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CACC 98 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 16 losses; Dido Vicini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 2 losses; Joe Average!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Average shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vicini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vicini (2) vs (0) Average
The fighters are battling for position here. Average manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Average is trying to control the position 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.
Vicini wants to control from the top but Average keeps moving.
Average throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vicini escapes and throws Average's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (5) vs (0) Average
Average tries to buck Vicini off but Vicini is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average looks to move to half guard but instead Vicini has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Vicini (7) vs (0) Average
Vicini moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Vicini (10) vs (0) Average
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Vicini looking for the choke from the back.
Average trying to control the action but Vicini just sinks the hooks in.
Vicini controls the position.
Average staying busy and making it hard for Vicini to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vicini.
Average told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Average tries to escape the position.
Vicini tries to get the hooks in deep but Average pushed the leg off.
Average turns into Vicini and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (10) vs (2) Average
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average wants to control from the top but Vicini keeps moving.
Vicini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Average manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (12) vs (2) Average
Average trying to control the position here.
Average keeping moving, preventing Vicini from controlling successfully.
Vicini looking to pass the guard.
Average is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average keeping full guard, as Vicini tries to pass.
Average has his foot on Vicini's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vicini works his way back into a safe position though.
Average wants to sweep here but Vicini controlling him for the moment.
Vicini postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vicini looking to sit in guard and control but Average gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (12) vs (4) Average
Average is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Average is now in half guard.
Average wants to control but Vicini is keeping him busy.
Average is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Average trying to mount his opponent but Vicini defends it.
Average trying to control from half guard but Vicini is working away.
Average is stalling here. Vicini is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Average seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vicini has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vicini (16) vs (4) Average
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Average is not content to let Vicini control the position.
Vicini controls the position.
Vicini tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vicini tries to advance to mount but can't.
Average is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Average manages to get back to half guard.
Average trying to control from the bottom.
Vicini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vicini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Average does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vicini prevents Average from improving his position.
Vicini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (19) vs (4) Average
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Average wants to control but Vicini is having none of it.
Average is squirming around, avoiding Vicini's attempts to control the action.
Average is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vicini tries to control but Average wriggling away.
Vicini is looking to work his way around to Average's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Average reaches up to try and control the position but Vicini seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Average rolls and tries to escape and now Vicini has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Vicini (22) vs (4) Average
Vicini working for a choke but Average is defending well.
Vicini avoiding Average 's attempts to control his hands.
Vicini trying to control momentarily.
Average trying to control the position but Vicini manages to sink in the hooks.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vicini working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Average's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Average defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (22) vs (6) Average
Vicini wants to sweep here but Average controlling him for the moment.
Vicini working a defensive guard here.
Average pushes down on Vicini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Average is working for a kimura but Vicini is defending it quite comfortably.
Average is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vicini has managed to free his arm - good work.
Average looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vicini is positioning himself well to prevent Average advancing to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Vicini tries to get to full guard but Average has control of the leg.
Average controlling the action here.
Average is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Average is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Average wants to control from the top but Vicini keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Average looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vicini has an active guard here but Average has managed to pass into half guard.
Average passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vicini! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (22) vs (9) Average
Vicini is desperately trying to improve his position but Average has a good base and remains in mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Average tries to control but Vicini wriggling away.
Average looking to secure an arm triangle but Vicini defends it well.
Average wants to control the pace but Vicini is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicini takes the fight on points by 22 to 9.
Dido Vicini retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Dido Vicini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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