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CACC 243 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 20 wins and 14 losses; Rodrizinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 10 losses; Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Chai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz 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: Chai (0) vs (2) Diaz
Chai is doing well to control the position and prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Chai tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai trying to control but Diaz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chai moves into full guard.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to improve his position but instead Diaz has moved into half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Chai trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Chai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chai pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Chai tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Chai trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai wants to control the position but Diaz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chai controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Chai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chai looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai 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.
Chai looking to control but Diaz passes into half guard.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Chai is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diaz jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Diaz
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Diaz easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (0) vs (7) Diaz
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz tries to control but Chai wriggling away.
Diaz fails to advance to Chai's back.
Chai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Chai to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (10) Diaz
Diaz controlling well, preventing Chai from escaping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (10) Diaz
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz is trying to keep Chai in close.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Chai in close.
Chai trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz pulls Chai in close to his closed guard and prevents Chai from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Westside Martial Arts inform us that Diaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chai trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (12) Diaz
Diaz wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz wins on points by 12 to 2.
Dick Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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