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CACC 53 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 3828 p4p, 331 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 2958 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Tanner Pounds! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pounds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pounds keeps the fight on the outside.
Pounds moves into range and clinches up with Shot.
Shot is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pounds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pounds avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pounds just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tanner Pounds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
Pounds lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (0) Shot
The fighters are battling for position here. Shot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pounds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds controlling from the top position.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounds is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pounds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shot is trying to keep Pounds in close.
Pounds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shot looking for a sweep. Not yet Shot, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pounds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pounds has managed to get both his arms back between Shot's legs - danger averted.
Shot being controlled here, momentarily.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pounds is stalling in the full guard.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Shot looking for a guillotine here but Pounds defends easily.
Pounds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pounds postures up.
Pounds controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Shot has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Shot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pounds gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pounds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pounds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pounds content to stall in guard here.
Pounds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pounds has managed to get both his arms back between Shot's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shot wants to sweep here but Pounds controlling him for the moment.
Pounds controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pounds looking to sit in guard and control but Shot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (2) Shot
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pounds holds on and takes a little breather.
Shot looking to sit in guard and control but Pounds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (4) vs (2) Shot
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pounds preventing the sweep.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Shot keeps moving.
Pounds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pounds has managed to get both his arms back between Shot's legs - danger averted.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot trying to keep a closed guard but Pounds is proving a slippery customer.
Pounds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pounds content to stall in guard here.
Pounds stopping the sweep attempt from Shot.
Pounds stays in close to Shot's body and controls the position.
Shot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pounds stays in close to Shot's body and controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shot controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Shot has his foot on Pounds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pounds works his way back into a safe position though.
Pounds stays in close to Shot's body and controls the position.
Shot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pounds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shot is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pounds has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounds 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.
Shot wants to sweep here but Pounds controlling him for the moment.
Pounds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Shot has his foot on Pounds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pounds works his way back into a safe position though.
Pounds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
Shot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pounds showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pounds takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
A very excited looking Tanner Pounds 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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