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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Geroge Turner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Sershurrapal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Sershurrapal gets control of Turner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sershurrapal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Turner wants to control from the top but Sershurrapal keeps moving. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sershurrapal looking for a sweep. Not yet Sershurrapal, not yet.
Sershurrapal keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sershurrapal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Sershurrapal's legs - danger averted.
Sershurrapal keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully. #T1#
Turner looking to sit in guard and control but Sershurrapal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turner (0) vs (2) Sershurrapal
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Turner is looking for a triangle but Sershurrapal pushes his legs off easily.
Turner looking to control.
#SUB#
Sershurrapal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sershurrapal tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard. #T2##SUB#
Turner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sershurrapal tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Turner working for a triangle but Sershurrapal defends it easily.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sershurrapal is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sershurrapal passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turner (0) vs (5) Sershurrapal#T3##SUB2#
Sershurrapal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sershurrapal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turner is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner is trying to control Sershurrapal's posture but Sershurrapal avoids it. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sershurrapal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4##SUB#
Turner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turner trying to get back to full guard but Sershurrapal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Turner (0) vs (8) Sershurrapal#SUB2#
Sershurrapal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal is working for a guillotine from mount but Turner frees his head quite easily.
#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Turner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T5##SUB2#
Sershurrapal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Turner is now in Sershurrapal's guard. A big mistake from Sershurrapal there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turner (2) vs (8) Sershurrapal
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sershurrapal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner passes Sershurrapal's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Turner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sershurrapal defends it well. #SUB#
Turner is looking for a kimura here.
#T6#
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sershurrapal keeps working.
Sershurrapal moves into full guard.
Turner content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T7#
Turner looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Turner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sershurrapal dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turner (2) vs (10) Sershurrapal
Sershurrapal wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Sershurrapal is proving a slippery customer.
Sershurrapal passes Turner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sershurrapal moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Turner (2) vs (13) Sershurrapal#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turner has escaped the position, nice work there. #T8##SUB2#
Sershurrapal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sershurrapal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turner is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner is trying to control Sershurrapal's posture but Sershurrapal avoids it.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Turner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T9##SUB2#
Sershurrapal has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Turner defend it? Sershurrapal steps over the head and cranks it - Turner is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sershurrapal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
Ibasour Sershurrapal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Igor Lomachenko! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Experiment Il clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Lomachenko jumps into guard, dragging Experiment Il to the mat.
Lomachenko 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.
Experiment Il engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lomachenko working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko trying to control the position here. #T1#
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Experiment Il controlling him for the moment.
Lomachenko controlling Experiment Il's posture. #T2#
Lomachenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lomachenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lomachenko pulls Experiment Il in close to his closed guard and prevents Experiment Il from doing any damage or advancing position.
Experiment Il controlling from the top position. #T3#
Lomachenko pulls Experiment Il in close to prevent any damage.
Lomachenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Experiment Il advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lomachenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Experiment Il seems content to control.#T4#
Lomachenko controlling the position for now.
Experiment Il trying to mount his opponent but Lomachenko defends it.
Lomachenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lomachenko.
Lomachenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lomachenko (2) vs (0) Experiment Il
Lomachenko wants to control from the top but Experiment Il keeps moving. #T5#
Lomachenko stays in close to Experiment Il's body and controls the position.
Lomachenko stands and throws Experiment Il's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lomachenko (5) vs (0) Experiment Il
Lomachenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Experiment Il will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Experiment Il prevents Lomachenko from improving position.
Lomachenko controls the position. #T6#
Experiment Il tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lomachenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Experiment Il looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Experiment Il trying to remain calm as Lomachenko controls from the top position.
Lomachenko trying to control the action but Experiment Il is working from the bottom.
Lomachenko controlling from side mount.
Experiment Il isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Experiment Il's face as Lomachenko controls the position. #T7#
Experiment Il is not content to let Lomachenko control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomachenko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Experiment Il keeping his opponent close.
Lomachenko is looking to take a break and control but Experiment Il is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T8#
A lull in the action here.
Experiment Il is trying to control Lomachenko's posture but Lomachenko avoids it.
Lomachenko takes a little break here. Experiment Il wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lomachenko'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.#T9#
Lomachenko working away.
Lomachenko trying to control the action but Experiment Il is working from the bottom.
Lomachenko taking a breather here.
Experiment Il is looking to regain half guard here but Lomachenko keeps moving and retains side control. #T10#
Experiment Il can't do much from the bottom here.
Experiment Il is letting Lomachenko control him for a moment. #T11#
Experiment Il is looking to regain half guard here but Lomachenko keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko taking a breather here.
Lomachenko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Experiment Il's legs.
Experiment Il wants to control but Lomachenko postures up.#T12#
Experiment Il tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Experiment Il is looking for a sweep.
Lomachenko staying calm.
Lomachenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Experiment Il keeps working. #T13#
Experiment Il tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lomachenko tries to move to mount but Experiment Il blocks the move with his legs.
Lomachenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Experiment Il keeps working.
Lomachenko taking a breather here. #T14#
Lomachenko continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lomachenko wants to control but Experiment Il is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lomachenko takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
In defeat, Finnish Experiment Il stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ok thats it for me. I had fun but now I am just old and everything hurts.'. |
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