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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D4): 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 Vladamir Emelianenko (ranked 5233 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 5206 p4p, 478 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Vladamir Emelianenko! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Vladamir Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Emelianenko (2) vs (0) Lee
Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee with the active half guard here but Emelianenko passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Emelianenko (5) vs (0) Lee
Emelianenko gets to mount! Lee was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Emelianenko (7) vs (0) Lee
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Emelianenko moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Emelianenko (10) vs (0) Lee
Emelianenko has the hooks in. Lee is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Emelianenko passes his arm under Lee's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Lee taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladamir Emelianenko! |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Seth Slithers (ranked 5313 p4p, 482 weight class) and Sekon Chance (ranked 4270 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekon Chance is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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; Seth Slithers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sekon Chance!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Chance clinches with his opponent.
Slithers is trying to pull guard but Chance turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chance is trying to trip Slithers. He has hold of a leg but Slithers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chance persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Slithers (0) vs (2) Chance
Chance is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slithers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slithers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slithers keeping moving, preventing Chance from controlling successfully.
Chance drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chance jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slithers looking to control.
Chance sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slithers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chance defends it easily.
Slithers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slithers is breathing heavily.
Chance stays in close to Slithers's body and controls the position.
Chance tries to free his leg and advance position but Slithers is retaining full guard.
Chance is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slithers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chance defends well.
Slithers keeping full guard, as Chance tries to pass.
Chance 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.
Chance trying to control but Slithers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chance trying to control but Slithers is working from the bottom.
Chance got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slithers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chance has managed to get both his arms back between Slithers's legs - danger averted.
Chance tries to free his leg and advance position but Slithers is retaining full guard.
Chance controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slithers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chance doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chance manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slithers keeping moving, preventing Chance from controlling successfully.
Chance slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chance forces his way into half guard.
Chance moves into full mount! Slithers won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Slithers (0) vs (5) Chance
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slithers is looking to get to half guard.
Chance fails to take his opponent's back.
Slithers wants to hold on but Chance pushes him away.
Chance controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chance 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.
Chance fails to advance to Slithers's back.
Chance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chance sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chance looking to control but Slithers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Slithers tries to hold on but Chance pushes him away.
Chance can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slithers is looking to escape.
Slithers is looking to improve his position but Chance isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slithers tries to hold on but Chance postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chance looking to control and managing it successfully.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chance.
Chance tries to control but Slithers wriggling away.
Slithers is working to get back to half guard.
Chance wants to control the pace but Slithers is squirming around nicely.
Chance controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chance is trying to take his opponent's back.
Chance controlling the pace for now.
Slithers is trying to reverse the position but instead Chance has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Slithers (0) vs (8) Chance
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chance looking for the choke but no joy.
Chance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slithers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chance looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Chance controlling the positon.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chance looking for the RNC.
Slithers tries to break free.
Slithers is working hard here to advance position.
Chance is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chance is looking for the choke from the back position but Slithers is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Slithers's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chance controls the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Slithers defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chance's arms.
Chance is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slithers is defending well though. Chance let's go of the attempt for now.
Our spies down at at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches inform us that Chance has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Slithers preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chance.
Chance is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slithers is defending well though. Chance let's go of the attempt for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chance is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Chance has the hooks in. Slithers is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chance is looking for the choke from the back position but Slithers is controlling his hands well.
Chance trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chance trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance wins on points by 8 to 0.
Sekon Chance managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
The defeated Seth Slithers had this to say: 'He escaped my death grip. Next time he wont be so lucky. '. |
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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 Mason Thomas (ranked 6531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 4538 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lukasz Patryk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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 0 wins and 0 losses; Mason Thomas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Patryk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Patryk regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Thomas (2) vs (0) Patryk
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Patryk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (2) vs (2) Patryk
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Patryk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk is still trying to improve position.
Patryk pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas is staying active underneath Patryk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patryk on the ground.
Patryk seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is pressing down on Patryk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Patryk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Patryk has Thomas in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (4) vs (2) Patryk
Patryk pulls Thomas in close to his closed guard and prevents Thomas from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk trying to control the position.
Patryk looking for a sweep. Not yet Patryk, not yet.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Patryk keeps moving.
Patryk wants to sweep but no luck.
Patryk keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
Patryk is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Patryk keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Patryk has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Patryk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Patryk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thomas (7) vs (2) Patryk
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patryk regains half guard.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patryk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patryk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas is looking to pass into half guard but Patryk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Patryk is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (7) vs (4) Patryk
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patryk 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.
Patryk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patryk preventing the sweep.
Patryk wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patryk advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thomas (7) vs (7) Patryk
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Patryk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thomas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Patryk but great work by Thomas. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Thomas (11) vs (7) Patryk
Patryk is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Patryk tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Patryk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Patryk wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Patryk is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Patryk defending well.
