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CWC Fight Night 6 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 9 wins and 12 losses; Dragon Li Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Odin Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Markkanen.
Markkanen shoots in and drives through. Chai sprawls well.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Markkanen
Markkanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Chai.
Chai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Markkanen defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Markkanen moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Markkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markkanen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Markkanen
Markkanen looking to improve position, pressing down on Chai's thigh with his hand. Chai seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Markkanen paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Markkanen's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Chai picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dragon Li Chai!
A very excited looking Dragon Li Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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