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ORC Submission Grappling 7 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brian Burns (ranked 3260 p4p, 323 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 4552 p4p, 427 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 7 losses; Brian Burns! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the ropes.
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Burns to the mat.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns advances to half guard.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Burns seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Burns is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns is working for a submission of some sort.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Burns is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Burns 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.
Diaz tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Burns is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz gets full guard.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Burns is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (0) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burns seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
My spies in MM's inform me that Diaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Burns has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz passes Burns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Burns is having none of it.
Burns looking for submissions off his back.
Burns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (0) vs (5) Diaz
Diaz trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns working to try and regain half guard.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to move to back control.
Diaz moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Burns (0) vs (8) Diaz
Diaz tries to get the hooks in deep but Burns pushed the leg off.
Burns can't escape the position.
Diaz is riding his opponent, not letting Burns buck him off.
Diaz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Burns defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Burns turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (2) vs (8) Diaz
Burns drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Burns off! Burns jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Burns is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (2) vs (10) Diaz
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Diaz advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (2) vs (13) Diaz
Burns prevents Diaz from improving position.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burns is not content to let Diaz control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burns haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burns regains half guard.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Burns wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Burns defending well.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Burns defends it.
Burns wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Burns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Burns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (2) vs (16) Diaz
Diaz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Burns is holding on tight.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diaz wants to take his opponent's back but Burns doesn't allow it.
Burns sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burns defends it well.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Well,Burns is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (2) vs (19) Diaz
Burns sneaks back into half guard.
Burns looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz slows the pace down in half guard.
Burns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (2) vs (22) Diaz
Diaz trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Burns (2) vs (24) Diaz
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz takes Burns's back. Score +3 for taking back: Burns (2) vs (27) Diaz
Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Diaz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Burns has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz wins on points by 27 to 2.
In his post fight interview, Mike Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Brian Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to my opponent. He was better tonight. I hope we meet again in the future.'. |
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