Patryk is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patryk is keeping the position for now.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Patryk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (11) vs (9) Patryk
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas is pulling down on Patryk's head. It's preventing any offense from Patryk, at least for the moment.
Patryk drops back looking for a leg! Thomas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thomas manages to kick Patryk off! Patryk jumps back into Thomas's guard.
Thomas controls Patryk momentarily but Patryk frees himself.
Patryk forces his way into half guard.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Patryk seems to be looking for submissions.
Patryk is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Patryk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Patryk controlling the pace.
Patryk seems to be looking for submissions.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Patryk is keeping busy.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patryk to get the leverage.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Patryk.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is working for an americana but Thomas has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Patryk was thinking about the submission.
Thomas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patryk passes Thomas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas is controlling Patryk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Patryk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thomas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Patryk seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
Patryk wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Patryk is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Patryk is very close to passing his half guard.
Patryk looking for a submission but Thomas manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patryk controls the pace.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patryk 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.
Patryk has gone for a leg lock! Thomas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Patryk's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (13) vs (9) Patryk
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas takes the fight on points by 13 to 9.
Our winner, Mason Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Lukasz Patryk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron!!!'. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 13077 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Malloy (ranked 5031 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i aint never scared. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Anthony Ellison Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Michael Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ellison Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Malloy tries to sprawl out of it but Ellison Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malloy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellison Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Malloy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malloy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ellison Jr.
Ellison Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ellison Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ellison Jr (4) vs (0) Malloy
Ellison Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ellison Jr 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.
Malloy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ellison Jr is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ellison Jr (6) vs (0) Malloy
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison Jr has hold of Malloy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malloy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ellison Jr fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ellison Jr tries to control but Malloy wriggling away.
Malloy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ellison Jr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ellison Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Malloy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ellison Jr avoids the attempt from Malloy to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ellison Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Malloy is desperately trying to improve his position but Ellison Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Ellison Jr goes for an armbar but Malloy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Malloy. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (6) vs (2) Malloy
Malloy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ellison Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Malloy has Ellison Jr in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (8) vs (2) Malloy
Ellison Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malloy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (8) vs (4) Malloy
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr keeping full guard, as Malloy tries to pass.
Malloy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ellison Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ellison Jr has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (10) vs (4) Malloy
Malloy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Star Studded Beef. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malloy holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Malloy is working from the bottom.
Ellison Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ellison Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malloy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ellison Jr stacks Malloy 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 Ellison Jr! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (13) vs (4) Malloy
Ellison Jr laying and praying for a moment but Malloy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Malloy looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malloy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malloy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ellison Jr tries to pass to full mount but Malloy defends it.
Ellison Jr prevents Malloy from improving his position.
Malloy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ellison Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ellison Jr's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ellison Jr (13) vs (8) Malloy
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malloy working for a choke but Ellison Jr reverses nicely into Malloy 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ellison Jr (15) vs (8) Malloy
Malloy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malloy keeping full guard, as Ellison Jr tries to pass.
Ellison Jr trying to control but Malloy is working from the bottom.
Malloy seems keen to control Ellison Jr's posture.
Ellison Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malloy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ellison Jr escapes and throws Malloy's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (18) vs (8) Malloy
Ellison Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ellison Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ellison Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Malloy wants to control but Ellison Jr postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malloy keeps working.
Malloy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ellison Jr's best efforts.
Ellison Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Malloy defends the submission attempt.
Malloy looking for submissions off his back.
Ellison Jr is looking to take a break and control but Malloy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is looking to improve his position.
Ellison Jr is looking to advance position but Malloy won't allow it.
Malloy is looking for a sweep. Ellison Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malloy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellison Jr pulls his head out easily.
Malloy is controlling Ellison Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ellison Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malloy keeps working.
Ellison Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malloy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ellison Jr.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellison Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Malloy defends it well.
Malloy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Malloy's guard.
Malloy is controlling Ellison Jr's trapped leg to prevent Ellison Jr from advancing to side control.
Ellison Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Malloy defends the submission attempt.
Malloy trying to get back to full guard but Ellison Jr takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (21) vs (8) Malloy
Malloy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr wants to finish this one by submission but Malloy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ellison Jr.
Malloy can't escape the position.
Ellison Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Malloy tries to reverse the position but Ellison Jr maintains control.
Malloy regains half guard.
Malloy has a hand on Ellison Jr's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ellison Jr takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Ellison Jr (24) vs (8) Malloy
Malloy is squirming around, avoiding Ellison Jr's attempts to control the action.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Malloy controls the position.
Malloy wants to hold on but Ellison Jr pushes him away.
Ellison Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Malloy frees his head quite easily.
Malloy gets back to half guard.
Malloy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Malloy moves into full guard.
Malloy managing to control the position.
Malloy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ellison Jr controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malloy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ellison Jr defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellison Jr takes the fight on points by 24 to 8.
Anthony Ellison Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'another one bites the dust'. |
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