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TWGC 25 (170lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 1542 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 4140 p4p, 420 weight class). Toktogulovich Bakiyev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Brian Grimes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bakiyev clinches up against the cage.
Grimes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bakiyev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bakiyev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grimes is trying to pull guard but Bakiyev has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes decides to pull guard.
Bakiyev stays in close to Grimes's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakiyev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grimes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grimes wants to sweep but no luck.
Grimes controlling Bakiyev's posture.
Grimes'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.
Grimes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bakiyev tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimes is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling from the top position.
The adventures of Bakiyev the control monster continue. Boring.
Grimes looking to control.
Bakiyev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grimes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes controlling the position.
Bakiyev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grimes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bakiyev advances to half guard.
Bakiyev controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev is looking to take a break and control but Grimes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev tries to pass to full mount but Grimes defends it.
Still in half guard, Bakiyev seems content to control.
Grimes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bakiyev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bakiyev won't allow Grimes to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling from the top position.
Grimes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bakiyev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bakiyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bakiyev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looking to control.
Bakiyev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grimes is pulling down on Bakiyev's head. It's preventing any offense from Bakiyev, at least for the moment.
Grimes can't keep his opponent in guard - Bakiyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev trying to pass the guard but Grimes defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bakiyev in particular looking to stall.
We've been informed that Bakiyev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grimes is looking to control Bakiyev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimes avoid being mounted?
Bakiyev is taking a breather. Grimes 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 ten minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to get back to full guard.
Grimes manages to get to full guard.
Bakiyev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bakiyev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimes, not yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Bakiyev from controlling successfully.
Bakiyev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grimes is trying to keep Bakiyev in close.
Grimes keeping full guard, as Bakiyev tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bakiyev in particular looking to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grimes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bakiyev controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Grimes is heads and Bakiyev is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Grimes takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Brian Grimes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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