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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D3): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jordan Burroughs (ranked 6282 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Kurlaev (ranked 2616 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jordan Burroughs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Denis Kurlaev!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kurlaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Burroughs tightens his grip and picks Kurlaev up, before dumping him to the ground. Kurlaev manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burroughs (2) vs (0) Kurlaev
Burroughs looking to pass the guard.
Kurlaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burroughs controls the pace.
Burroughs looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurlaev keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev has Burroughs pulled in close to control his posture.
Burroughs stays in close to Kurlaev's body and controls the position.
Burroughs trying to control but Kurlaev is working from the bottom.
Burroughs is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burroughs is one step ahead there.
Kurlaev being controlled here, momentarily.
Burroughs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kurlaev for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev controlling Burroughs's posture.
Burroughs stopping the sweep attempt from Kurlaev.
Burroughs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurlaev is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs preventing the sweep.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurlaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burroughs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burroughs wants to control from the top but Kurlaev keeps moving.
Burroughs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurlaev holds on and takes a little breather.
Burroughs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burroughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurlaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurlaev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is stalling in the full guard.
Burroughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurlaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs 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.
Kurlaev pulls Burroughs in close to prevent any damage.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurlaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev pulls Burroughs in close to his closed guard and prevents Burroughs from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Kurlaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burroughs being controlled here momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs preventing the sweep.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurlaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burroughs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kurlaev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (2) vs (2) Kurlaev
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kurlaev won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
Kurlaev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burroughs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (4) vs (2) Kurlaev
Burroughs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev is pulling down on Burroughs's head to control his posture.
Burroughs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurlaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurlaev keeping full guard, as Burroughs tries to pass.
Kurlaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burroughs is one step ahead there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burroughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurlaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurlaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burroughs controls the pace.
Burroughs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (4) vs (4) Kurlaev
Kurlaev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Kurlaev 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burroughs is looking to sweep but instead, Kurlaev has passed into half guard.
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! Burroughs is heads and Kurlaev is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Kurlaev wins on points by 5 to 4.
Denis Kurlaev is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Denis Kurlaev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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