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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrew Henry and Floyd Sinclair. Henry comes to the cage accompanied by down for my niggas. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Andrew Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Floyd Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sinclair moves into range and clinches up with Henry .
Henry gets control of Sinclair's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henry continues to stall.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Sinclair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Sinclair is fighting to break Henry 's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
More hug and hope from Henry .
Henry 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: Henry (2) vs (0) Sinclair
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (0) Sinclair
A lull in the action here as Henry stalls from top position.
Sinclair wants to control but Henry postures up.
Henry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sinclair! Score +2 for reaching mount: Henry (7) vs (0) Sinclair
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sinclair can't escape the position.
Sinclair keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Henry .
Henry continues to hold on tight.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sinclair for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry '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 five minutes gone in the round.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Further stalling from Henry .
Sinclair is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Henry is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to escape the mount.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids the attempt from Sinclair to control.
Henry controlling from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Andrew Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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