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CACC 141: Boesku vs Donde 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 12 wins and 15 losses; Antonio Brown ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 15 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hughes dives in and grabs Brown 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Hughes is quick to defend against it.
Brown shoots in and bounces Hughes off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (0) Hughes
Brown 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hughes has his foot on Brown 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hughes working for submissions but it's allowed Brown to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (0) Hughes
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hughes prevents Brown from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Brown controlling from mount.
Hughes can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hughes has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Brown escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Brown ! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (8) vs (0) Hughes
Brown just content to control the position.
Brown has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hughes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brown yanks on the arm and Hughes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brown .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Brown !
After the fight, Antonio Brown 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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