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CWC 307 - Dyon vs Steel PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 27 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 10 losses; Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brah.
Brah shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Brah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brah is trying to trip Brown . He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brah persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Brah
Brown keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to sweep here but Brah controlling him for the moment.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah passes Brown 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brah controlling the action here.
Brah wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position for now.
Brah is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brah content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Brah 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.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is staying active underneath Brah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brah controlling the action here.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brah controlling the pace.
Brown wants to improve his position but Brah is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brown reverses the position - he's now on top in Brah's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Brah
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brah is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brah is keeping the position for now.
Brah trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown won't allow Brah to sweep him here.
Brown passes Brah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brah is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Brah is keeping the position.
Brah looking to control.
Brown wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at BDS inform us that Brah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brah holds on and takes a little breather.
Brah looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Brown is pushing down on Brah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brah is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brah controlling the position well.
Brah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown 's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (2) vs (6) Brah
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown is really stuck here.
Brah trying to control momentarily.
Brown tries to roll but Brah sticks to his back.
Brown defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Brah's arms.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brah controlling the pace for now.
Brown regains half guard.
Brah is working for a submission of some sort.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brah moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (9) Brah
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brah controlling the pace for now.
Brah avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to control but Brah is having none of it.
Brah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brah.
Brah is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (12) Brah
Brah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brah controlling from mount.
Brah is looking to work his way around to Brown 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brah not doing much here.
Brah is working for a submission of some sort.
Brah moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (15) Brah
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brah moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Brown (2) vs (18) Brah
Brah has the hooks in. Brown is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brown just trying to survive but Brah is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brah just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Brah gets his hands free.
Brah controlling the position well here. Brown rolled but Brah kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Brown rolls, trying to escape but Brah keeps control of the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brown can't escape the position.
Brah is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brah slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brah trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Brown tries to escape but Brah has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Brah slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown tries to escape the position.
Brah tightening his grip on Brown , looking for the choke.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown staying busy and making it hard for Brah to control.
Brown is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brown prevents Brah from getting a body triangle.
Brah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brah has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brown has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brown manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brah's guard. Nice work there by Brown .
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (18) Brah
Brah wants to sweep but no luck.
Brah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brah trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brah wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brah wins on points by 18 to 4.
Edgy Brah is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Edgy Brah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Antonio Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
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