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CWC 364 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; John Doe! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 17 losses; Fionn Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Mulligan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doe avoids it really well and circles away.
Doe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doe (2) vs (0) Mulligan
Mulligan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Doe 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.
Mulligan wants to control the position but Doe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe prevents Mulligan from improving his position.
Doe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mulligan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mulligan is refusing to be controlled, as Doe sits in half guard.
Doe 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.
Doe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doe trying to mount his opponent but Mulligan defends it.
Doe is looking for a kimura but Mulligan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doe to get the leverage.
Doe is working for a submission of some sort.
Doe is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doe trying to mount his opponent but Mulligan defends it.
Mulligan trying to control here.
Doe passes into side control, despite Mulligan's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Doe (5) vs (0) Mulligan
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mulligan is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doe's best efforts.
Mulligan with the active half guard here but Doe passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Doe (8) vs (0) Mulligan
Mulligan is looking for a sweep.
Doe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mulligan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mulligan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Mulligan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mulligan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Doe (10) vs (0) Mulligan
Doe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Doe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mulligan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling his opponent.
Mulligan is looking to improve his position but Doe isn't that keen on the idea.
Doe fails to advance to Mulligan's back.
Mulligan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mulligan is squirming around, avoiding Doe's attempts to control the action.
Doe looking for a guillotine from mount but Mulligan is having none of it.
Doe wants to control the pace but Mulligan is squirming around nicely.
Mulligan tries to lock up and control but Doe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Doe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mulligan gets back to half guard.
Mulligan is trying to control but can't.
Mulligan is defending against the submission attempts here by Doe.
Doe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mulligan gets full guard.
Doe pushing down on Mulligan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan is trying to control but Doe passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Doe (13) vs (0) Mulligan
Mulligan can't do much from the bottom here.
Doe works to advance to full mount. Mulligan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Doe (15) vs (0) Mulligan
Doe controlling his opponent.
Mulligan is squirming around, avoiding Doe's attempts to control the action.
Mulligan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doe tries to control but Mulligan wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan is trying desperately to improve position.
Mulligan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Doe (18) vs (0) Mulligan
I really don't envy Mulligan right now.
Mulligan prevents Doe from getting a body triangle.
Mulligan won't enjoy being in this position. Doe looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Mulligan is tapping - it's over boys! Doe picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Doe!
A very excited looking John Doe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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