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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Aldous Wensleydale and Russell Paulman. Paulman has chosen War is my Love as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Aldous Wensleydale! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wensleydale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wensleydale showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wensleydale (2) vs (0) Paulman
Wensleydale is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paulman sees it coming and defends easily.
Paulman keeping control of the position.
Paulman is refusing to be controlled, as Wensleydale sits in half guard.
Paulman wants to improve his position but Wensleydale is controlling well.
Wensleydale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wensleydale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman wants to improve his position but Wensleydale is controlling well.
Paulman controlling the position for now.
Paulman is pressing down on Wensleydale's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wensleydale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wensleydale being controlled here momentarily.
Wensleydale stopping the sweep attempt from Paulman.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in close to his closed guard and prevents Wensleydale from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wensleydale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wensleydale is fighting to break Paulman's control of his arms but Paulman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wensleydale stays in close to Paulman's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in close to his closed guard and prevents Wensleydale from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wensleydale is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in to control the position.
Wensleydale content to stall in guard here.
Wensleydale trying to control but Paulman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman managing to control the position.
Wensleydale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wensleydale trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in close to prevent any damage.
Wensleydale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wensleydale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wensleydale preventing the sweep.
Wensleydale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulman trying to control the position here.
Paulman wants to sweep but no luck.
Wensleydale wants to control from the top but Paulman keeps moving.
Paulman looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulman, not yet.
Wensleydale trying to control but Paulman is working from the bottom.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in to control the position.
Wensleydale preventing the sweep.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in close to prevent any damage.
Paulman trying to keep a closed guard but Wensleydale is proving a slippery customer.
Wensleydale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulman wants to sweep but no luck.
Wensleydale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulman pulls Wensleydale in to control the position.
Paulman being controlled here, momentarily.
Paulman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Paulman wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wensleydale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paulman is controlling Wensleydale's posture.
Wensleydale wants to control from the top but Paulman keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paulman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wensleydale (2) vs (2) Paulman
Paulman is taking a breather. Wensleydale 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.
Paulman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wensleydale! Score +3 for passing guard: Wensleydale (2) vs (5) Paulman
Paulman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wensleydale is looking to escape.
Paulman controlling from the full mount.
Wensleydale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paulman controlling his opponent.
Paulman avoids the attempt from Wensleydale to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Paulman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wensleydale tries to lock up and control but Paulman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wensleydale is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Paulman controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Paulman 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.
Paulman tries to control but Wensleydale wriggling away.
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulman tries to control but Wensleydale wriggling away.
My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Paulman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wensleydale tries to hold on but Paulman postures up.
Paulman content just to control the position here.
Wensleydale keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulman controlling his opponent.
Wensleydale wants to control but Paulman is having none of it.
Wensleydale regains half guard.
Well, if Paulman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wensleydale trying to hold on to Paulman's head to control him but Paulman postures up.
Paulman is taking a breather. Wensleydale 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.
Wensleydale trying to control but Paulman postures up.
Paulman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wensleydale trying to control from the bottom.
Wensleydale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paulman controlling the pace.
Wensleydale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paulman is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Paulman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wensleydale preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wensleydale is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulman in particular looking to stall.
Paulman is thwarting Wensleydale's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wensleydale looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paulman is thwarting Wensleydale's attempts to control the position.
Wensleydale is looking to improve his position.
Paulman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wensleydale wants to control but Paulman is keeping busy.
Paulman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wensleydale! Score +3 for passing guard: Wensleydale (2) vs (8) Paulman
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wensleydale tries to lock up and control but Paulman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Paulman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wensleydale tries to lock up and control but Paulman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paulman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wensleydale tries to hold on but Paulman postures up.
Paulman controlling his opponent.
Paulman trying to control but Wensleydale is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman controlling from mount.
Wensleydale tries to hold on but Paulman pushes him away.
Paulman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wensleydale is looking to escape.
Paulman content just to control the position here.
Paulman avoids the attempt from Wensleydale to control.
Paulman controlling the pace for now.
Paulman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wensleydale tries to hold on but Paulman postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman controlling the position easily from mount.
Wensleydale tries to lock up and control but Paulman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paulman content just to control the position here.
It looks like Paulman 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.
Wensleydale wants to control but Paulman is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulman wins on points by 8 to 2.
After winning the bout, Russell Paulman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Viktor Luskey and Luzny Stolec. This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Viktor Luskey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Luzny Stolec!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Luskey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stolec tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luskey is in Stolec's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Luskey (2) vs (0) Stolec
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luskey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Luskey passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Luskey (5) vs (0) Stolec
Stolec tries to bench press Luskey off him but Luskey keeps the position.
