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CWC 365 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; John McCain! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 40 losses; Antonio Brown !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCain. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: McCain (4) vs (0) Brown
McCain tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
McCain tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain controlling the pace.
McCain trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but McCain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCain trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
McCain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brown is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McCain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCain is working away from the top position though.
Brown tries to roll over but McCain keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCain looking to pass the guard.
McCain won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown has his hands on McCain's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (4) vs (2) Brown
McCain trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCain is looking to sweep but instead, Brown has passed into half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but McCain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but McCain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown .
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCain works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCain is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCain working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCain is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (6) vs (2) Brown
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as McCain tries to pass.
Brown keeping moving, preventing McCain from controlling successfully.
McCain is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McCain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown is trying to keep McCain in close.
McCain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown 's guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCain wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCain trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCain tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
McCain preventing the sweep.
McCain wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
McCain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
McCain trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McCain is stalling in the full guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown managing to control the position.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead McCain has moved into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McCain stalling.
McCain passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: McCain (9) vs (2) Brown
Brown tries to buck McCain off but McCain is having none of it.
McCain trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
McCain tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (9) vs (4) Brown
McCain wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
McCain trying to hold on to Brown 's head to control him but Brown postures up.
McCain is staying active underneath Brown , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. McCain takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McCain 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.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCain keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
McCain tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCain is looking to improve his position.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: McCain (9) vs (7) Brown
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCain can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
McCain takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
John McCain retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking John McCain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Antonio Brown had this to say: 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
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