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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Heartless Jesus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 14 losses; Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jesus as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Hunt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunt lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jesus (0) vs (2) Hunt
Jesus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jesus is controlling Hunt's posture.
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jesus swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Jesus managing to control the position.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Jesus keeps moving.
Jesus trying to control the position here. #T2#
Jesus keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Jesus pulls Hunt in to control the position.
Jesus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jesus being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet.
Jesus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Jesus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Jesus is keeping the position.
Hunt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T5#
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jesus has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Jesus is retaining full guard. #T6#
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jesus wants to sweep but no luck.
Jesus is working hard here to advance position.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jesus can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T7#
Hunt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Hunt 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.
Jesus is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt is keen to just control but Jesus is a slippery customer.#T8#
Hunt trying to advance position but Jesus counters by regaining guard.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Jesus is retaining full guard. #T9#
Hunt keeps trying to improve his position.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt trying to control but Jesus is working from the bottom.
Jesus managing to control the position.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Jesus.#T10#
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jesus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jesus wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T11#
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Jesus is keeping the position.
Jesus looking to control.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Jesus.
Hunt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jesus seems keen to control Hunt's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T12#
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T13#
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet.
Hunt trying to control but Jesus is working from the bottom.
Jesus trying to control the position.
Jesus being controlled here, momentarily.
Jesus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T14#
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunt wins on points by 2 to 0.
A relieved looking Paul Hunt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 15 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison Jr. feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison Jr. fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Read with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Read takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison Jr. has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Read after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Morrison Jr. lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Read
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Read wants to get back to full guard but Morrison Jr. has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Read
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. fails to take his opponent's back.
Read is working to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Morrison Jr. wants to control the action but instead Read gets a body lock and reverses into Morrison Jr.'s guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Read
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Read looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Read controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Morrison Jr. looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Read has picked Morrison Jr. up and slammed him! Morrison Jr. can't keep hold of the triangle and Read manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (5) Read
The referee asks Read politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Read prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morrison Jr. is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. working a defensive guard but Read passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Read is very close to passing his half guard.
Read wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison Jr. is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Read controlling the pace.
Read's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Read 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.#T4#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Read controlling the action here.#T5#
Read stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison Jr. to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (5) Read
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read trying to control the position here.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Read is working from the bottom. #T6#
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
Read trying to control the position here.
Read can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison Jr. controls the pace.
Read working a defensive guard here.
Read keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T7#
Read is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Read is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr. controlling from the top position. #T8#
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Read.
Read trying to control the position.
Morrison Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Read trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison Jr. is proving a slippery customer.
Read keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T9#
Read is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Read keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Morrison Jr. trying to move into half guard but instead Read has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (7) Read
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T10#
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Read slips nicely into half guard.
Read performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.#T11#
Morrison Jr. is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Read jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (10) Read
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Read keeps moving and retains side control.
Read trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Read off but Read is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Morrison Jr.'s face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Read takes a little break here. Morrison Jr. wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T12#
Morrison Jr. tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Read presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (12) Read
Read content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Read 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.
Morrison Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mello MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison Jr. is looking to escape. #T13#
Read controlling from the full mount.
Morrison Jr. tries to improve his position but instead Read has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (15) Read
Morrison Jr. is in bad spot here.
Read is trying to stick to Morrison Jr.'s back but Morrison Jr. is turning into Read. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Read's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morrison Jr.. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (15) Read
Read keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Read bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (17) Read
Morrison Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T14#
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison Jr. looking to control.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Read has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard but Read has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (20) Read
Morrison Jr. really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Read wins on points by 20 to 9.
Marc Read thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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