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CACC 188: Arias vs Cole PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Esteban Mondragon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Mondragon clinches with his opponent.
Mondragon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sailcirc regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mondragon (2) vs (0) Sailcirc
Mondragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailcirc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sailcirc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Sailcirc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mondragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sailcirc is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondragon trying to control but Sailcirc is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc keeping full guard, as Mondragon tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc looking for a guillotine here but Mondragon defends easily.
Sailcirc trying to control the position.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Sailcirc keeps moving.
Mondragon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mondragon looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mondragon is aware though and is defending well.
Sailcirc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (2) vs (2) Sailcirc
Mondragon is looking to control Sailcirc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mondragon avoid being mounted?
Sailcirc tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mondragon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mondragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondragon is trying to control but can't.
Sailcirc trying to control from half guard but Mondragon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sailcirc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mondragon's guard.
Mondragon is positioning himself well to prevent Sailcirc advancing to mount.
Mondragon won't allow Sailcirc to pass to mount.
Mondragon wants to improve his position but Sailcirc is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mondragon gets full guard.
Mondragon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sailcirc's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (4) vs (2) Sailcirc
Sailcirc wants to hit a sweep here but Mondragon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sailcirc there! Score +3 for passing guard: Mondragon (7) vs (2) Sailcirc
Mondragon looking to control but Sailcirc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sailcirc keeps trying to improve his position.
Sailcirc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sailcirc is squirming around, avoiding Mondragon's attempts to control the action.
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.
Mondragon prevents Sailcirc from getting the reversal.
Sailcirc looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mondragon (10) vs (2) Sailcirc
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc prevents Mondragon from getting a body triangle.
Mondragon is riding his opponent, not letting Sailcirc buck him off.
Sailcirc tries to escape but Mondragon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
I would not like to be Sailcirc right now.
Mondragon keeps control of the position as Sailcirc tries to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sailcirc doesn't escape.
Mondragon is hanging on to Sailcirc's back as he tries to escape.
Mondragon doesn't have the hooks in and Sailcirc manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (10) vs (4) Sailcirc
Mondragon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sailcirc defends it easily.
Sailcirc wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Sailcirc wants to pass the guard but Mondragon is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sailcirc wants to pass the guard but Mondragon is keeping the position.
Sailcirc wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Mondragon pulls Sailcirc in close to prevent any damage.
Mondragon is trying to control the position but Sailcirc postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mondragon controls Sailcirc momentarily but Sailcirc frees himself.
Sailcirc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sailcirc forces his way into half guard.
Sailcirc wants to control but Mondragon is keeping him busy.
Mondragon gets full guard.
Sailcirc advances to half guard.
Mondragon is pressing down on Sailcirc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sailcirc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc looking to sit in guard and control but Mondragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (12) vs (4) Sailcirc
Sailcirc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailcirc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondragon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Sailcirc keeps moving.
Sailcirc is looking to sweep but instead, Mondragon has passed into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mondragon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mondragon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mondragon (12) vs (8) Sailcirc
Mondragon tries to escape but Sailcirc has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mondragon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sailcirc looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Mondragon is controlling Sailcirc 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (14) vs (8) Sailcirc
Mondragon is fighting to break Sailcirc's control of his arms but Sailcirc is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sailcirc keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc controls Mondragon momentarily but Mondragon frees himself.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Sailcirc keeps moving.
Mondragon preventing the sweep.
Mondragon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sailcirc manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mondragon manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mondragon (14) vs (10) Sailcirc
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sailcirc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mondragon working a defensive guard here.
Sailcirc wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Mondragon is trying to keep Sailcirc in close.
Mondragon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sailcirc is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc advances to half guard.
Mondragon won't allow Sailcirc to pass to mount.
Mondragon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sailcirc's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sailcirc's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mondragon (18) vs (10) Sailcirc
Mondragon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sailcirc doesn't escape.
Sailcirc tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sailcirc is desperately trying to improve his position but Mondragon has a good base and remains in mount.
Mondragon trying to control but Sailcirc is having none of it.
Sailcirc is working to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon tries to control but Sailcirc wriggling away.
Sailcirc regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sailcirc is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondragon takes the fight on points by 18 to 10.
A victorious Esteban Mondragon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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