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CACC 115 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 8 losses; Judas Priest! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 6 losses; Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Priest shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been hearing reports that Priest has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Priest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Priest smiles and moves away.
Priest tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Priest.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Priest back into the ropes.
Priest is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Priest is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Diaz can't fight it off and eventually Priest manages to take the fight to the floor. Diaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Priest (2) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Priest is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Priest defends easily.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Priest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Priest gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Priest got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Priest has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Priest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Priest from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Priest defends easily.
Priest passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Priest passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz! Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (5) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Priest maintains control.
Priest takes Diaz's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Diaz is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Priest (8) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Priest to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Priest's arms.
Priest working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz tries to escape the position.
Priest trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Diaz tries to roll but Priest sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Priest tightening his grip on Diaz, looking for the choke.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Priest gets his way!
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Diaz just trying to survive but Priest is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Priest is persistently looking for the submission but Diaz is defending it well.
Priest tightening his grip on Diaz, looking for the choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Priest avoiding Diaz 's attempts to control his hands.
Priest keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Priest is trying to stick to Diaz's back but Diaz is turning into Priest. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Priest's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diaz. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Priest (8) vs (2) Diaz
Priest is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Priest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Priest looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (8) vs (5) Diaz
Priest tries to improve position but can't.
Priest being controlled for a moment.
Priest is looking for a sweep.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.
Priest is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Priest is not content to let Diaz control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Priest sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz is keen to just control but Priest is a slippery customer.
Priest looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.
Diaz prevents Priest from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Priest is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Priest trying to control from the bottom.
Priest is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Priest is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Priest is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Priest trying to control here.
Priest is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Priest looking for submissions off his back.
Priest is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Priest is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Priest avoid being mounted?
Diaz trying to control the action but Priest is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Priest wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Priest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Priest looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Priest wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
Diaz wants to control but Priest is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Priest sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Priest is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Priest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Priest is having none of it.
Priest actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz prevents Priest from improving his position.
Priest has his hands clasped together around Diaz's back. He's all about the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Priest is trying to get back to full guard.
Priest is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Diaz is tapping! Great win for Priest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Judas Priest!
An out of breath Judas Priest thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dick Diaz had this to say: 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'. |
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