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CWCFN 10 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Bernie Sanders! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tzien rushes Sanders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tzien has clasped his hands together around Sanders's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sanders (0) vs (4) Tzien
Sanders being controlled for a moment.
Sanders prevents Tzien from improving position.
Tzien is still trying to improve position.
Tzien is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
Tzien tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanders's legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tzien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanders, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but Tzien keeps moving and retains side control.
Tzien trying to control the position but Sanders is working away.
Sanders tries to buck Tzien off but Tzien is having none of it.
Tzien tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sanders tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanders has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tzien but great work by Sanders. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sanders (4) vs (4) Tzien
Tzien struggling a bit here.
Tzien tries to buck Sanders off but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tzien is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Tzien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanders wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tzien, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien wants to control but Sanders postures up.
Sanders swings around for an armbar but Tzien sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sanders's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanders (4) vs (6) Tzien
Sanders seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tzien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Tzien to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Tzien seems content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tzien moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sanders. Score +3 for passing guard: Sanders (4) vs (9) Tzien
Sanders is not content to let Tzien control the position.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders is not content to let Tzien control the position.
Tzien in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tzien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tzien goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sanders rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tzien's guard! Nice work there by Sanders! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanders (6) vs (9) Tzien
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tzien has his foot on Sanders's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanders works his way back into a safe position though.
Tzien 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.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Tzien keeps moving.
Tzien looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tzien pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tzien keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanders trying to control but Tzien is working from the bottom.
Sanders passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Sanders (9) vs (9) Tzien
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tzien is looking to reverse the position.
Sanders trying to control the action but Tzien is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tzien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tzien keeps working.
Tzien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tzien is looking to regain half guard here but Sanders keeps moving and retains side control.
Tzien manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanders's best efforts.
Tzien moves into full guard.
Tzien wants to hit a sweep here but Sanders passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tzien there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanders (12) vs (9) Tzien
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tzien gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tzien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tzien is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanders's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanders's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sanders (12) vs (13) Tzien
Tzien is persistently looking for the submission but Sanders is defending it well.
Tzien is persistently looking for the submission but Sanders is defending it well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is in bad spot here.
Tzien working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sanders is in bad spot here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanders showing good submission defense here.
Tzien is looking for the choke from the back position but Sanders is controlling his hands well.
Sanders is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sanders is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Our spies down at at Nap or Tap inform us that Tzien has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanders staying busy and making it hard for Tzien to control.
Tzien is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanders defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here.
Sanders tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tzien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzien takes Sanders's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sanders is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Sanders (12) vs (16) Tzien
And that's the end of the fight!
Tzien wins on points by 16 to 12.
After the fight, Hratch Tzien 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.
In defeat, Bernie Sanders stepped up to the mic, saying 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'. |
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