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CWC 226 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 5 losses; Shane MacGowan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 6 losses; Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
MacGowan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - MacGowan lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: MacGowan (2) vs (0) Shifter
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shifter holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGowan is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from MacGowan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
MacGowan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shifter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacGowan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: MacGowan (5) vs (0) Shifter
Shifter is looking to regain half guard here but MacGowan keeps moving and retains side control.
Shifter looks to move to half guard but instead MacGowan has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: MacGowan (7) vs (0) Shifter
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is looking to improve his position but MacGowan isn't that keen on the idea.
Shifter 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: MacGowan (7) vs (2) Shifter
Shifter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter stopping the sweep attempt from MacGowan.
Shifter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
MacGowan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shifter wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
MacGowan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan looking for a sweep. Not yet MacGowan, not yet.
Shifter is looking to pass into half guard but MacGowan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now MacGowan is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: MacGowan (9) vs (2) Shifter
MacGowan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shifter has MacGowan pulled in close to control his posture.
Shifter 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
MacGowan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shifter holds on and takes a little breather.
MacGowan stays in close to Shifter's body and controls the position.
Shifter 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shifter pulls MacGowan in to control the position.
Shifter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGowan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: MacGowan (9) vs (4) Shifter
Shifter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
MacGowan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shifter is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan pulls Shifter in close to his closed guard and prevents Shifter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
MacGowan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
MacGowan has control of Shifter's left arm, preventing Shifter from doing any damage.
MacGowan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shifter wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
MacGowan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
MacGowan managing to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shifter being controlled here momentarily.
Shifter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
Shane MacGowan retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Shane MacGowan 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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