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CACC 171: Alopodis vs Gatsby 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 19 wins and 4 losses; Shane MacGowan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
MacGowan moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacGowan goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
MacGowan has Diaz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacGowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacGowan jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGowan controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
MacGowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGowan keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacGowan is really struggling to control Diaz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
MacGowan keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacGowan is keeping the position for now.
MacGowan pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
MacGowan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacGowan managing to control the position.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacGowan being controlled here, momentarily.
MacGowan working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but MacGowan is working away.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control MacGowan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz is pressing down on MacGowan's thigh, looking to free his foot. MacGowan is holding on for now.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacGowan wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but MacGowan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacGowan wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
MacGowan keeping hold of Diaz's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacGowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but MacGowan defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacGowan is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacGowan trying to control from the bottom.
MacGowan is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is pressing down on MacGowan's thigh, looking to free his foot. MacGowan is holding on for now.
MacGowan moves into full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacGowan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
MacGowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan working a defensive guard here.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
MacGowan managing to control the position.
MacGowan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
MacGowan managing to control the position.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but MacGowan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: MacGowan (2) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz controls MacGowan momentarily but MacGowan frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing MacGowan from controlling successfully.
Diaz keeping full guard, as MacGowan tries to pass.
MacGowan 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Shane MacGowan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Dick Diaz had this to say: 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'. |
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