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CWC 339 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 41 wins and 33 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 29 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jello manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diesel on his heels. He'll look to pass Diesel's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Diesel
Jello looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Diesel
Jello is trying to hold Diesel in close to prevent damage but Diesel has managed to pass into half guard.
Jello manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello working a defensive guard but Diesel manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (2) vs (5) Diesel
Jello gets back to half guard.
Jello is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diesel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diesel's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (6) vs (5) Diesel
Jello wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
Jello slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Diesel prevents Jello from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello is riding his opponent, not letting Diesel buck him off.
Jello tries to keep control of the position but Diesel is staying busy.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diesel doesn't escape.
Diesel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Diesel is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jello.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to keep control of the position but Diesel is staying busy.
Jello working for the choke.
Jello trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diesel doesn't escape.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jello.
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.
Diesel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jello.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to control momentarily.
What can Diesel do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jello'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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Jello.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diesel for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Moldy Jello is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Moldy Jello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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