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CWC 312 - Simone vs Kersikov 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 23 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 24 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (2) vs (0) Diesel
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diesel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Diesel is looking to improve his position.
Diesel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Diesel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Diesel is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diesel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Diesel. Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (5) vs (0) Diesel
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel has one of Jackson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diesel is trying to work for a sweep but Jackson has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jackson (7) vs (0) Diesel
Diesel tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Diesel wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diesel tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Jackson (10) vs (0) Diesel
Jackson controlling well, preventing Diesel from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jackson controlling the positon.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diesel doesn't escape.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diesel for as long as he can get away with.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to escape the position.
Jackson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Diesel 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to roll but Jackson sticks to his back.
Jackson is not going to allow Diesel to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Diesel right now.
Diesel trying to control but not successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position well here. Diesel rolled but Jackson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Diesel can't escape the position.
Jackson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jackson'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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps control of the position as Diesel tries to break free.
Jackson controlling from the back.
Jackson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diesel wants to escape the position.
Diesel wants to control his opponent's hands but Jackson gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson keeps control of the position easily here as Diesel tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
After winning the bout, Tyrano Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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