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CWC 298 - Kakuto vs Diesel PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dee clinches with his opponent.
Toehold stops a takedown attempt from Dee.
Dee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Toehold pulls guard successfully.
Dee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toehold holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Dee tries to pass.
Dee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toehold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toehold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dee controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling the position.
Toehold wants to sweep but no luck.
Dee passes Toehold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toehold trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dee 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Toehold wants to get back to full guard.
Dee content to control rather than advance.
Dee wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dee controlling the action here.
Toehold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toehold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
Dee controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
Dee passes Toehold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to get back to full guard.
Toehold trying to hold on to Dee's head to control him but Dee postures up.
Toehold is looking for a sweep. Dee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toehold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toehold tries to get to full guard but Dee has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dee is taking a breather. Toehold says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toehold controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Toehold trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to pass to mount but Toehold is defending the position.
Toehold is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking to advance position but Toehold won't allow it.
Toehold trying to control but Dee postures up.
Dee prevents Toehold from improving his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Toehold is not content to let Dee control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dee is continuing to stall.
Toehold is looking to control Dee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
Dee trying to control the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to get back to full guard.
Dee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to roll over but Dee keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Toehold is heads and Dee is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Dee wins on points by 1 to 0.
An out of breath Klay Dee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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