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CWC 369 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 18 losses; Michael Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 42 losses; Rolf Ottke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ottke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Ottke.
Ottke looking for a takedown.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Ottke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michael Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolf Ottke.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ottke prevents it.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ottke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ottke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (0) Ottke
Ottke working a defensive guard here.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz 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.
Ottke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ottke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ottke for as long as he can get away with.
Ottke working a defensive guard but Cruz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (5) vs (0) Ottke
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ottke's legs.
Ottke is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz working away.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottke struggling a bit here.
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz gets to mount! Ottke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (7) vs (0) Ottke
Ottke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottke looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (10) vs (0) Ottke
Cruz keeps control of the position as Ottke tries to break free.
Cruz controls the action.
Ottke tries to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the position but Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
Cruz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ottke.
You can see the frustration on Ottke's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ottke trying to control the hands but Cruz won't let him.
Cruz controlling well, preventing Ottke from escaping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding Ottke 's attempts to control his hands.
Ottke can't escape the position.
Cruz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ottke doesn't escape.
Ottke can't escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Cruz'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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is keeping busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ottke is in bad spot here.
Cruz biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ottke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cruz keeps control of the position easily here as Ottke tries to buck him off.
Ottke is in bad spot here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is riding his opponent, not letting Ottke buck him off.
Ottke is trying to break free.
Ottke is still trying to improve position.
Ottke breaks Cruz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (10) vs (2) Ottke
Cruz is pulling down on Ottke's head to control his posture.
Ottke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is stalling in the full guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ottke trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Ottke sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottke stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Ottke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ottke's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (12) vs (2) Ottke
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ottke wants to sweep but no luck.
Ottke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ottke trying to control the position here.
Ottke is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke wants to sweep but no luck.
Ottke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (12) vs (4) Ottke
Ottke trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Ottke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ottke looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (14) vs (4) Ottke
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ottke is keeping the position for now.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cruz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 14 to 4.
A relieved looking Michael Cruz 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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