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CACC 116 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 40 wins and 18 losses; Dido Vicini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 5 losses; Joe Average!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Average shoots in looking for a takedown but Vicini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Average's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vicini gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vicini (2) vs (0) Average
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Average tries to get to full guard but Vicini has control of the leg.
Vicini is trying to control. Average wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Average wants to control but Vicini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vicini is trying to control the action in half guard but Average is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average is trying to control but can't.
Vicini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Average keeps working.
Average wants to control but Vicini is keeping busy.
Average is looking for a sweep. Vicini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicini 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.
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 is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Average is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vicini wants to work for an arm triangle but Average is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vicini trying to control the action but Average is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average actively working from the bottom here.
Average trying to hold on to Vicini's head to control him but Vicini postures up.
Average is not content to let Vicini control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Average trying to control from the bottom.
Vicini wants to free his trapped foot but Average is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Average is refusing to be controlled, as Vicini sits in half guard.
Vicini is pressing down on Average's thigh, looking to free his foot. Average is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average is defending against the submission attempts here by Vicini.
Average is looking to improve his position.
Average wants to control but Vicini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Average gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicini sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Average's guard.
Vicini is trying to control. Average wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Average trying to control but Vicini postures up.
Average moves into full guard.
Average working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vicini has passed into half guard!
Average looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Average looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Average is staying active underneath Vicini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Average wants to improve his position but Vicini is controlling well.
Vicini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Vicini seems content to control.
Vicini prevents Average from improving his position.
Average trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to free his trapped foot but Average is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Average is trying to maintain the position but Vicini is very close to passing his half guard.
Average won't allow Vicini to pass to mount.
Average is looking to improve his position.
Average is looking to control Vicini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Average avoid being mounted?
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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Vicini content to control rather than advance.
Vicini is looking to take a break and control but Average is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Average looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Vicini 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.
Average is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Average is trying to control but can't.
Vicini wants to pass to mount but Average is defending the position.
Average wants to improve his position but Vicini is controlling well.
Average is refusing to be controlled, as Vicini sits in half guard.
Average tries to get to full guard but Vicini has control of the leg.
Average trying to hold on to Vicini's head to control him but Vicini postures up.
Average felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to control but Average is keeping him busy.
Vicini wants to pass the guard but Average is defending well.
Average is refusing to be controlled, as Vicini sits in half guard.
Vicini prevents Average from improving his position.
Average looking for submissions off his back.
Average wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vicini works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (5) vs (0) Average
Vicini avoids the attempt from Average to control.
Vicini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Average is looking to escape.
Average is looking to improve his position but Vicini isn't that keen on the idea.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Vicini pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Average wants to control but Vicini is having none of it.
Average 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: Vicini (5) vs (2) Average
Average trying to control but Vicini is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Average passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (5) vs (5) Average
Average goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vicini rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Average's guard! Nice work there by Vicini! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (7) vs (5) Average
Vicini trying to control but Average is working from the bottom.
Average bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vicini's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (7) vs (7) Average
Vicini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Average trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Vicini looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Average has picked Vicini up and slammed him! Vicini can't keep hold of the triangle and Average manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (7) vs (10) Average
Vicini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vicini is working hard here to advance position.
Average thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vicini tries to improve position but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Vicini is not content to let Average control the position.
Vicini sneaks back into half guard.
Vicini actively working from the bottom here.
Vicini has a hand on Average's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Average takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (7) vs (13) Average
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vicini has given up his back. Will we see Average going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Vicini (7) vs (16) Average
And that's the end of the fight!
Average wins on points by 16 to 7.
After winning the bout, Joe Average 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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