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CACC 143: Average vs Shifter 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 15 losses; George Arias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 4 losses; Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
MacGowan moves in looking to clinch but Arias pushes him off.
George Arias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arias gets a double leg takedown into MacGowan's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arias (2) vs (0) MacGowan
Arias wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
Arias 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.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacGowan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias drops back, looking for a kneebar! MacGowan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. MacGowan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from MacGowan! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Arias (2) vs (4) MacGowan
Arias is looking for a sweep.
Arias tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Arias (2) vs (6) MacGowan
Arias is desperately trying to get back to half 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.
MacGowan tries to control but Arias wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias is wriggling around trying to escape.
MacGowan looking to control but Arias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arias is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arias is looking to escape.
MacGowan controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that MacGowan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Arias looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Arias (2) vs (9) MacGowan
Arias showing good submission defense here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan tries to keep control of the position but Arias is staying busy.
MacGowan looking to hold on to the position here but Arias rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Arias is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
MacGowan trying to control the position from guard on top but Arias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGowan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to sweep but no luck.
Arias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGowan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arias bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGowan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (4) vs (9) MacGowan
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacGowan is pulling down on Arias's head to control his posture.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacGowan looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arias's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (4) vs (11) MacGowan
Arias trying to keep a closed guard but MacGowan is proving a slippery customer.
MacGowan looking to pass the guard.
MacGowan trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
MacGowan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
MacGowan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacGowan wants to take a breather but Arias is having none of it.
Arias is looking to improve his position.
MacGowan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacGowan wants to control but Arias is keeping him busy.
MacGowan is stalling here. Arias is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! MacGowan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Arias has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Arias (8) vs (11) MacGowan
Arias tries to advance to mount but MacGowan denies him.
MacGowan gets back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Arias trying to pass the guard but MacGowan defending well.
MacGowan is looking to control Arias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacGowan avoid being mounted?
MacGowan tries to get to full guard but Arias has control of the leg.
Arias is working for a submission of some sort.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is staying active underneath Arias, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacGowan wants to control but Arias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is trying is best to control the position here.
MacGowan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Arias trying to control the action but MacGowan is working from the bottom.
MacGowan is trying to maintain the position but Arias is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias is looking to stall here but MacGowan recovers full guard.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacGowan trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan wins on points by 11 to 8.
A very excited looking Shane MacGowan 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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