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TWGC 15 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Nick Diaz and Tomas Marley. This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Nick Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Tomas Marley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Marley fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz gets control of Marley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Marley pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz has his foot on Marley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marley works his way back into a safe position though.
Marley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Marley controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz 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.
Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marley has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Marley manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (3) Marley
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Diaz seems a little lost for a moment, as Marley dominates the positioning.
Diaz stops Marley from passing to mount.
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Marley has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diaz (0) vs (5) Marley
Diaz can't escape the position.
Marley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Marley content just to control the position here.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Marley has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Marley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz working for a triangle but Marley defends it easily.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marley has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Marley looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Marley is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Marley to get to half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Marley is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marley is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Marley to get to half guard.
Marley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marley pulls his head out easily.
Marley wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a triangle here but Marley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (8) Marley
Diaz tries to buck Marley off but Marley is having none of it.
Diaz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Diaz (0) vs (10) Marley
Marley content just to control the position here.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Marley sits in half guard.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Marley controlling him for the moment.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marley uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (13) Marley
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marley jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (16) Marley
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Marley has moved into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz is pressing down on Marley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marley is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Marley postures up.
Marley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diaz has his foot on Marley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marley works his way back into a safe position though.
Marley tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz has Marley pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marley stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marley! Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (19) Marley
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marley working away.
Diaz stops Marley from passing to mount.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Marley working away.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Marley controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diaz (0) vs (21) Marley
Marley controlling the pace for now.
Marley avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Marley wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Marley has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marley is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marley wins on points by 21 to 0.
Tomas Marley is the new lightweight champion!
Tomas Marley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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