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TWGC 41 (170lbs, D4): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Wa Hoo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 20 losses; Gunner Mason!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hoo tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason tries to counter with a clinch but Hoo shakes him off and moves away.
Hoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mason's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hoo (2) vs (0) Mason
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mason is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoo pulls his head out easily.
Mason wants to improve his position but Hoo is controlling well.
Mason won't allow Hoo to pass to mount.
Mason is refusing to be controlled, as Hoo sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hoo (5) vs (0) Mason
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason wants to hold on but Hoo pushes him away.
Mason is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mason sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hoo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoo stalling away here and it's allowed Mason to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mason trying to keep a closed guard but Hoo is proving a slippery customer.
Hoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is working hard here to advance position.
Hoo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mason manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hoo (5) vs (2) Mason
Hoo trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
Mason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mason 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.
Mason wants to control from the top but Hoo keeps moving.
Hoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mason won't allow Hoo to sweep him here.
Mason content to stall in guard here.
Hoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoo, not yet.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mason drops back looking for a leg! Hoo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoo manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Hoo's guard.
Hoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoo, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mason controlling from the top position.
Hoo is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Hoo 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.
Mason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoo pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mason slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Hoo working a defensive guard here.
Mason stays in close to Hoo's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mason drops back looking for a leg! Hoo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoo manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Hoo's guard.
Mason is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mason stays in close to Hoo's body and controls the position.
Hoo working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoo wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Hoo working a defensive guard here.
Mason drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mason jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mason postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mason is one step ahead there.
Hoo controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
Mason is stalling in the full guard.
Mason postures up.
Mason sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hoo wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mason is continuing to stall.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mason's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hoo looking to control.
Mason controlling from the top position.
Hoo is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Mason stays in close to Hoo's body and controls the position.
Hoo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mason drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mason jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mason controls the pace.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Hoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoo managing to control the position.
Hoo looking to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mason showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The adventures of Mason the control monster continue. Boring.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Hoo.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mason is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mason postures up.
Mason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mason's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoo takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Wa Hoo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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