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CWC 223 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Dada Segbo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 20 losses; Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Segbo rushes Dalton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Segbo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dalton can't fight it off and eventually Segbo manages to take the fight to the floor. Dalton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Segbo (2) vs (0) Dalton
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton controlling Segbo's posture.
Segbo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dalton is retaining full guard.
Dalton controlling Segbo's posture.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalton working a defensive guard here.
Segbo trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segbo passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Segbo (5) vs (0) Dalton
Segbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dalton keeps working.
Dalton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dalton struggling a bit here.
Dalton is looking to regain half guard here but Segbo keeps moving and retains side control.
Dalton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dalton wants to control but Segbo postures up.
Dalton is trying to escape the position but Segbo is controlling the position.
Dalton is holding Segbo down, trying to stall.
Segbo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segbo slows the pace down.
Dalton wants to control but Segbo postures up.
Segbo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dalton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dalton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Segbo off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Segbo (5) vs (4) Dalton
Dalton is not going to allow Segbo to sit and survive in this position.
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.
Segbo just trying to survive but Dalton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Segbo turns into Dalton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Segbo (7) vs (4) Dalton
Dalton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Segbo (7) vs (6) Dalton
Dalton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Segbo gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Segbo keeps moving.
Dalton stays in close to Segbo's body and controls the position.
It looks like Dalton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Segbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dalton is aware though and is defending well.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Segbo is retaining full guard.
Segbo 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 Segbo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segbo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalton defends well.
Segbo being controlled here, momentarily.
Segbo controls Dalton momentarily but Dalton frees himself.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Segbo keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Segbo being controlled here, momentarily.
Segbo is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
Dalton trying to control but Segbo is working from the bottom.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Dalton passes Segbo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Segbo looking for submissions off his back.
Dalton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dalton is keen to just control but Segbo is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Segbo trying to control here.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Segbo trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalton in particular looking to stall.
Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Segbo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Segbo is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Segbo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control from half guard but Segbo is working away.
Segbo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
Dalton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dalton is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Dalton 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Segbo is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Segbo is trying to control but can't.
Segbo is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Segbo is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalton trying to control the pace.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Segbo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Segbo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dalton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Segbo's guard.
Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Segbo is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Segbo is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Dalton controlling the pace.
Segbo actively working from the bottom here.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but Segbo is defending the position.
Dalton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Segbo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Segbo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
Segbo gets full guard.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Segbo keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Segbo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalton defends well.
Dalton 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Segbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segbo keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Segbo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalton trying to control but Segbo is working from the bottom.
Dalton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Segbo is keeping the position.
Segbo trying to control the position.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Segbo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Segbo working a defensive guard here.
Segbo keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Segbo working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Segbo trying to control the position.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Segbo is keeping the position.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Segbo can't keep his opponent in guard - Dalton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Segbo keeps working.
Segbo wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Segbo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
Dalton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Segbo won't allow it.
Segbo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalton's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Segbo (11) vs (6) Dalton
Dalton trying to control the action but Segbo just sinks the hooks in.
Segbo keeps control of the position as Dalton tries to break free.
Dalton is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Segbo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dalton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton trying to control from the bottom.
Segbo prevents Dalton from improving his position.
Dalton works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segbo takes the fight on points by 11 to 6.
Dada Segbo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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