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CWC 264 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 37 wins and 24 losses; George Arias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Arias fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Read to the ground. Arias is now in Read's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arias (2) vs (0) Read
Arias wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (5) vs (0) Read
Arias 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.
Arias laying and praying for a moment but Read takes advantage and regains half guard.
Read is staying active underneath Arias, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arias sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias trying to advance position but Read counters by regaining guard.
Our spies down at at Bear Jew's social club inform us that Read has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Arias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Read's guard.
Arias passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (8) vs (0) Read
Arias takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arias wants to take Read's back but he can't do it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arias working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Read sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arias is keen to just control but Read is a slippery customer.
Arias trying to control from Read's half guard. Read has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Read wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arias trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read 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: Arias (8) vs (2) Read
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling.
Arias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arias is looking to control Read's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arias avoid being mounted?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Read content to control rather than advance.
Arias is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Arias actively working from the bottom here.
Read content to control rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Read is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Read tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arias wants to improve his position but Read is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arias looking to control.
Read controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Arias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read sitting in guard here, content to control.
Read sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arias's guard.
Read is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Arias tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Read has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (8) vs (5) Read
Read sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arias is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.
Read content just to control the position here.
Arias is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arias is squirming around, avoiding Read's attempts to control the action.
Arias tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arias wants to control but Read is having none of it.
Arias can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Read avoids the attempt from Arias to control.
Arias is trying desperately to improve position.
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arias is looking to escape.
Read controlling his opponent.
Arias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Arias is working hard here to advance position.
Arias doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Read wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Read controlling the position easily from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Read controlling from the full mount.
Arias is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Read is controlling the pace.
It looks like Read might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias has a hand on Read's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Read takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (8) vs (8) Read
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Arias gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Arias takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
A very excited looking George Arias 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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