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CWC 329 - New York PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 14 losses; Marc Read! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 29 losses; Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Alopodis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alopodis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Read (0) vs (4) Alopodis
Read prevents Alopodis from improving position.
Alopodis moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (0) vs (6) Alopodis
Read keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alopodis wants to take his opponent's back but Read doesn't allow it.
Read is desperately trying to improve his position but Alopodis has a good base and remains in mount.
Read regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Read manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read keeping full guard, as Alopodis tries to pass.
Read controls Alopodis momentarily but Alopodis frees himself.
Read looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alopodis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (0) vs (9) Alopodis
Alopodis works to advance to full mount. Read defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (0) vs (11) Alopodis
Read working to try and regain half guard.
Alopodis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Read wants to control but Alopodis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alopodis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (0) vs (14) Alopodis
Alopodis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Read is holding on tight.
Alopodis avoids the attempt from Read to control.
Read is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Alopodis tries to control but Read wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis wants to take Read's back here but Read is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Alopodis prevents Read from getting the reversal.
Alopodis wants to take Read's back but he can't do it this time.
Alopodis is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Read is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Read (0) vs (17) Alopodis
Alopodis looking for the RNC.
Read tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis looking for the choke from the back.
Alopodis gets his hands free as Read looks to control.
Alopodis is looking for a rear naked choke here but Read reverses the position brilliantly into Alopodis's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (2) vs (17) Alopodis
Alopodis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Read is stalling in the full guard.
Alopodis 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.
Alopodis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Read's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (2) vs (19) Alopodis
Alopodis wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alopodis postures up.
Alopodis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Read swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alopodis passes Read's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Read is in trouble now - Alopodis has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Read (2) vs (22) Alopodis
Read regains half guard.
Alopodis tries to pass to full mount but Read defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Read does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alopodis wants to pass the guard but Read is defending well.
Alopodis seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alopodis moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (2) vs (25) Alopodis
Alopodis working away.
Read gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (2) vs (27) Alopodis
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alopodis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Read turns into him and now he's in Alopodis's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (4) vs (27) Alopodis
Read trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alopodis looking for a sweep. Not yet Alopodis, not yet.
Read trying to control but Alopodis is working from the bottom.
Read stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alopodis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Read's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alopodis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Read is aware though and is defending well.
Read pushing down on Alopodis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Read wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alopodis keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Read is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alopodis is just riding it out for now. Read eventually gives up the hold.
Alopodis manages to get to full guard.
Alopodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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 preventing the sweep.
Read wants to control from the top but Alopodis keeps moving.
Alopodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Read jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Read pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alopodis is keeping the position for now.
Alopodis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to pass the guard but Alopodis is keeping the position.
Read stopping the sweep attempt from Alopodis.
Read pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alopodis is keeping the position for now.
Alopodis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Read defends well.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Alopodis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis wants to improve his position but instead Read has moved into half guard.
Read is trying to control the action in half guard but Alopodis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Read tries to pass to full mount but Alopodis defends it.
Read is trying to work for a kimura but Alopodis is defending well.
Read is trying to work for a kimura but Alopodis is defending well.
Alopodis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Read with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Read prevents Alopodis from improving his position.
Alopodis gets full guard.
Read trying to control but Alopodis is working from the bottom.
Alopodis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
Read is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Read stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alopodis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Read passes Alopodis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Read is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alopodis gets back to full guard.
Read has gone for a leg lock! Alopodis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Read's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (4) vs (29) Alopodis
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Read is keeping the position for now.
Alopodis slips nicely into half guard.
Read is looking to improve his position.
Alopodis works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (4) vs (32) Alopodis
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read regains half guard there - taking advantage of Alopodis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Read trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alopodis wins on points by 32 to 4.
Ceph Alopodis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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