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CACC 117 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 7 losses; Alejandro Scott! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Scott drives through and clinches with Shifter against the ropes.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Shifter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott tries to clinch but Shifter is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Shifter wants to counter the offense by Scott and move into the clinch position.
Scott clinches up against the ropes.
Scott has picked Shifter up - he's going for a ride! Scott dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scott (2) vs (0) Shifter
Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Shifter defends the submission attempt.
Scott is looking to advance position but Shifter won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Shifter defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott is looking to stall here but Shifter recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Scott postures up.
Shifter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shifter, not yet.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Shifter is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shifter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shifter has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (2) vs (2) Shifter
Shifter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shifter is aware though and is defending well.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Shifter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
Shifter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
Shifter passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (2) vs (5) Shifter
Shifter seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Scott is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter content just to control the position here.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shifter looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shifter prevents Scott from getting the reversal.
Shifter avoids the attempt from Scott to control.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Scott wants to hold on but Shifter pushes him away.
Shifter tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Shifter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scott wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Scott (2) vs (8) Shifter
Shifter controlling the position well here. Scott rolled but Shifter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Scott can't escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shifter struggling to keep hold of the position.
Scott is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Catch Wrestling L.A., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
I really don't envy Scott right now.
Scott trying to control the hands but Shifter won't let him.
Scott is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Scott just trying to survive but Shifter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Shifter struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shifter controlling well, preventing Scott from escaping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shifter controlling from the back.
Scott is in bad spot here.
What can Scott do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Shifter keeps control of the position as Scott tries to break free.
Shifter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Scott doesn't escape.
Scott tries to escape the position.
Shifter trying to control.
Scott turns into Shifter and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (4) vs (8) Shifter
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Shifter is retaining full guard.
Shifter can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shifter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Scott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shifter sees it coming and defends easily.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Shifter is defending well.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but Shifter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shifter is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold.
Scott trying to control the action but Shifter is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shifter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scott trying to control but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Scott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shifter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shifter has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (4) vs (10) Shifter
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shifter passes into half guard.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shifter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shifter is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shifter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scott is trying to control but Shifter passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (4) vs (13) Shifter
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shifter taking a breather here.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Shifter controls the position.
Scott tries to bench press Shifter off him but Shifter keeps the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Scott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shifter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shifter controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Shifter keeps moving and retains side control.
Shifter controlling from side mount.
Scott is not content to let Shifter control the position.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Shifter keeps moving and retains side control.
Shifter working away.
A lull in the action here as Shifter stalls from top position.
Shifter trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Scott is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter staying calm.
Scott is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shifter wins on points by 13 to 4.
Andy Shifter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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