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Grappling Hype -14- 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 4 wins and 1 losses; Don Cortez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; Thomas Engine!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cortez clinches up with Engine and pushes him back against the cage.
Cortez jumps guard.
Cortez has control of Engine's left arm, preventing Engine from doing any damage.
Engine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cortez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engine is one step ahead there.
Cortez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Engine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cortez's guard.
Cortez wants to get back to full guard.
Engine is pressing down on Cortez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortez is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engine prevents Cortez from improving his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Cortez'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.
Engine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez won't allow Engine to pass to mount.
Engine stalling.
Cortez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Engine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Engine looking to pass the guard.
Engine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Engine trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
Engine tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Engine 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.
Engine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Engine from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Engine from controlling successfully.
Engine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Engine trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engine is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez seems keen to control Engine's posture.
Engine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cortez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Engine manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cortez (2) vs (0) Engine
Cortez controlling from the top position.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Engine is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Engine keeps moving.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Engine is keeping the position for now.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Engine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Engine controlling Cortez's posture.
Engine wants to sweep here but Cortez controlling him for the moment.
Cortez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Engine keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cortez passes Engine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Engine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cortez is looking for a kimura but Engine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cortez to get the leverage.
Cortez wants to control but Engine is keeping him busy.
Cortez not doing much here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cortez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Engine for as long as he can get away with.
Cortez works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cortez (5) vs (0) Engine
Cortez tries to control but Engine wriggling away.
Cortez is looking to take Engine's back but instead Engine gets back to half guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Engine trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.
Engine is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Engine won't allow Cortez to pass to mount.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Engine keeps working.
Cortez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Engine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but Engine defending well.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Engine is working away.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Engine is defending well.
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Engine wants to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Engine is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Engine is defending the position.
Engine tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Cortez wants to advance to full mount but Engine doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Engine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortez passes into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Engine defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cortez takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Don Cortez retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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