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Pitbull I 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 London, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 47 losses; Darian Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ben Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lauzon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lauzon shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darian Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
Cruz gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Cruz (4) vs (0) Lauzon
We've been hearing good reports from Cruz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cruz 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 Lauzon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lauzon is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lauzon for as long as he can get away with.
Cruz continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Lauzon controls the position for a moment.
Cruz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lauzon 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.
Lauzon is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon manages to get back to half guard.
Cruz passes into side control, despite Lauzon's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (7) vs (0) Lauzon
Cruz controlling the position.
Lauzon is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working away.
Lauzon is trying to improve his position.
Lauzon can't do much from the bottom here.
Lauzon is trying to improve his position.
Lauzon is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz staying calm.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Lauzon is defending well.
Lauzon tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lauzon wants to sweep but Cruz has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (10) vs (0) Lauzon
Cruz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lauzon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon seems a little lost for a moment, as Cruz dominates the positioning.
Lauzon isn't going anywhere.
Cruz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
Cruz working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Lauzon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz controlling the position.
Lauzon is looking for a sweep.
Cruz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon struggling a bit here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon holds on to Cruz's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lauzon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
An out of breath Darian Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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