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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 7 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 5 losses; Tinashe Chukwuma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Frank Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chukwuma (0) vs (2) Brown
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chukwuma wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Chukwuma defends it.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Chukwuma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Chukwuma defends it.
Chukwuma trying to control here.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chukwuma keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma wants to get back to full guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Chukwuma is a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chukwuma trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Chukwuma (0) vs (5) Brown
Chukwuma can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for an armbar but Chukwuma turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chukwuma. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chukwuma (2) vs (5) Brown
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chukwuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chukwuma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chukwuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chukwuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Chukwuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controls Chukwuma momentarily but Chukwuma frees himself.
Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chukwuma is now in half guard.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chukwuma is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chukwuma from controlling successfully.
Chukwuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Chukwuma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chukwuma from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to control the position but Chukwuma postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chukwuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chukwuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chukwuma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Chukwuma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to pass into half guard but Brown pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brown is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chukwuma (2) vs (7) Brown
Chukwuma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Chukwuma is keeping the position.
Chukwuma looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Chukwuma 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: Chukwuma (4) vs (7) Brown
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chukwuma from controlling successfully.
Chukwuma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chukwuma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chukwuma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chukwuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chukwuma passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chukwuma (7) vs (7) Brown
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to control but Chukwuma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chukwuma trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Chukwuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is trying to control the position but Chukwuma postures up.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Chukwuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working for a triangle but Chukwuma defends it easily.
Brown is trying to control the position but Chukwuma postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chukwuma from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Chukwuma pushes his legs off easily.
Chukwuma wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Chukwuma wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chukwuma (7) vs (9) Brown
Brown trying to control but Chukwuma is working from the bottom.
Chukwuma trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown 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.
Let's hope that Brown 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Chukwuma is working from the bottom.
Chukwuma looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brown is defending well. Chukwuma quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brown has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Chukwuma celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tinashe Chukwuma! |
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