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CWC 354 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 15 losses; Shaka Zulu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 35 losses; Judas Priest!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Priest dives in and scores a takedown into Zulu's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Zulu (0) vs (2) Priest
Priest not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Priest's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Priest trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Zulu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zulu keeping full guard, as Priest tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulu holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Priest is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zulu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Priest's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulu managing to control the position.
Priest wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest controls from within his opponent's guard.
Priest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zulu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zulu pulls Priest in close to prevent any damage.
Zulu keeping full guard, as Priest tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Priest controls the pace.
Zulu trying to control the position here.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zulu is trying to control the position but Priest postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Priest sitting in guard here, content to control.
Priest stopping the sweep attempt from Zulu.
Priest controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zulu has his hands on Priest's head, controlling the position.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulu is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to control the position here.
Priest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zulu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zulu wants to control the position but Priest says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Priest trying to pass the guard but Zulu defending well.
Zulu gets full guard.
Zulu has his hands on Priest's head, controlling the position.
Priest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Priest won't allow Zulu to sweep him here.
Priest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zulu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulu is retaining full guard.
Priest is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zulu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Priest controls the pace.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulu is looking to sweep but instead, Priest has passed into half guard.
Priest is looking to take a break and control but Zulu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Priest prevents Zulu from improving his position.
Zulu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Priest not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zulu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Priest is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Priest won't allow Zulu to sweep him here.
Zulu pulls Priest in close to his closed guard and prevents Priest from doing any damage or advancing position.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulu is retaining full guard.
Priest controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulu trying to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Zulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zulu, not yet.
Zulu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Priest wants to pass the guard but Zulu is keeping the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulu pulls Priest in close to his closed guard and prevents Priest from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zulu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Priest manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zulu (2) vs (2) Priest
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zulu forces his way into half guard.
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! Zulu is heads and Priest is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Priest wins on points by 3 to 2.
Judas Priest is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Judas Priest thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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