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CACC 99 PBP Commentary |
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 4 wins and 7 losses; Mike Charles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Balbus Michael!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Michael wants to clinch.
Charles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michael pinned against the ropes. Michael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael tries to counter by closing the distance.
Michael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the ropes.
Michael tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charles just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Charles pulls Michael into guard.
Charles has Michael pulled in close to control his posture.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Michael wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael looking to pass the guard.
Charles trying to control the position.
Michael is pushing down on Charles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charles is fighting to maintain full guard but Michael has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Michael is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Michael trying to pass the guard but Charles defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying to control the action in half guard but Charles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Charles is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gorilla Kingz MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Michael works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (0) vs (3) Michael
Michael fails to move to back control.
Charles has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Michael's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael slows the pace down in half guard.
Charles wants to control but Michael is keeping busy.
Charles is staying active underneath Michael, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Charles controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Michael passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Charles! Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (0) vs (6) Michael
Michael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michael wants to take his opponent's back but Charles doesn't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michael controlling from the full mount.
Michael tries to control but Charles wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Charles tries to lock up and control but Michael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Charles has given up his back here. Will Michael look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Charles (0) vs (9) Michael
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Michael's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Michael is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Charles knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Charles for a finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to control the position.
Charles tries to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Michael 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.
Michael gets his hands free as Charles looks to control.
Michael working for the choke.
Michael tries to keep control of the position but Charles is staying busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
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.
Charles tries to roll but Michael sticks to his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles is keeping busy.
Michael is hanging on to Charles's back as he tries to escape.
Michael tries to keep control of the position but Charles is staying busy.
Michael has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Charles prevents Michael from getting a body triangle.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Charles can't escape the position.
Michael trying to control momentarily.
Michael is trying to control but Charles is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Charles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (2) vs (9) Michael
Charles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Michael looking to control.
Charles trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Charles is stalling in the full guard.
Michael is adopting a defensive guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Michael looking to control but Charles passes into half guard.
Michael is refusing to be controlled, as Charles sits in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking for a kimura here.
Charles trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michael is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Charles is staying active.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael wins on points by 9 to 2.
A very excited looking Balbus Michael rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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