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TWGC 39 (265lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 12 losses; Denubis Majere! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grayce or perhaps it was just good defense by Majere, which made it look bad.
Majere tries to keep at a distance but Grayce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Majere drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grayce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grayce moves into the clinch.
Majere gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grayce .
Grayce lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Majere (0) vs (2) Grayce
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
Majere will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom.
Grayce drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Majere manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayce has Majere in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (2) vs (2) Grayce
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce wants to sweep but no luck.
Grayce working for a triangle but Majere defends it easily.
Majere showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grayce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (2) vs (4) Grayce
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majere regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom.
Grayce is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majere keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Majere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grayce defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Majere manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayce has Majere in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (4) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce looking to control.
Majere wants to control from the top but Grayce keeps moving.
Grayce 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.
Majere trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majere defends it easily.
Majere trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere wants to pass the guard but Grayce is keeping the position.
Grayce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grayce working for a triangle but Majere defends it easily.
Grayce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grayce wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Majere stands and throws Grayce 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (7) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Majere wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Majere wants to control but Grayce is keeping him busy.
Grayce regains half guard.
Majere is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grayce trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. Majere is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Majere is trying to control. Grayce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Majere is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grayce sees it coming and defends easily.
Majere tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grayce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grayce is staying active underneath Majere, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grayce wants to get back to full guard.
Grayce gets full guard.
Grayce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grayce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Majere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Majere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majere defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grayce isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Majere stacks Grayce on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Majere! Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (10) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce is trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Majere presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Majere (12) vs (4) Grayce
Majere controlling his opponent.
Grayce is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Majere tries to control but Grayce wriggling away.
Majere is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grayce is surviving well by controlling Majere's body position as best he can.
Grayce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce tries to improve his position but Majere has taken his back! Majere has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Grayce tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Majere pushes Grayce away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denubis Majere!
An out of breath Denubis Majere thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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