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CWC - 283 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 22 losses; Prana Halo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 22 losses; Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dalton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halo tries for a takedown but Dalton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dalton circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dalton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dalton goes for a double leg but Halo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halo continues to drive forward.
Prana Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacer Dalton.
Dalton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halo.
Dalton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halo pinned against the cage. Halo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Halo tries to counter with a takedown but Dalton is quick to defend against it.
Dalton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halo fails to land the takedown.
Halo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halo as he avoids it easily.
Halo tries to counter with a takedown but Dalton is quick to defend against it.
Halo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dalton sprawls well initially but Halo persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halo (2) vs (0) Dalton
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Dalton is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton trying to control here.
Halo 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.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo tries to pass to full mount but Dalton defends it.
Dalton is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Halo tries to pass to full mount but Dalton defends it.
Halo is looking for a kimura but Dalton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halo to get the leverage.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dalton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalton is trying to control but can't.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to control but can't.
Dalton is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo tries to pass to full mount but Dalton defends it.
Dalton is trying to control but can't.
Dalton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dalton! Score +3 for passing guard: Halo (5) vs (0) Dalton
Halo fails to advance to Dalton's back.
Dalton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dalton tries to hold on but Halo pushes him away.
Halo tries to control but Dalton wriggling away.
Halo working for a submission but Dalton is keeping him at bay.
Dalton is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo avoids the attempt from Dalton to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to control but Dalton wriggling away.
Halo fails to take his opponent's back.
Dalton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dalton is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Halo is looking to advance position but Dalton won't allow it.
Dalton is trying to maintain the position but Halo is very close to passing his half guard.
Halo is trying to control. Dalton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo trying to pass the guard but Dalton defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dalton is still trying to improve position.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Dalton is defending well.
Halo trying to control the action but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Halo prevents Dalton from improving his position.
Dalton is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Halo slows the pace down in half guard.
Dalton gets back to full guard.
Dalton controlling Halo's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dalton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dalton holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
Dalton working a defensive guard here.
We've been informed that Dalton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling the position.
Dalton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Halo passes Dalton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Halo wants to take a breather but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Dalton is doing well to control the position and prevent Halo from advancing to side control.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dalton controlling the position.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dalton is retaining full guard.
Halo trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Halo passes Dalton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halo wants to take a breather but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Halo prevents Dalton from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halo is thwarting Dalton's attempts to control the position.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo wants to free his trapped foot but Dalton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Dalton trying to control from the bottom.
Dalton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo is looking to advance position but Dalton won't allow it.
Dalton is trying to control but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dalton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dalton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalton is doing well to control the position and prevent Halo from advancing to side control.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Dalton defends it.
Dalton is trying to control but can't.
Halo works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Halo (8) vs (0) Dalton
Halo working away.
Halo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dalton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Halo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dalton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to control but Dalton is keeping him busy.
Dalton trying to control here.
Halo content to control rather than advance.
Dalton is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Halo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Dalton defends it.
Dalton is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo wants to take a breather but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo is looking for a kimura here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Dalton has his hands clasped together around Halo's back. He's all about the action.
Dalton is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halo is trying to control. Dalton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dalton trying to hold on to Halo's head to control him but Halo postures up.
Dalton is not content to let Halo control the position.
Halo is working for a submission of some sort.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to hold on to Halo's head to control him but Halo postures up.
Halo moves into full mount! Dalton won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Halo (11) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton tries to hold on but Halo pushes him away.
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.
Dalton working to try and regain half guard.
Dalton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Halo prevents Dalton from improving his position.
Dalton trying to hold on to Halo's head to control him but Halo postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton wants to control but Halo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halo slows the pace down in half guard.
Dalton is not content to let Halo control the position.
Dalton is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dalton! Score +3 for passing guard: Halo (14) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton is working to get back to half guard.
Halo looking to secure an arm triangle but Dalton defends it well.
Halo tries to control but Dalton wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dalton is holding on tight.
Halo mounts Dalton! Really nice guard pass there!
Halo forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Halo (17) vs (0) Dalton
Halo sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Dalton taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Prana Halo!
A very excited looking Prana Halo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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