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CWC 396 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 40 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 30 losses; Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lima forces Dalton back against the ropes and clinches.
Lima jumps guard but Dalton stands there with Lima around his waist. Lima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Dalton to keep the fight standing.
Dalton is trying to trip Lima. He has hold of a leg but Lima is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dalton persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (0) Lima
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dalton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lima for as long as he can get away with.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Lima has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dalton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lima is looking for a triangle but Dalton pushes his legs off easily.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lima has control of Dalton's left arm, preventing Dalton from doing any damage.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Lima is trying to keep Dalton in close.
Dalton trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Dalton pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dalton controlling the action here.
Dalton is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dalton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dalton content to stall in guard here.
Lima working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalton pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalton in particular looking to stall.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalton trying to control from half guard but Lima is working away.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Lima defends it.
Dalton wants to take a breather but Lima is having none of it.
Dalton is controlling the pace.
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.
Dalton continues to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to improve his position.
Dalton is keen to just control but Lima is a slippery customer.
Dalton controlling the pace.
Lima is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Lima is defending well.
Lima is looking to control Dalton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Dalton wants to take a breather but Lima is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy.
Well, if Dalton 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.
Lima is looking to control Dalton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Lima is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Lima is defending well.
Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (5) vs (0) Lima
Dalton controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to hold on but Dalton postures up.
Dalton moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Dalton (8) vs (0) Lima
Dalton trying to control momentarily.
Dalton 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.
Dalton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dalton biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to get the hooks in deep but Lima pushed the leg off.
Dalton controlling the position well here. Lima rolled but Dalton kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dalton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Dalton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Dalton tries to keep control of the position but Lima is staying busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton 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.
Lima looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dalton.
Lima trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lima staying busy and making it hard for Dalton to control.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dalton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dalton controlling from the back.
Dalton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dalton keeps control of the position easily here as Lima tries to buck him off.
Dalton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to roll but Dalton sticks to his back.
Lima is still trying to improve position.
Dalton controlling the position well here. Lima rolled but Dalton kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lima tries to escape but Dalton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lima prevents Dalton from getting a body triangle.
I would not like to be Lima right now.
Lima looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lima manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dalton's guard. Nice work there by Lima.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (8) vs (2) Lima
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Dalton is pulling down on Lima's head. It's preventing any offense from Lima, at least for the moment.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lima controls the pace.
Dalton trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Dalton controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
Dalton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is working hard here to advance position.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dalton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton trying to control the position.
Lima is fighting to break Dalton's control of his arms but Dalton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Lima won't allow Dalton to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
A very excited looking Pacer Dalton 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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