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CACC 79 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 3249 p4p, 374 weight class) and Carlos Silverio (ranked 22369 p4p, 619 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Feiticeira. Silverio has chosen Shiro Sagisu - Angel of Doom as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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 6 wins and 4 losses; Dick Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 15 losses; Carlos Silverio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Diaz forces Silverio back against the ropes and clinches.
Silverio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Silverio tries to pull guard but Diaz forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Diaz (4) vs (0) Silverio
Diaz wants to control but Silverio is keeping him busy.
Silverio is looking for a sweep.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverio struggling a bit here.
Silverio tries to improve position but can't.
Silverio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Silverio is defending well.
Diaz trying to control the position but Silverio is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls the position.
Silverio is trying to improve his position.
Diaz wants to control but Silverio is keeping him busy.
Silverio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Silverio is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz prevents Silverio from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Silverio is having none of it.
Silverio wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz wants to control but Silverio is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control from Silverio's half guard. Silverio has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Diaz passes Silverio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silverio trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Silverio tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Diaz has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (7) vs (0) Silverio
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz looking to control but Silverio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Silverio from getting the reversal.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Diaz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silverio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silverio prevents Diaz from taking his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Silverio is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Silverio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Silverio is squirming around nicely.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz looking to control but Silverio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silverio has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Diaz (10) vs (0) Silverio
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silverio turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (10) vs (2) Silverio
Silverio has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silverio is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Silverio to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dick Diaz!
Dick Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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