
Bar wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Bar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bar trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Bar is fighting to break Cruz's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Bar controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bar is looking to advance position but Cruz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bar (2) vs (4) Cruz
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Cruz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Cruz.
Bar is trying desperately to improve position.
Bar tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar stops Cruz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bar holds on for dear life, controlling Cruz's posture momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bar regains half guard.
Bar is controlling Cruz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cruz passes into side control, despite Bar's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (2) vs (7) Cruz
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Cruz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bar is trying to get back to half guard.
Bar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the pace.
Bar keeping control of the position.
Cruz content to control rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bar trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Bar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bar trying to control from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bar is holding on to half guard well.
Bar'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.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bar won't allow Cruz to pass to mount.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Bar keeping hold of Cruz's head, controlling as best he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bar trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bar is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bar is retaining full guard.
Bar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bar looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to move into half guard but instead Bar has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bar (4) vs (7) Cruz
Well,Bar is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bar won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bar is one step ahead there.
Bar being controlled here momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bar wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bar (4) vs (9) Cruz
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz wins on points by 9 to 4.
Michael Cruz is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Michael Cruz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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