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CACC 159: Average vs Halo III PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ryan Dinu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Randy Mardov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Mardov gets tackled into the ropes by Dinu. Dinu maintains the clinch.
Dinu jumps into guard, dragging Mardov to the mat.
Mardov wants to control from the top but Dinu keeps moving.
Mardov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mardov wants to control from the top but Dinu keeps moving.
Mardov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardov looking to sit in guard and control but Dinu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dinu (2) vs (0) Mardov
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dinu wants to control from the top but Mardov keeps moving.
Dinu tries to free his leg and advance position but Mardov is retaining full guard.
Dinu trying to control the position from guard on top but Mardov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mardov trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardov has control of Dinu's left arm, preventing Dinu from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Mardov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mardov keeping moving, preventing Dinu from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dinu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mardov's guard.
Mardov is trying to control but can't.
Dinu is looking to take a break and control but Mardov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mardov wants to get back to full guard.
Mardov has a hand on Dinu's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dinu takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Dinu (5) vs (0) Mardov
Mardov can't escape the position.
Dinu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mardov has worked his arm free - good work by Mardov!
Dinu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dinu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mardov wants to control but Dinu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mardov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mardov tries to bench press Dinu off him but Dinu keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Mardov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mardov is trying to get back to half guard.
Dinu trying to control the action but Mardov is working from the bottom.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is trying to work for a sweep but Dinu has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dinu (7) vs (0) Mardov
Dinu wants to control the pace but Mardov is squirming around nicely.
Mardov is looking to improve his position but Dinu isn't that keen on the idea.
Mardov tries to hold on but Dinu pushes him away.
Mardov can't escape the position.
Dinu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mardov has worked his arm free - good work by Mardov!
Mardov is trying to work for a sweep but Dinu has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dinu (9) vs (0) Mardov
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dinu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mardov is looking to escape.
Mardov is trying to escape the mount.
Mardov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mardov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dinu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mardov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dinu wants to control from the top but Mardov keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mardov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dinu has passed into half guard!
Mardov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mardov is looking to control Dinu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mardov avoid being mounted?
Dinu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mardov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dinu 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.
Mardov trying to control but Dinu postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is trying to control but Dinu passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dinu (12) vs (0) Mardov
Mardov wants to control but Dinu postures up.
Dinu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mardov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dinu wants to control but Mardov is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mardov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dinu wants to pass to mount but Mardov is defending the position.
Mardov is trying to maintain the position but Dinu is very close to passing his half guard.
Mardov is looking for a sweep. Dinu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dinu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mardov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dinu.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is trying to control but Dinu passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dinu (15) vs (0) Mardov
You can see the frustration on Mardov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mardov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dinu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dinu (17) vs (0) Mardov
Mardov can't escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dinu wants to take his opponent's back but Mardov doesn't allow it.
Dinu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dinu has hold of Mardov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mardov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mardov regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mardov trying to control here.
Dinu trying to control from half guard but Mardov is working away.
Mardov looking for submissions off his back.
Dinu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mardov is looking for a sweep. Dinu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mardov trying to hold on to Dinu's head to control him but Dinu postures up.
Dinu is looking for a kimura but Mardov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dinu to get the leverage.
Mardov is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dinu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mardov defends it well.
Dinu trying to control from half guard but Mardov is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dinu is working for an americana but Mardov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dinu was thinking about the submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dinu takes the fight on points by 17 to 0.
Ryan Dinu made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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