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TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 658 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 3442 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Morrison Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee shoots in and bounces Franklin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (0) Franklin
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franklin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin controlling Lee's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Franklin is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Franklin is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Franklin pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Franklin defending well.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Franklin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (0) Franklin
Franklin struggling a bit here.
Franklin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (5) vs (2) Franklin
Franklin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Franklin is very close to passing his half guard.
Franklin is taking a breather. Lee 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is staying active underneath Franklin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is pressing down on Franklin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Franklin looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (7) vs (2) Franklin
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Franklin trying to control but Lee postures up.
Franklin gets full guard.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Lee passes into half guard.
Lee 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.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Franklin is defending the position.
Franklin trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee is pressing down on Franklin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Franklin is holding on for now.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Franklin gets back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franklin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Lee is really struggling to control Franklin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Franklin looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
Lee stays in close to Franklin's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Franklin is retaining full guard.
Franklin trying to control the position.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (10) vs (2) Franklin
Franklin is not content to let Lee control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lee off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lee (10) vs (6) Franklin
Franklin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lee is defending well though. Franklin let's go of the attempt for now.
Lee tries to roll but Franklin sticks to his back.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Franklin's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (12) vs (6) Franklin
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Lee passes into half guard.
Franklin wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
Franklin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lee prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Franklin defends the submission attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is keen to just control but Franklin is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Franklin looking for submissions off his back.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (15) vs (6) Franklin
Franklin tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Lee (18) vs (6) Franklin
Lee is hanging on to Franklin's back as he tries to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to keep control of the position but Franklin is staying busy.
Franklin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Franklin looks winded!
Franklin trying to control but not successfully.
Lee controlling from the back.
Lee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lee controlling well, preventing Franklin from escaping the position.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Franklin pushed the leg off.
Franklin wants to control his opponent's hands but Lee gets his hands free.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Franklin keeps trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Franklin pushed the leg off.
Franklin tries to roll but Lee sticks to his back.
Lee has good solid back control here.
Franklin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lee forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Lee (21) vs (6) Franklin
Lee is working for a rear naked choke. Franklin is not defending it well and Lee has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Franklin refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Franklin's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morrison Lee!
An out of breath Morrison Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ishiihara Sakuraba (ranked 1472 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 592 p4p, 71 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 2 losses; Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sitsongrit dives in and scores a takedown into Sakuraba's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (2) Sitsongrit
Sakuraba pulls Sitsongrit in close to prevent any damage.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba controls Sitsongrit momentarily but Sitsongrit frees himself.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushing down on Sakuraba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (5) Sitsongrit
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
Sitsongrit is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakuraba wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit taking a breather here.
Sakuraba is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sitsongrit presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sakuraba (0) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is squirming around, avoiding Sitsongrit's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakuraba is squirming around, avoiding Sitsongrit's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba is trying to escape the mount.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Sakuraba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakuraba gets back to half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping him busy.
Sitsongrit works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (10) Sitsongrit
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit taking a breather here.
Sakuraba tries to buck Sitsongrit off but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sakuraba is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Sitsongrit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sakuraba haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sitsongrit is staying tight to Sakuraba's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sakuraba tries to buck Sitsongrit off but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Sakuraba is working away.
Sitsongrit moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to control Sitsongrit's posture but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sakuraba is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba wants to hit a switch here but Sitsongrit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sakuraba there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (13) Sitsongrit
Sakuraba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sakuraba is trying to maintain the position but Sitsongrit is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep. Sitsongrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sitsongrit controlling the action here.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Sakuraba is in trouble now - Sitsongrit has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (16) Sitsongrit
Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Sakuraba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit is working for a guillotine from mount but Sakuraba frees his head quite easily.
Sitsongrit prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba is squirming around, avoiding Sitsongrit's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit controlling the position easily from mount.
Sakuraba is looking to get to half guard.
Sitsongrit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Sakuraba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakuraba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sitsongrit.
Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
Sitsongrit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sakuraba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sakuraba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sakuraba trying to hold on to Sitsongrit's head to control him but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to pass to full mount but Sakuraba defends it.
Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Sakuraba defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Sitsongrit Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sakuraba is controlling Sitsongrit's trapped leg to prevent Sitsongrit from advancing to side control.
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakuraba keeps working.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but Sakuraba defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Sakuraba defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Sitsongrit is pressing down on Sakuraba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakuraba is holding on for now.
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sitsongrit has picked Sakuraba up and slammed him! Sakuraba can't keep hold of the triangle and Sitsongrit manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (0) vs (19) Sitsongrit
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to regain half guard here but Sitsongrit keeps moving and retains side control.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Sakuraba is working away.
Sitsongrit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Sakuraba is working away.
Sakuraba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba sneaks back into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sitsongrit wants to free his trapped foot but Sakuraba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakuraba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.
Sitsongrit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sitsongrit has managed to get both his arms back between Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sitsongrit wins on points by 19 to 0.
Marcinho Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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