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CWC 260 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 10 losses; Ibbe Ribbler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 11 losses; Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ribbler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ribbler (2) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Ribbler 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 wants to sweep here but Ribbler controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is pulling down on Ribbler's head. It's preventing any offense from Ribbler, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribbler tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ribbler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Ribbler is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz has his hands on Ribbler's head, controlling the position.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Ribbler'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ribbler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Diaz managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribbler 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz working a defensive guard but Ribbler passes into half guard.
Diaz controlling the position well.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Ribbler has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ribbler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diaz trying to control but Ribbler postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping control of the position.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz trying to hold on to Ribbler's head to control him but Ribbler postures up.
Ribbler prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz wants to control but Ribbler is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler controlling the action here.
Diaz is positioning himself well to prevent Ribbler advancing to mount.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz tries to roll over but Ribbler keeps him under control.
Diaz is controlling Ribbler's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Diaz trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Ribbler is controlling well.
Ribbler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Ribbler is controlling well.
Ribbler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has Ribbler pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz pulls Ribbler in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Ribbler is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ribbler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribbler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Diaz trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribbler'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.
Diaz has his hands on Ribbler's head, controlling the position.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler being controlled here momentarily.
Ribbler wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Ribbler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz is pulling down on Ribbler's head. It's preventing any offense from Ribbler, at least for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ribbler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ribbler takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Ibbe Ribbler retains his welterweight title!
Ibbe Ribbler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'. |
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