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CWC 301 - Prelims 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 22 losses; Dick Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Wilhelm Bar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bar misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bar tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Bar controlling from the top position.
Diaz has his hands on Bar's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (2) vs (0) Bar
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Bar keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bar holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to sweep but no luck.
Bar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar is controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (2) vs (2) Bar
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bar won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bar controls the pace.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bar is one step ahead there.
Diaz has his hands on Bar's head, controlling the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Bar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Bar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bar trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz seems keen to control Bar's posture.
Diaz controls Bar momentarily but Bar frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Bar pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bar is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diaz tries to roll over but Bar keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Bar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz tries to roll over but Bar keeps him under control.
Bar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Bar's head to control him but Bar postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is doing well to control the position and prevent Bar from advancing to side control.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Bar has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bar is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Bar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bar is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Bar seems content to control.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Bar is controlling well.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bar's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diaz (6) vs (2) Bar
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bar is keeping busy.
Diaz is hanging on to Bar's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Bar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A lull in the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bar is really stuck here.
Bar prevents Diaz from getting a body triangle.
Bar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Bar defends it.
Diaz prevents Bar from improving his position.
Bar has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is pressing down on Bar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bar is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
Dick Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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