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TWGC 28 (135lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Petr Kotrc (ranked 2385 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Judge (ranked 4640 p4p, 113 weight class). Judge has chosen The Game- Disturbed 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 bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Petr Kotrc! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ricky Judge!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kotrc shoots in but Judge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kotrc (0) vs (2) Judge
Kotrc can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Judge controls the pace.
Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotrc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotrc seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotrc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kotrc keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotrc keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
Judge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kotrc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Judge defends well.
Kotrc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kotrc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
Judge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Judge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kotrc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kotrc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judge won't allow Kotrc to sweep him here.
Judge 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Judge passes Kotrc's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Judge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Judge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc wants to control but Judge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Judge wants to free his trapped foot but Kotrc is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Judge controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Judge 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.
Kotrc trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Judge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Judge is looking to pass Kotrc's guard but actually Kotrc recovers to full guard.
Judge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kotrc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kotrc is keeping the position for now.
Kotrc trying to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Judge stopping the sweep attempt from Kotrc.
Judge 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.
It looks like Judge might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotrc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Judge.
Kotrc controls Judge momentarily but Judge frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Judge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kotrc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Judge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Judge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kotrc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yet more stalling tactics from Judge.
Kotrc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judge is one step ahead there.
Judge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Judge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kotrc's guard.
Judge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kotrc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Judge wants to advance to full mount but Kotrc doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Judge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotrc is retaining full guard.
Judge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc is looking for a triangle but Judge pushes his legs off easily.
Judge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Judge is continuing to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotrc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotrc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotrc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Judge stays in close to Kotrc's body and controls the position.
Kotrc looking for a guillotine here but Judge defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kotrc working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge wins on points by 2 to 0.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Judge waved his t-shirt featuring Kore Fight Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras. |
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