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CACC 185: Cubbedge vs Steel 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 1 wins and 0 losses; Marc Read! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Read moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Read's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scaletta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scaletta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Read won't allow Scaletta to sweep him here.
Scaletta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scaletta trying to control the position here.
Scaletta working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Read defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Read 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.
Read trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
Scaletta is trying to hold Read in close to prevent damage but Read has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to improve his position.
Scaletta is trying to control but can't.
Scaletta is trying to get back to full guard.
Read tries to pass to full mount but Scaletta defends it.
Read is trying to control the action in half guard but Scaletta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scaletta trying to control from the bottom.
Scaletta keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Read tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scaletta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Read trying to control the pace.
Scaletta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta wants to control the action here but instead Read manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Read (3) vs (0) Scaletta
Read fails to take his opponent's back.
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.
Read avoids the attempt from Scaletta to control.
Read prevents Scaletta from getting the reversal.
Read controlling his opponent.
Read'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 five minutes gone in the round.
Read seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Scaletta for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Read.
Read trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scaletta is trying to escape the mount.
Scaletta tries to lock up and control but Read gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Read trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Read controlling the pace for now.
Scaletta wants to hold on but Read pushes him away.
Scaletta regains half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Read is trying to control. Scaletta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scaletta wants to improve his position but Read is controlling well.
Read is looking to take a break and control but Scaletta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scaletta is looking to improve his position.
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (6) vs (0) Scaletta
Scaletta is working to get back to half guard.
Scaletta wants to control but Read is having none of it.
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
Read trying to control but Scaletta is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Read takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Read pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scaletta wants to hold on but Read pushes him away.
Read is stalling here but it's allowed Scaletta to get half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Read tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scaletta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scaletta tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to get back to full guard here but Read has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (9) vs (0) Scaletta
Read tries to advance to mount but Scaletta denies him.
Read controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Read tries to move to mount but Scaletta blocks the move with his legs.
Read advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (11) vs (0) Scaletta
Scaletta is trying to escape the mount.
Read trying to control but Scaletta is having none of it.
Scaletta is controlling an arm, preventing Read from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Scaletta is trying to get back to full guard.
Read is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scaletta! Score +3 for passing guard: Read (14) vs (0) Scaletta
Read trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Read prevents Scaletta from getting the reversal.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Read takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scaletta tries to improve his position but instead Read has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Read (17) vs (0) Scaletta
Read keeps control of the position as Scaletta tries to break free.
Scaletta trying to control the hands but Read breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Read's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scaletta trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Read takes the fight on points by 17 to 0.
Marc Read seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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