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CWC 317 - Ottke vs Cruz 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 52 wins and 50 losses; Tobias Pancake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 16 losses; Angelo Saldini!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pancake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saldini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saldini.
Pancake tries to pull guard but Saldini won't allow it.
Pancake ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pancake no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pancake looking for a guillotine here but Saldini defends easily.
Saldini looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancake looking to control.
Saldini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pancake is keeping the position for now.
Saldini trying to control but Pancake is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancake trying to control the position.
Pancake being controlled here, momentarily.
Pancake working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Saldini has passed into half guard!
Pancake is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pancake is trying to get back to full guard.
Saldini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pancake is controlling Saldini's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saldini wants to pass the guard but Pancake is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pancake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saldini sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pancake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saldini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pancake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Saldini is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pancake. Score +3 for passing guard: Pancake (0) vs (3) Saldini
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saldini has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pancake! Score +2 for reaching mount: Pancake (0) vs (5) Saldini
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancake regains half guard.
Saldini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saldini is thwarting Pancake's attempts to control the position.
Saldini trying to pass the guard but Pancake defending well.
Pancake wants to get back to full guard but Saldini has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Pancake (0) vs (8) Saldini
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to hold on but Saldini pushes him away.
Saldini sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pancake regains half guard.
Pancake wants to control but Saldini is keeping busy.
Saldini is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pancake! Score +3 for passing guard: Pancake (0) vs (11) Saldini
Pancake gets back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is not content to let Saldini control the position.
Pancake holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Saldini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saldini is looking to advance position but Pancake won't allow it.
Pancake is trying to control but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saldini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Saldini has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Pancake (0) vs (14) Saldini
Saldini is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pancake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pancake shrugs it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saldini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pancake is looking to escape.
Pancake regains half guard.
Pancake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pancake controlling the position well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to control but Saldini is keeping busy.
Saldini content to control rather than advance.
Saldini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pancake trying to control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saldini is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pancake is trying is best to control the position here.
Pancake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saldini is fighting to break Pancake's control of his arms but Pancake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pancake being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Saldini.
Pancake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saldini defends well.
Saldini wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Pancake is trying to keep Saldini in close.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping full guard, as Saldini tries to pass.
Saldini controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pancake is controlling Saldini's posture.
Pancake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pancake is really struggling to control Saldini but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Saldini from controlling successfully.
Pancake looking for a sweep. Not yet Pancake, not yet.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Saldini from controlling successfully.
Pancake keeping full guard, as Saldini tries to pass.
Saldini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saldini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pancake is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Saldini controlling from the top position.
Saldini is pushing down on Pancake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pancake is fighting to maintain full guard but Saldini has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saldini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pancake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saldini moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Pancake (0) vs (17) Saldini
And that's the end of the fight!
Saldini wins on points by 17 to 0.
Angelo Saldini is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Angelo Saldini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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