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CACC 193: Steel vs Arias PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 5 losses; Claudio Ty! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Mark Merel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ty shoots in and gets a takedown into Merel's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ty (2) vs (0) Merel
Merel controls Ty momentarily but Ty frees himself.
Merel keeping moving, preventing Ty from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel controlling Ty's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merel has his hands on Ty's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ty trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel has control of Ty's left arm, preventing Ty from doing any damage.
Merel is trying to keep Ty in close.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Merel keeping moving, preventing Ty from controlling successfully.
Ty wants to pass the guard but Merel is keeping the position.
Merel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ty is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ty trying to control but Merel is working from the bottom.
Merel trying to keep a closed guard but Ty is proving a slippery customer.
Ty wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
Merel is pulling down on Ty's head to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ty wants to pass the guard but Merel is keeping the position.
Merel trying to control the position.
Ty wants to pass the guard but Merel is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ty trying to control but Merel is working from the bottom.
Ty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Merel throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ty uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ty (5) vs (0) Merel
Ty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ty tries to move into full mount but can't pass Merel's legs.
Ty tries for a kimura but Merel is defending well.
Ty gets to mount! Merel was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ty (7) vs (0) Merel
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merel is squirming around, avoiding Ty's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ty looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Merel wants to hold on but Ty pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Merel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ty is staying active.
Ty fails to move to back control.
Merel is squirming around, avoiding Ty's attempts to control the action.
Merel working to try and regain half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ty with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ty wants to control the pace but Merel is squirming around nicely.
Ty fails to advance to Merel's back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ty controlling the position easily from mount.
Ty goes for an armbar but Merel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Merel. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ty (7) vs (2) Merel
Ty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ty is trying to control the position but Merel postures up.
Merel trying to control but Ty is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ty controls Merel momentarily but Merel frees himself.
Merel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ty looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Merel passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ty (7) vs (5) Merel
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty takes the fight on points by 7 to 5.
A very excited looking Claudio Ty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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