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CWC 302 - Priest vs Bangsit PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 18 losses; Leandro Lo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 11 losses; Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lo (2) vs (0) Blood
Blood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lo defends it easily.
Blood controlling the position.
Lo 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blood for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
Lo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lo won't allow Blood to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood keeps trying to improve his position.
Lo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blood is continuing to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Blood the control monster continue. Boring.
Lo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blood pulls Lo in close to prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Lo'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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lo wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Lo is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Blood keeping full guard, as Lo tries to pass.
Lo controlling from the top position.
Blood controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Blood has control of Lo's left arm, preventing Lo from doing any damage.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Lo from controlling successfully.
Lo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blood seems keen to control Lo's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lo takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Leandro Lo retains his heavyweight title! |
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