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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 13081 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Thomas (ranked 6562 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i aint never scared. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Anthony Ellison Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mason Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas is pressed up against the cage. Ellison Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ellison Jr (0) vs (4) Thomas
Ellison Jr is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellison Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (2) vs (4) Thomas
Thomas is looking to control Ellison Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr controlling the action here.
Ellison Jr prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Ellison Jr is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Ellison Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ellison Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomas defends it well.
Ellison Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Ellison Jr has control of the leg.
Thomas is doing well to control the position and prevent Ellison Jr from advancing to side control.
Ellison Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Ellison Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomas defends it well.
Thomas moves into full guard.
Thomas working a defensive guard but Ellison Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (5) vs (4) Thomas
Thomas wants to control but Ellison Jr postures up.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ellison Jr advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ellison Jr (7) vs (4) Thomas
Ellison Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ellison Jr working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Thomas wants to control but Ellison Jr is having none of it.
Ellison Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thomas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thomas shrugs it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Ellison Jr swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thomas is now in Ellison Jr's guard. A big mistake from Ellison Jr there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (7) vs (6) Thomas
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Ellison Jr is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellison Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thomas 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.
Thomas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ellison Jr dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (9) vs (6) Thomas
Thomas is pulling down on Ellison Jr's head to control his posture.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Ellison Jr pushes his legs off easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Ellison Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Ellison Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Ellison Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellison Jr's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (9) vs (8) Thomas
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellison Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ellison Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Ellison Jr's legs - danger averted.
Ellison Jr looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellison Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Ellison Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thomas stacks Ellison Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thomas! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (9) vs (11) Thomas
Thomas swings around for an armbar but Ellison Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (11) vs (11) Thomas
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas has an active guard here but Ellison Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Thomas looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ellison Jr passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (14) vs (11) Thomas
Ellison Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
Ellison Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Ellison Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Ellison Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ellison Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ellison Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas tries to buck Ellison Jr off but Ellison Jr is having none of it.
Ellison Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ellison Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellison Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellison Jr takes the fight on points by 14 to 11.
An intense looking Anthony Ellison Jr took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'another one bites the dust'. |
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