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TWGC 35 (145lbs, D4): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Damian Taylor ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Kruth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kruth stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor . Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
And Kruth tries to counter it with a takedown but Taylor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kruth as he avoids it easily.
Taylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Taylor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Taylor (4) vs (0) Kruth
Kruth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruth sees it coming and defends easily.
Kruth wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kruth looking to control.
Kruth pulls Taylor in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruth trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruth is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth wants to improve his position but instead Taylor has moved into half guard.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Kruth won't allow it.
Kruth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Kruth keeps moving.
Kruth wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruth is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kruth is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (4) vs (2) Kruth
Kruth trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Kruth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruth 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.
Kruth wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Kruth pushes his legs off easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kruth forces his way into half guard.
Kruth prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Kruth is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kruth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Taylor (8) vs (2) Kruth
Kruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kruth has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Taylor but great work by Kruth. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Taylor (8) vs (6) Kruth
Kruth controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kruth trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kruth is pressing down on Taylor 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
Kruth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kruth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Kruth is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kruth wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Kruth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kruth trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
Kruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruth is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kruth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kruth won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kruth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (8) vs (9) Kruth
Kruth wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Kruth is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kruth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Kruth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Taylor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Taylor 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kruth is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not content to let Kruth control the position.
Kruth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
Kruth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kruth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kruth trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Kruth content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Taylor 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor trying to remain calm as Kruth controls from the top position.
Kruth trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Taylor is not content to let Kruth control the position.
Kruth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kruth staying calm.
Kruth is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kruth staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruth trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kruth wins on points by 9 to 8. |
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