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CACC 92 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mike Charles (ranked 1663 p4p, 197 weight class) and Miguel Machin (ranked 3650 p4p, 356 weight class). Charles comes to the ring accompanied by Renegades Of Funk - Rage Against The Machine. Machin has chosen Pandora's Music Box as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Mike Charles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Miguel Machin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machin.
Machin closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Machin pushes Charles against the ropes but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machin misses with a takedown attempt - Charles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Machin.
Charles gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Charles (4) vs (0) Machin
Machin is trying to work for a sweep but Charles has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Charles (6) vs (0) Machin
Charles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Machin prevents Charles from taking his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Charles controlling from mount.
Charles prevents Machin from getting the reversal.
Machin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Charles.
Charles wants to control the pace but Machin is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles content just to control the position here.
Machin tries to lock up and control but Charles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Charles looking to control but Machin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Machin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Charles.
Machin tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles controlling his opponent.
Machin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Machin prevents Charles from taking his back.
Machin tries to hold on but Charles postures up.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machin is looking to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids the attempt from Machin to control.
Charles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Machin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Charles seems content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Machin trying to control from the bottom.
Charles content to control rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machin trying to hold on to Charles's head to control him but Charles postures up.
Machin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Charles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Machin tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Charles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Charles passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (9) vs (0) Machin
Charles controlling from the full mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Machin is desperately trying to improve his position but Charles has a good base and remains in mount.
Charles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machin is looking to escape.
Machin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Charles goes for an armbar but Machin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Machin. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (9) vs (2) Machin
Charles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machin defends it easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Machin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Machin from controlling successfully.
Charles is pulling down on Machin's head to control his posture.
Machin pushes down on Charles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to control Machin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
Machin works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (9) vs (5) Machin
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Charles is squirming around, avoiding Machin's attempts to control the action.
Machin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Charles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Charles regains half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Machin tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Machin trying to move into half guard but instead Charles has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (11) vs (5) Machin
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles takes the fight on points by 11 to 5.
After winning the bout, Mike Charles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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