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CWC 317 - Ottke vs Cruz 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 23 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 26 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Diesel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Diesel ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kurt Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Diesel.
Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Diesel regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (2) vs (0) Diesel
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diesel has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diesel is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Diesel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson passes into side control, despite Diesel's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (5) vs (0) Diesel
You can see the frustration on Diesel's face as Jackson controls the position.
Diesel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diesel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson 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.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diesel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Diesel's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson pushes down on Diesel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diesel is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diesel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diesel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson 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.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Diesel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diesel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Diesel's legs - danger averted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson 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.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diesel controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diesel is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Diesel defending well.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (8) vs (0) Diesel
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Diesel tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diesel is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Diesel is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Jackson (11) vs (0) Diesel
Diesel is in bad spot here.
Jackson gets his hands free as Diesel looks to control.
Jackson controlling the position well here. Diesel rolled but Jackson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diesel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jackson's guard. Nice work there by Diesel.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (11) vs (2) Diesel
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diesel is one step ahead there.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diesel has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (11) vs (5) Diesel
Jackson tries to bench press Diesel off him but Diesel keeps the position.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Diesel is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Jackson but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jackson (11) vs (7) Diesel
Diesel prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
Jackson can't escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Diesel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 11 to 7.
Tyrano Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tyrano Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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