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CACC 168: Mazzini vs Ty II PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 3 losses; Devlin Draco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 12 losses; Sven Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Draco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nielsen sprawls well. Nielsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Draco gets slowly back to his feet.
Nielsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draco has Nielsen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nielsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nielsen has picked Draco up - he's going for a ride! Nielsen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Draco (0) vs (2) Nielsen
Nielsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nielsen is working away from the top position though.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco tries to get to full guard but Nielsen has control of the leg.
Nielsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draco wants to improve his position but Nielsen is controlling well.
Nielsen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard but Draco defending well.
Draco is doing well to control the position and prevent Nielsen from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control from the bottom.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Draco defends it well.
Nielsen is looking to advance position but Draco won't allow it.
Draco is looking for a sweep. Nielsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nielsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nielsen is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco is defending against the submission attempts here by Nielsen.
Draco is staying active underneath Nielsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Nielsen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Draco trying to control here.
Draco is staying active underneath Nielsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Draco.
Nielsen trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draco keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
Nielsen looking to pass the guard.
Nielsen stands and throws Draco's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (0) vs (5) Nielsen
Nielsen staying calm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draco tries to buck Nielsen off but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Draco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nielsen's guard! Nice work there by Draco! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (2) vs (5) Nielsen
Draco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draco wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Nielsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draco defends it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielsen is keeping the position for now.
Nielsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Nielsen is trying to keep Draco in close.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is trying to control the position but Draco postures up.
Nielsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
Nielsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draco wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Draco controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nielsen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (2) vs (7) Nielsen
Nielsen trying to control but Draco is working 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco looking to control.
Draco wants to sweep here but Nielsen controlling him for the moment.
Draco controls Nielsen momentarily but Nielsen frees himself.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Draco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (4) vs (7) Nielsen
Draco tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielsen is retaining full guard.
Nielsen is trying to keep Draco in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draco stopping the sweep attempt from Nielsen.
Nielsen working a defensive guard here.
Draco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Draco wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is keeping the position.
Nielsen is trying to keep Draco in close.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
Nielsen is pulling down on Draco's head to control his posture.
Draco trying to control but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draco is aware though and is defending well.
Draco advances to half guard.
Nielsen is trying to maintain the position but Draco is very close to passing his half guard.
Draco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nielsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Draco is trying to control the action in half guard but Nielsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen wants to get back to full guard but Draco has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (7) vs (7) Nielsen
Draco trying to control the position but Nielsen is working away.
Nielsen tries to bench press Draco off him but Draco keeps the position.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nielsen keeps working.
Draco controlling the position.
Draco is looking to take a break and control but Nielsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draco is really struggling to control Nielsen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Draco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nielsen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Draco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nielsen, who protects the arm well.
Draco trying to control the position but Nielsen is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is looking for a sweep.
Draco is looking to take a break and control but Nielsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nielsen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (7) vs (9) Nielsen
Draco won't allow Nielsen to pass to mount.
Nielsen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Draco! Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (7) vs (12) Nielsen
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control but Draco is having none of it.
Draco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nielsen is stalling here but it's allowed Draco to get half guard.
Draco is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draco keeps working.
Nielsen is just content to waste time from the top position. Draco takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nielsen wins on points by 12 to 7.
After winning the bout, Sven Kristian Nielsen 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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