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CWC 351 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 27 losses; Lurch Addams! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 34 losses; Prana Halo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Addams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Addams (2) vs (0) Halo
Halo wants to control but Addams is keeping busy.
Halo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halo is trying to keep Addams in close.
Addams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Addams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Addams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Addams tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Addams is working hard here to advance position.
Addams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Halo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Addams defends it easily.
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Addams is aware though and is defending well.
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Addams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Addams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Halo's guard.
Addams is looking for a kimura but Halo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Addams to get the leverage.
Addams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Addams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams not doing much here.
Addams is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Addams moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (5) vs (0) Halo
Addams wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
Addams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Halo struggling a bit here.
Halo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Addams off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Addams (5) vs (4) Halo
Halo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Halo doesn't have the hooks in and Addams manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Addams (7) vs (4) Halo
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo being controlled here, momentarily.
Halo trying to control the position.
Addams stays in close to Halo's body and controls the position.
Addams advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (10) vs (4) Halo
Halo tries to bench press Addams off him but Addams keeps the position.
Addams working away.
Halo is not content to let Addams control the position.
Addams slows the pace down.
Halo is not content to let Addams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Addams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Addams controlling the position.
Addams working away.
Addams controls the position from side control.
Halo is trying to improve his position.
Halo struggling a bit here.
Halo is not content to let Addams control the position.
Halo wants to control but Addams postures up.
Addams is staying tight to Halo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Addams wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
Halo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Addams (10) vs (6) Halo
Halo wants to pass the guard but Addams is defending well.
Addams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Addams is retaining full guard.
Halo being controlled here momentarily.
Addams being controlled here, momentarily.
Halo won't allow Addams to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Addams keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Halo preventing the sweep.
Addams keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Addams looking for a sweep. Not yet Addams, not yet.
Addams pulls Halo in to control the position.
Addams keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Addams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Addams looking to control.
Addams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Addams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Addams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Addams's guard.
Addams is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Addams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halo pushing down on Addams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Addams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Addams is looking to improve his position.
Addams is pressing down on Halo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Halo advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (10) vs (9) Halo
Addams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Addams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Halo is keen to just control but Addams is a slippery customer.
Addams trying to control here.
Addams is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Punch Out Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Halo wants to free his trapped foot but Addams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Addams manages to get to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Addams controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
Addams controlling Halo's posture.
Addams continues to stall.
Addams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Addams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halo won't allow Addams to sweep him here.
Addams working a defensive guard here.
Halo stopping the sweep attempt from Addams.
Addams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halo manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Addams (12) vs (9) Halo
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
Addams content to stall in guard here.
Addams tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Addams postures up.
Halo pulls Addams in to control the position.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Addams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Addams advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (15) vs (9) Halo
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo prevents Addams from improving position.
Halo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Halo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Addams works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (18) vs (9) Halo
Halo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Addams off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Addams (18) vs (13) Halo
Halo is looking for the choke from the back position but Addams is controlling his hands well.
Halo gets his hands free as Addams looks to control.
Will Halo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Halo doesn't have the hooks in and Addams manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Addams (20) vs (13) Halo
Addams pushing down on Halo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Addams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Addams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Addams has managed to get both his arms back between Halo's legs - danger averted.
Halo looks winded!
Addams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Addams stays in close to Halo's body and controls the position.
Addams wants to pass the guard but Halo is keeping the position.
Halo trying to control the position.
Addams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Addams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Addams wants to pass to mount but Halo is defending the position.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Addams is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Addams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Addams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo 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.
Addams passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Addams (23) vs (13) Halo
Addams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Halo is looking for a sweep.
Halo is not content to let Addams control the position.
You can see the frustration on Halo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Addams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
Halo prevents Addams from improving position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Addams advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Addams (25) vs (13) Halo
Addams avoids the attempt from Halo to control.
Addams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Addams is trying to take his opponent's back.
Addams looking to control but Halo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Addams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo tries to hold on but Addams postures up.
Halo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Addams is staying active.
Addams controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Addams takes the fight on points by 25 to 13.
After winning the bout, Lurch Addams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Prana Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens'. |
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