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TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 13992 p4p, 615 weight class) and David Morrison Jr. (ranked 2216 p4p, 250 weight class). Putski comes into the arena with Aids blaring out of the sound system. Morrison Jr. has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 8 losses; Ivan Putski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Putski goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
Putski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison Jr. quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Putski (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. moves into full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Putski tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Putski trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Putski stacks Morrison 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 Putski! Score +3 for passing guard: Putski (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putski wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is defending well.
Putski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Putski is keeping busy.
Morrison Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
Putski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison Jr. looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison Jr. looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison Jr.! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Putski (5) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Putski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morrison Jr. has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Putski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison Jr.'s best efforts.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Putski is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is taking a breather. Putski 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.
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Putski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putski is in trouble now - Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Putski (5) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Putski wriggling away.
Putski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Putski (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. working for a triangle but Putski defends it easily.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putski is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Morrison Jr. has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. can't keep his opponent in guard - Putski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Putski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Putski is working for a kimura but Morrison Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison Jr. is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Putski is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Putski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Putski to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Putski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Putski is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. keeping full guard, as Putski tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Putski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Putski from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a triangle but Putski pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison Jr. is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Putski (7) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Putski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Putski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Putski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr. is aware though and is defending well.
Putski has his foot on Morrison Jr.'s thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr. works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Putski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Putski is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr. pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Putski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison Jr. is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Putski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Putski is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Putski won't allow Morrison Jr. to pass to mount.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Putski tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working hard here to advance position.
Putski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Putski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Putski is working from the bottom.
Putski controls Morrison Jr. momentarily but Morrison Jr. frees himself.
Putski keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Putski is working from the bottom.
Putski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Putski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass the guard but Putski is keeping the position.
Putski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Putski keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Jr. wins on points by 9 to 7.
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ivan Putski was interviewed post fight and said 'Ok, next time. '. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 2906 p4p, 139 weight class) and Clint Cartwright (ranked 5686 p4p, 500 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Total Domination as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Rafael Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Clint Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Mendes instigates a clinch.
Cartwright tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cartwright is working for takedown but Mendes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown.
Rafael Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Cartwright.
Mendes has Cartwright pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cartwright manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cartwright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cartwright has Mendes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cartwright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mendes tumbling to the mat - Cartwright dives into Mendes's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Cartwright
Mendes keeping full guard, as Cartwright tries to pass.
Mendes 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: Mendes (2) vs (2) Cartwright
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cartwright has Mendes pulled in close to control his posture.
Mendes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
Mendes controlling from the top position.
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from Cartwright.
We've been hearing that Mendes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cartwright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Cartwright 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.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendes stays in close to Cartwright's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cartwright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Cartwright wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cartwright holds on and takes a little breather.
Cartwright is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control the position but Mendes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright is trying to maintain the position but Mendes is very close to passing his half guard.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendes pulls his head out easily.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Cartwright is working away.
Cartwright trying to control from the bottom.
Mendes controlling the action here.
Cartwright wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cartwright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mendes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendes wants to pass to mount but Cartwright is defending the position.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendes pulls his head out easily.
Mendes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cartwright! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (5) vs (2) Cartwright
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cartwright is trying to escape the mount.
Cartwright tries to lock up and control but Mendes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Cartwright wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Mendes (8) vs (2) Cartwright
Cartwright manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mendes's guard. Nice work there by Cartwright.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (8) vs (4) Cartwright
Cartwright has gone for a leg lock! Mendes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cartwright's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (10) vs (4) Cartwright
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.
Mendes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes pushing down on Cartwright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes prevents Cartwright from improving his position.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cartwright wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cartwright is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendes jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (13) vs (4) Cartwright
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to bench press Mendes off him but Mendes keeps the position.
Cartwright is still trying to improve position.
Cartwright prevents Mendes from improving position.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.
Cartwright being controlled for a moment.
Cartwright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mendes (15) vs (4) Cartwright
Mendes content just to control the position here.
Cartwright wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Cartwright is working to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright stops Mendes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cartwright is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Cartwright wants to hold on but Mendes pushes him away.
Cartwright stops Mendes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cartwright is trying to escape the mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cartwright wants to sweep but Mendes has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (18) vs (4) Cartwright
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face as Mendes controls the position.
Cartwright manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mendes's best efforts.
Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartwright desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cartwright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cartwright is pulling down on Mendes's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendes, at least for the moment.
Mendes advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (21) vs (4) Cartwright
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright is trying to control Mendes's posture but Mendes avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mendes takes the fight on points by 21 to 4.
A very excited looking Rafael Mendes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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