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CWC 393 Peterson vs Ottke 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 35 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 29 losses; Julio Valeron Huhrera !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Huhrera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Esteves attempts a counter takedown but Huhrera avoids it well and moves away.
Julio Valeron Huhrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huhrera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huhrera has managed to clinch.
Huhrera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Esteves is trying to keep an underhook but Huhrera manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Esteves (0) vs (2) Huhrera
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhrera passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (0) vs (5) Huhrera
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Huhrera maintains control.
Esteves is squirming around, avoiding Huhrera 's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Esteves (0) vs (8) Huhrera
You can see the frustration on Esteves's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Huhrera is looking for the choke from the back position but Esteves is controlling his hands well.
Huhrera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Esteves defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Huhrera has the hooks in. Esteves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Huhrera tries to keep control of the position but Esteves is staying busy.
Esteves is trying to break free.
Esteves is working hard here to advance position.
Huhrera struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Esteves knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Esteves for a finish.
Huhrera is hanging on to Esteves's back as he tries to escape.
Esteves preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Huhrera .
Huhrera avoiding Esteves 's attempts to control his hands.
Huhrera really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Esteves.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that Huhrera has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Huhrera doesn't have the hooks in and Esteves manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (8) Huhrera
Esteves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Esteves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is trying to control but can't.
Esteves is pressing down on Huhrera 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huhrera is holding on for now.
Esteves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huhrera trying to control but Esteves postures up.
Esteves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Esteves trying to mount his opponent but Huhrera defends it.
Huhrera is in trouble now - Esteves has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (5) vs (8) Huhrera
Esteves can't control as he wanted to and Huhrera manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Huhrera won't allow Esteves to pass to mount.
Esteves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huhrera keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is defending against the submission attempts here by Esteves.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Huhrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Huhrera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Esteves 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.
Esteves trying to mount his opponent but Huhrera defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera gets back to full guard.
Huhrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves postures up.
Esteves trying to control but Huhrera is working from the bottom.
Esteves pushing down on Huhrera 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Esteves is thwarting Huhrera 's attempts to control the position.
Huhrera is staying active underneath Esteves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huhrera is refusing to be controlled, as Esteves sits in half guard.
Esteves is looking for a kimura here.
Huhrera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Huhrera trying to control the position.
Esteves trying to control but Huhrera is working from the bottom.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huhrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huhrera is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Huhrera is retaining full guard.
Huhrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huhrera keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Huhrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Esteves trying to control but Huhrera is working from the bottom.
Esteves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huhrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Esteves has managed to get both his arms back between Huhrera 's legs - danger averted.
Huhrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esteves is aware though and is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera looking for a guillotine here but Esteves defends easily.
Huhrera keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Huhrera keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Huhrera is looking for a triangle but Esteves pushes his legs off easily.
Huhrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves preventing the sweep.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Huhrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Esteves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huhrera is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Huhrera working a defensive guard here.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huhrera is keeping the position for now.
Esteves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huhrera keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera looking for submissions off his back.
Huhrera is staying active underneath Esteves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Huhrera wants to get back to full guard.
Huhrera is trying to maintain the position but Esteves is very close to passing his half guard.
Esteves wants to free his trapped foot but Huhrera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera trying to control here.
Esteves is looking to advance position but Huhrera won't allow it.
Huhrera actively working from the bottom here.
Huhrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Esteves is stalling here. Huhrera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Esteves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Huhrera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Esteves (5) vs (12) Huhrera
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is not content to let Huhrera control the position.
Esteves struggling a bit here.
Huhrera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Huhrera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esteves is not content to let Huhrera control the position.
Esteves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huhrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Esteves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Huhrera 's best efforts.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Esteves trying to control but Huhrera postures up.
Esteves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huhrera trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom.
Esteves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huhrera manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (7) vs (12) Huhrera
Esteves is pushing down on Huhrera 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huhrera is fighting to maintain full guard but Esteves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huhrera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Esteves is thwarting Huhrera 's attempts to control the position.
Esteves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huhrera wins on points by 12 to 7.
Julio Valeron Huhrera very nearly forgot to thank Silverback Sweatshop amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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