Luskey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stolec manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Luskey (5) vs (2) Stolec
Luskey keeping control of the position.
Stolec is working for a submission of some sort.
Luskey controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luskey works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luskey is adopting a defensive guard.
Stolec thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stolec looking to pass the guard.
Luskey has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stolec should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Luskey has tightened it up now! Stolec should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Viktor Luskey! |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrew Henry and Horst Schlemmer. Henry comes to the cage accompanied by knuck if you buck . 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Andrew Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Horst Schlemmer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schlemmer forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Schlemmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schlemmer clinches up against the cage.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schlemmer is looking for a takedown.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schlemmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schlemmer clinches.
Schlemmer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
Schlemmer gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Schlemmer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (0) Schlemmer
Henry is controlling the pace.
Henry passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (0) Schlemmer
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlemmer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlemmer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry '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.
Henry works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (8) vs (0) Schlemmer
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schlemmer's legs.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlemmer keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schlemmer is not content to let Henry control the position.
Henry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schlemmer is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Henry working away.
Henry controls the position.
Schlemmer is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry taking a breather here.
Schlemmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schlemmer's legs.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Further stalling from Henry .
Schlemmer is not content to let Henry control the position.
Henry taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer is looking for a sweep.
Henry slows the pace down.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face as Henry controls the position.
Schlemmer stops Henry from passing to mount.
Henry controls the position.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry is trying to move to mount but Schlemmer reverses beautifully and ends up in Henry 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (8) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (10) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlemmer is keeping the position for now.
Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schlemmer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schlemmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Schlemmer, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schlemmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schlemmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schlemmer has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schlemmer is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry stands and throws Schlemmer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (13) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry trying to control the action but Schlemmer is working from the bottom.
Henry content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry working away.
Schlemmer gets back to half guard.
Schlemmer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Henry is looking to advance position but Schlemmer won't allow it.
Henry passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (16) vs (2) Schlemmer
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tries to control but Schlemmer wriggling away.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schlemmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Schlemmer is squirming around, avoiding Henry 's attempts to control the action.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schlemmer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Schlemmer is looking to get to half guard.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlemmer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schlemmer for as long as he can get away with.
Schlemmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schlemmer is squirming around, avoiding Henry 's attempts to control the action.
Schlemmer is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schlemmer can't escape the position.
Henry controlling from mount.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry wants to control the pace but Schlemmer is squirming around nicely.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer tries to lock up and control but Henry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry tries to control but Schlemmer wriggling away.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry avoids the attempt from Schlemmer to control.
Schlemmer is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schlemmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schlemmer is still trying to improve position.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
A victorious Andrew Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Drotski and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonthan Henry enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Julian Drotski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henry drives through and clinches with Drotski against the cage.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry stands there with Drotski around his waist. Drotski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry pulls guard.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drotski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Henry 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotski advances to half guard.
Drotski controlling the action here.
Drotski wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Drotski is controlling the pace.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry is controlling Drotski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Drotski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry is positioning himself well to prevent Drotski advancing to mount.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping full guard, as Drotski tries to pass.
Drotski is stalling in the full guard.
Henry has Drotski pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry looking to control.
Henry 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.
Henry pulls Drotski in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to stall in guard here.
Henry is controlling Drotski's posture.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry looking to control.
Drotski stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drotski has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (3) vs (0) Henry
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents Drotski from moving into mount.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drotski happy to just control the position for now.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry looking for a sweep but Drotski has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Drotski (5) vs (0) Henry
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drotski controlling the pace for now.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drotski wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Drotski is staying active.
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Drotski keeps him under control.
Drotski uses his free foot to push down on Henry 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henry . Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (8) vs (0) Henry
Drotski controlling from mount.
Drotski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Henry to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (11) vs (0) Henry
Henry trying to control the position but Drotski manages to sink in the hooks.
Henry is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Henry rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Drotski has control of the leg.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Henry looks winded!
Henry wants to improve his position but Drotski is controlling well.
Henry keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drotski is one step ahead there.
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Drotski has passed into half guard.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Drotski'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.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Drotski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Drotski is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry won't allow Drotski to pass to mount.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henry holds on and takes a little breather.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drotski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is in trouble now - Drotski has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (14) vs (0) Henry
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drotski controlling his opponent.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
Drotski controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drotski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Drotski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drotski wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Henry is trying to reverse the position but instead Drotski has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (17) vs (0) Henry
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to escape the position.
Drotski has good solid back control here.
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Drotski gets his hands free.
Good control from Drotski.
Drotski has the hooks in. Henry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Drotski takes the fight on points by 17 to 0. |
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