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Pitbull XIII 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 51 losses; Darian Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 12 losses; Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Line shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (0) vs (2) Line
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Line slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Line 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to keep Line in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Line is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Line is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Line has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cruz is pulling down on Line's head. It's preventing any offense from Line, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Line's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Line 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Line is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Line controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Line wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
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.
Line's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Line.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cruz seems keen to control Line's posture.
Line forces his way into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Line is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Line with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to get back to full guard here but Line has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (0) vs (5) Line
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line just content to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz is being controlled here.
Line wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruz is letting Line control him for a moment.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Line content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Line working away.
Line controlling the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps Line under control for a moment.
Line working away.
Line trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Line controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Line wins on points by 5 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Senger Line thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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