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TWGC 35 (145lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jamie Hull! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Matonen rushes Hull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matonen pulls guard effortlessly.
Hull trying to control the position from guard on top but Matonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matonen controlling the position.
Hull wants to pass the guard but Matonen is keeping the position.
Hull drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matonen dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hull (0) vs (2) Matonen
Hull working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hull is keeping the position for now.
Hull seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Matonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hull is looking for a triangle here but Matonen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (0) vs (5) Matonen
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull wants to control but Matonen postures up.
Matonen controls the position.
Hull manages to get back to half guard.
Hull trying to control here.
Hull is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hull trying to get back to full guard but Matonen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (0) vs (8) Matonen
Hull regains half guard.
Hull looking for submissions off his back.
Hull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hull trying to hold on to Matonen's head to control him but Matonen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull looking for subs from the bottom but Matonen mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (0) vs (11) Matonen
Hull can't escape the position.
Hull tries to hold on but Matonen pushes him away.
Matonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matonen controlling from the full mount.
Hull tries to improve his position but instead Matonen has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Hull (0) vs (14) Matonen
Matonen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Matonen has the hooks in. Hull is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matonen's guard. Nice work there by Hull.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hull (2) vs (14) Matonen
Matonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hull tries to free his leg and advance position but Matonen is retaining full guard.
Matonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hull is one step ahead there.
Hull being controlled here momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hull drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matonen! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hull (2) vs (18) Matonen
Hull gets back to half guard.
Hull trying to get back to full guard but Matonen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (2) vs (21) Matonen
Matonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to hold on but Matonen postures up.
Matonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hull tries to lock up and control but Matonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matonen looking to control but Hull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hull wants to hold on but Matonen pushes him away.
Hull is trying desperately to improve position.
Matonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Hull wants to control but Matonen is having none of it.
Hull is trying to reverse the position but instead Matonen has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Hull (2) vs (24) Matonen
Hull just trying to survive but Matonen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Matonen keeps control of the position easily here as Hull tries to buck him off.
Matonen avoiding Hull 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Matonen.
Matonen has the hooks in. Hull is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hull is working hard here to advance position.
Matonen controlling the position well here. Hull rolled but Matonen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hull rolls, trying to escape but Matonen keeps control of the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Matonen gets his hands free as Hull looks to control.
Matonen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Matonen gets his hands free as Hull looks to control.
Hull is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Matonen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Matonen.
Matonen controlling well, preventing Hull from escaping the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Matonen doesn't have the hooks in and Hull manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hull (4) vs (24) Matonen
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matonen is keeping the position for now.
Hull wants to control from the top but Matonen keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matonen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hull (4) vs (26) Matonen
Hull is looking for a triangle here but Matonen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (4) vs (29) Matonen
Hull gets back to half guard.
Matonen content to control rather than advance.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matonen in particular looking to stall.
Hull wants to sweep but Matonen has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hull (4) vs (32) Matonen
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hull struggling a bit here.
Matonen controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Matonen 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hull is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Matonen off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hull (8) vs (32) Matonen
And that's the end of the fight!
Matonen wins on points by 32 to 8.
As Usko Matonen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This was my last fight.'. |
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