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TWGC 23 (145lbs, D4): London Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brandon Long (ranked 20784 p4p, 459 weight class) and Asian Chinaman (ranked 23499 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Orient Express Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Brandon Long! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Asian Chinaman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chinaman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Long defends it nicely.
Chinaman instigates a clinch.
Chinaman gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Long (0) vs (2) Chinaman
Long wants to get back to full guard.
Chinaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Long is controlling Chinaman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but Chinaman is keeping busy.
Long is doing well to control the position and prevent Chinaman from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaman seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long tries to roll over but Chinaman keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long manages to get to full guard.
Chinaman looking to pass the guard.
Chinaman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but Chinaman is proving a slippery customer.
Chinaman pushes down on Long's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chinaman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chinaman wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chinaman trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chinaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chinaman prevents Long from improving his position.
Chinaman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Long tries to roll over but Chinaman keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is defending against the submission attempts here by Chinaman.
Chinaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chinaman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chinaman trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Chinaman is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Long sees it coming and defends easily.
Long makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Long.
Long wants to sweep here but Chinaman controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chinaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chinaman trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Chinaman looking to pass the guard.
Chinaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chinaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Long being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping moving, preventing Chinaman from controlling successfully.
Chinaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Long has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chinaman has managed to get both his arms back between Long's legs - danger averted.
Chinaman wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chinaman is now in half guard.
Chinaman is taking a breather. Long says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
Chinaman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chinaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Long does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
Chinaman is looking to stall here but Long recovers full guard.
Long controls Chinaman momentarily but Chinaman frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Long looking for a guillotine here but Chinaman defends easily.
Long keeping moving, preventing Chinaman from controlling successfully.
Chinaman advances to half guard.
Chinaman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Long! Score +3 for passing guard: Long (0) vs (5) Chinaman
Chinaman trying to control but Long is having none of it.
Chinaman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Long can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Long is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Long and Chinaman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chinaman is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long struggling a bit here.
Chinaman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Chinaman tries for a kimura but Long is defending well.
The referee asks Chinaman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chinaman prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chinaman 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.
Long is not content to let Chinaman control the position.
Chinaman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chinaman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chinaman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Long tries to bench press Chinaman off him but Chinaman keeps the position.
Chinaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Chinaman swings around for an armbar but Long sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chinaman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Long (2) vs (5) Chinaman
Long is pushing down on Chinaman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chinaman is fighting to maintain full guard but Long has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chinaman is trying to control but Long passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Long (5) vs (5) Chinaman
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is trying to get back to half guard.
Long trying to control the position but Chinaman is working away.
Chinaman tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Chinaman seems a little lost for a moment, as Long dominates the positioning.
Long is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chinaman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chinaman is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Chinaman gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Chinaman wins on points by 6 to 5.
A very excited looking Asian Chinaman 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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