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TWGC 16 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bastien Harris and Aito Lager. Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lager's choice of entrance music: Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven. Bastien Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lager doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris rushes Lager and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lager after a bit of a struggle.
Lager has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris gets control of Lager's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris keeping full guard, as Lager tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lager drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harris! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harris (4) vs (0) Lager
Lager tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lager looks to move to half guard but instead Harris has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (6) vs (0) Lager
Lager is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Lager holds on, trying desperately to control.
Lager really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lager regains half guard.
Lager is trying to get back to full guard.
Lager is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lager avoid being mounted?
Lager wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lager wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager is looking to get back to full guard here but Harris has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (9) vs (0) Lager
Lager tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Lager wants to control but Harris postures up.
Harris tries to move to mount but Lager blocks the move with his legs.
Lager tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harris controlling the position.
Lager is looking to reverse the position.
Lager looking for a sweep but Harris has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (11) vs (0) Lager
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lager has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Harris (14) vs (0) Lager
I really don't envy Lager right now.
Harris is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Lager trying to control the hands but Harris won't let him.
Lager is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager trying to control the position but Harris manages to sink in the hooks.
Harris has the hooks in. Lager is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lager keeps trying to improve his position.
Lager trying to control the action but Harris just sinks the hooks in.
Harris keeps control of the position as Lager tries to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position well here. Lager rolled but Harris kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lager tries to roll but Harris sticks to his back.
Lager tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lager sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lager keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Lager defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harris in particular looking to stall.
Lager trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lager wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Lager is trying to get back to full guard.
Lager gets full guard.
Lager isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Lager on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (17) vs (0) Lager
Lager is looking for a sweep.
Lager looking for a sweep but Harris has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (19) vs (0) Lager
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lager looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Harris (22) vs (0) Lager
Harris keeps control of the position as Lager tries to break free.
Lager is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lager looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lager is really stuck here.
Harris gets his hands free as Lager looks to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lager's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lager is still trying to improve position.
Harris is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Lager tries to escape but Harris has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Harris is riding his opponent, not letting Lager buck him off.
Lager rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
Harris is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lager can't escape the position.
Lager wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
Lager can't escape the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lager doesn't escape.
Lager is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lager's body.
Lager is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lager is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harris.
Harris continues to stall.
Lager is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris is trying to stick to Lager's back but Lager is turning into Harris. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harris's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lager. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (22) vs (2) Lager
Harris controlling the position.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lager is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lager slips nicely into half guard.
Lager trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Lager trying to advance position but Harris counters by regaining guard.
Lager works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lager wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lager seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Lager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lager is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lager seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harris (26) vs (2) Lager
Lager tries to improve position but can't.
Harris moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (28) vs (2) Lager
Lager reaches up to try and control the position but Harris seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lager rolls and tries to escape and now Harris has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Harris (31) vs (2) Lager
Harris controlling from the back.
Lager rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lager tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lager gets back to half guard.
Harris prevents Lager from improving his position.
Lager looks winded!
Lager trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lager wants to get back to full guard.
Lager is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harris jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (34) vs (2) Lager
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 34 to 2.
Post fight, an emotional Bastien Harris said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between DJ Apollo and Gauthier St. Georges. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; DJ Apollo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Apollo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Apollo (2) vs (0) St. Georges
Apollo content to control rather than advance.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but St. Georges defending well.
St. Georges makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St. Georges.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Apollo controls the pace.
Apollo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St. Georges for as long as he can get away with.
Apollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St. Georges trying to control the position here.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Apollo tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling the position.
Apollo wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Apollo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges pulls Apollo in close to prevent any damage.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges has control of Apollo's left arm, preventing Apollo from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo controlling from the top position.
Apollo trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
Apollo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St. Georges pulls Apollo in close to his closed guard and prevents Apollo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Apollo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Apollo controls the pace.
St. Georges looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Apollo passes St. Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Apollo wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is trying to control. St. Georges wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Apollo works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Apollo (5) vs (0) St. Georges
Apollo wants to control for a moment but St. Georges uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Apollo controlling the action here.
St. Georges trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is pressing down on St. Georges's thigh, looking to free his foot. St. Georges is holding on for now.
Apollo works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Apollo (8) vs (0) St. Georges
Who's going to make the next move?
Apollo trying to control the action but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Apollo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Apollo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Apollo taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Apollo stalls from top position.
Apollo continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard.
Apollo staying calm.
Apollo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St. Georges is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Apollo wants to take a breather but St. Georges manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Apollo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Apollo wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St. Georges is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apollo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Apollo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Apollo (11) vs (0) St. Georges
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges regains half guard there - taking advantage of Apollo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Apollo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St. Georges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Apollo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Apollo is pressing down on St. Georges's thigh, looking to free his foot. St. Georges is holding on for now.
Apollo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Apollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St. Georges is positioning himself well to prevent Apollo advancing to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Apollo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Apollo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Apollo is controlling the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apollo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on St. Georges's thigh. St. Georges counters though and makes it back to full guard.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo takes the fight on points by 11 to 0. |
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