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TWGC 12 (145lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ezekial Early and Marcio Alvarez. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ezekial Early! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Marcio Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Alvarez rushes Early and presses him up against the cage.
Early has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alvarez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Early (4) vs (0) Alvarez
Early seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Alvarez's chin but Alvarez turns very nicely into Early's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Alvarez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Early (4) vs (2) Alvarez
Early looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alvarez passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Early (4) vs (5) Alvarez
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Early is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Early is working from the bottom.
Early trying to remain calm as Alvarez controls from the top position.
Early prevents Alvarez from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early tries to control but Alvarez manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Early (4) vs (8) Alvarez
Alvarez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
I really don't envy Early right now.
Alvarez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Alvarez is not going to allow Early to sit and survive in this position.
Alvarez tries to get the hooks in deep but Early pushed the leg off.
Our spies down at at Gorilla Warfare MMA inform us that Alvarez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Early manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alvarez's guard. Nice work there by Early.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Early (6) vs (8) Alvarez
Early drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Early off! Early jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Early pushes his legs off easily.
Early tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Alvarez is controlling Early's posture.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Early is stalling in the full guard.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Early pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez has his hands on Early's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Early from controlling successfully.
Early drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Early off! Early jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Early is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Early tries to pass.
Early has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Early being controlled here momentarily.
Early pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alvarez is trying to keep Early in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Early tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Early wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez is pulling down on Early's head. It's preventing any offense from Early, at least for the moment.
Early trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez pulls Early in close to prevent any damage.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez looking to control.
Early looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Early postures up.
Early wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Early drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Early off! Early jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Early stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Early drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Early off! Early jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Early passes Alvarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Early is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Early is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Early pulls his head out easily.
Early trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
Alvarez keeping hold of Early's head, controlling as best he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Early trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez has his hands on Early's head, controlling the position.
Early thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Early drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Early jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Early is breathing heavily.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Early drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Early jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Early postures up.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alvarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Early tries to pass.
Alvarez has Early pulled in close to control his posture.
Early 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.
Alvarez controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pulls Early in close to prevent any damage.
Early trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Early pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Early from controlling successfully.
Early is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Early postures up.
Alvarez pulls Early in to control the position.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Early tries to pass.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Early gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Early looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez wins on points by 8 to 6. |
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