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TWGC 15 (155lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ansgar Kundsen and Gauthier St. Georges. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Ansgar Kundsen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
St. Georges rushes Kundsen and presses him up against the cage.
Kundsen jumps guard.
Kundsen looking to control.
St. Georges stays in close to Kundsen's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
St. Georges's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kundsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is fighting to break Kundsen's control of his arms but Kundsen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kundsen is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges is pushing down on Kundsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kundsen is fighting to maintain full guard but St. Georges has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kundsen won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kundsen tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Kundsen won't allow it.
St. Georges working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kundsen's thigh. Kundsen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kundsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kundsen, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Kundsen is keeping the position.
Kundsen is pulling down on St. Georges's head. It's preventing any offense from St. Georges, at least for the moment.
Kundsen 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: Kundsen (2) vs (0) St. Georges
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen is controlling the pace.
Kundsen wants to pass to mount but St. Georges is defending the position.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kundsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kundsen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kundsen is stalling here. St. Georges is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kundsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St. Georges has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kundsen (2) vs (4) St. Georges
St. Georges tries to move to mount but Kundsen blocks the move with his legs.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kundsen (2) vs (6) St. Georges
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kundsen is working to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling from mount.
Kundsen is trying to escape the mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling his opponent.
Kundsen tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
Kundsen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kundsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kundsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kundsen has St. Georges pulled in close to control his posture.
St. Georges sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen 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: Kundsen (4) vs (6) St. Georges
Kundsen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kundsen (7) vs (6) St. Georges
Kundsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kundsen takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.
Ansgar Kundsen is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Ansgar Kundsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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