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CWC 329 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 8 losses; Nuri Jafar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laperierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jafar rushes Laperierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jafar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laperierre prevents it.
Laperierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jafar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laperierre has picked Jafar up - he's going for a ride! Laperierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jafar (0) vs (2) Laperierre
Laperierre content to control rather than advance.
Jafar wants to control but Laperierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laperierre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jafar trying to hold on to Laperierre's head to control him but Laperierre postures up.
Jafar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Laperierre 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.
Laperierre passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jafar (0) vs (5) Laperierre
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar struggling a bit here.
Jafar is letting Laperierre control him for a moment.
Jafar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laperierre prevents Jafar from improving his position.
Laperierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been informed that Laperierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar manages to get to full guard.
Laperierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jafar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laperierre looking to pass the guard.
Laperierre stopping the sweep attempt from Jafar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jafar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laperierre's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jafar (2) vs (5) Laperierre
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laperierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jafar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jafar preventing the sweep.
Jafar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jafar trying to control but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jafar preventing the sweep.
Jafar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre wants to sweep here but Jafar controlling him for the moment.
Jafar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jafar looking to pass the guard.
Jafar forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
Jafar is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jafar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Laperierre won't allow Jafar to pass to mount.
Jafar prevents Laperierre from improving his position.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Laperierre won't allow it.
Laperierre keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperierre keeps working.
Laperierre trying to control here.
Laperierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Laperierre is trying to maintain the position but Jafar is very close to passing his half guard.
Laperierre is staying active underneath Jafar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laperierre is doing well to control the position and prevent Jafar from advancing to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jafar has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Jafar (5) vs (5) Laperierre
Jafar wants to control the pace but Laperierre is squirming around nicely.
Jafar wants to take his opponent's back but Laperierre doesn't allow it.
Laperierre regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Jafar seems content to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jafar trying to mount his opponent but Laperierre defends it.
Laperierre is not content to let Jafar control the position.
Jafar controlling the action here.
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperierre keeps working.
Laperierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jafar is working away from the top position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jafar is trying to control. Laperierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laperierre is looking to get back to full guard here but Jafar has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Jafar (8) vs (5) Laperierre
Laperierre tries to buck Jafar off but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Laperierre's legs.
Laperierre is trying to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jafar looking to control but instead Laperierre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jafar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jafar wants to pass the guard but Laperierre is defending well.
Jafar trying to control the action but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Laperierre won't allow it.
Jafar is working hard here to advance position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jafar trying to control the action but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
Laperierre is concentrating on defense, preventing Jafar from advancing position.
Jafar trying to control the action but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
Jafar wants to pass the guard but Laperierre is defending well.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but Jafar is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre is concentrating on defense, preventing Jafar from advancing position.
Jafar prevents Laperierre from improving his position.
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperierre keeps working.
Jafar trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jafar stalling away here and it's allowed Laperierre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar takes the fight on points by 8 to 5.
Nuri Jafar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Savage Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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