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CACC 244 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 11 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Jamaica Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Diesel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Diesel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Diesel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Jones
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel gets full guard.
Jones trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
Diesel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diesel is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Diesel is defending well.
Jones is stalling here. Diesel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diesel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diesel (4) vs (2) Jones
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Diesel escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Diesel! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (7) vs (2) Jones
Diesel trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from side mount.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Diesel taking a breather here.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Diesel control the position.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Diesel working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Diesel control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diesel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diesel controlling the action here.
Jones trying to control but Diesel postures up.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Diesel passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diesel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones 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.
Diesel slips nicely into half guard.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diesel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diesel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diesel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diesel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diesel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diesel jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (10) vs (2) Jones
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diesel in particular looking to stall.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diesel trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diesel trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (10) vs (4) Jones
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control the position.
Jones passes Diesel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Kurt Diesel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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