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TWGC 40 (145lbs, D3): Finals - 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Julian Hopson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Lox Sleech!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hopson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Sleech tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopson scores with a takedown into Sleech's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hopson (2) vs (0) Sleech
Sleech not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sleech swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sleech wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopson content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sleech swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleech pulls Hopson in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleech looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopson controlling from the top position.
Sleech 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: Hopson (2) vs (2) Sleech
Hopson wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson is positioning himself well to prevent Sleech advancing to mount.
Sleech prevents Hopson from improving his position.
Sleech takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hopson tries to roll over but Sleech keeps him under control.
Sleech tries to pass to full mount but Hopson defends it.
Hopson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sleech's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sleech's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hopson (6) vs (2) Sleech
I really don't envy Sleech right now.
Sleech turns into Hopson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hopson (6) vs (4) Sleech
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleech stopping the sweep attempt from Hopson.
Hopson seems keen to control Sleech's posture.
Sleech pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopson is keeping the position for now.
Hopson is pulling down on Sleech's head to control his posture.
Sleech stopping the sweep attempt from Hopson.
Hopson seems keen to control Sleech's posture.
Sleech wants to control from the top but Hopson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sleech looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sleech slips nicely into half guard.
Hopson is not content to let Sleech control the position.
Hopson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hopson is concentrating on defense, preventing Sleech from advancing position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sleech seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hopson tries to roll over but Sleech keeps him under control.
Sleech with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hopson tries to get to full guard but Sleech has control of the leg.
Hopson is working hard here to advance position.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sleech is trying to control. Hopson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hopson is concentrating on defense, preventing Sleech from advancing position.
Hopson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sleech wants to control from the top but Hopson keeps moving.
Sleech being controlled here momentarily.
Hopson wants to sweep here but Sleech controlling him for the moment.
Sleech pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopson is keeping the position for now.
Hopson pulls Sleech in to control the position.
Hopson keeping full guard, as Sleech tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sleech wants to control from the top but Hopson keeps moving.
Sleech showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sleech trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sleech is one step ahead there.
Sleech is stalling in the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopson is pulling down on Sleech's head to control his posture.
Hopson 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: Hopson (8) vs (4) Sleech
Hopson content to control rather than advance.
Hopson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sleech for as long as he can get away with.
Hopson tries to pass to full mount but Sleech defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hopson stalling.
Sleech is trying to get back to full guard.
Sleech trying to control here.
Hopson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hopson is thwarting Sleech's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hopson passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hopson (11) vs (4) Sleech
Hopson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sleech defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hopson.
Hopson controlling the position easily from mount.
Hopson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sleech on the ground.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sleech tries to hold on but Hopson pushes him away.
Sleech is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hopson controlling from mount.
Hopson wants to take Sleech's back here but Sleech is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sleech keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hopson controlling his opponent.
Sleech tries to hold on but Hopson pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hopson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sleech is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hopson controlling from the full mount.
Sleech slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hopson wants to pass to mount but Sleech is defending the position.
Hopson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hopson'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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hopson wants to pass the guard but Sleech is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopson in particular looking to stall.
Sleech is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hopson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hopson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hopson (11) vs (8) Sleech
Sleech is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hopson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hopson for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleech is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hopson takes the fight on points by 11 to 8.
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Hopson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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