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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D4): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Greg Bundy (ranked 2111 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jai Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Greg Bundy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jai Hale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bundy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bundy drags the fight down to the ground.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Hale tries to pass.
Bundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hale working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bundy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hale manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bundy (2) vs (0) Hale
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Hale is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale has Bundy pulled in close to control his posture.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bundy's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bundy (2) vs (2) Hale
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hale manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bundy (4) vs (2) Hale
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bundy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hale on the ground.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hale has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hale is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bundy is aware though and is defending well.
Bundy passes Hale's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bundy slows the pace down in half guard.
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Hale is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hale keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bundy is controlling the pace.
Hale wants to control but Bundy is keeping busy.
Hale is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bundy is staying active.
Bundy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to control but can't.
Bundy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but Hale defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bundy in particular looking to stall.
Bundy'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.
Hale looking for submissions off his back.
Bundy is taking a breather. Hale 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bundy prevents Hale from improving his position.
Bundy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hale wants to control the action here but instead Bundy manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bundy (7) vs (2) Hale
Bundy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bundy continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Bundy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hale tries to hold on but Bundy postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bundy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Further stalling from Bundy.
Hale is looking to improve his position but Bundy isn't that keen on the idea.
Hale is still trying to improve position.
Bundy looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hale can do anything to dispel that myth.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Bundy is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bundy wants to control the pace but Hale is squirming around nicely.
Hale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hale slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bundy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hale keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Bundy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.
Bundy 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.
Bundy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bundy has managed to get both his arms back between Hale's legs - danger averted.
Hale keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Bundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hale looking for a guillotine here but Bundy defends easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hale keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Hale trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hale controls Bundy momentarily but Bundy frees himself.
Hale working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bundy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bundy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hale keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Bundy content to stall in guard here.
Hale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hale is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hale is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bundy takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
After winning the bout, Greg Bundy 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jaxorus Imendos (ranked 6001 p4p, 481 weight class) and Vasiliy Lomashchenko (ranked 6202 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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 1 wins and 0 losses; Jaxorus Imendos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Vasiliy Lomashchenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Imendos gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Imendos (4) vs (0) Lomashchenko
Lomashchenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Imendos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lomashchenko wants to control but Imendos postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lomashchenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Imendos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Imendos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Lomashchenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomashchenko tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Imendos (6) vs (0) Lomashchenko
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomashchenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Imendos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Imendos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lomashchenko is now in Imendos's guard. A big mistake from Imendos there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imendos (6) vs (2) Lomashchenko
Lomashchenko stands and throws Imendos's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Imendos (6) vs (5) Lomashchenko
Lomashchenko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imendos stops Lomashchenko from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imendos is not content to let Lomashchenko control the position.
Imendos is looking to regain half guard here but Lomashchenko keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Imendos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Imendos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lomashchenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko wants to control but Imendos is keeping him busy.
Imendos prevents Lomashchenko from improving position.
Imendos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lomashchenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Imendos gets back to full guard.
Imendos keeping moving, preventing Lomashchenko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Imendos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lomashchenko has Imendos in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imendos (8) vs (5) Lomashchenko
Imendos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lomashchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lomashchenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Imendos uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Imendos (11) vs (5) Lomashchenko
Lomashchenko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Imendos.
Imendos is working for a kimura but Lomashchenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Imendos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Imendos is trying to work for a kimura but Lomashchenko is defending well.
Lomashchenko has his hands clasped together around Imendos's back. He's all about the action.
Imendos is working for a kimura but Lomashchenko is defending it quite comfortably.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko has his hands clasped together around Imendos's back. He's all about the action.
Lomashchenko trying to control here.
Lomashchenko tries to get to full guard but Imendos has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Imendos is trying to work for a kimura but Lomashchenko is defending well.
Lomashchenko is looking to control Imendos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lomashchenko avoid being mounted?
Lomashchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Lomashchenko looks winded!
Imendos prevents Lomashchenko from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Imendos slows the pace down in half guard.
Lomashchenko is trying to control but can't.
Imendos is trying to control the action in half guard but Lomashchenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lomashchenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imendos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Imendos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Imendos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Imendos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lomashchenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Imendos prevents Lomashchenko from improving his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Imendos is pressing down on Lomashchenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lomashchenko is holding on for now.
Imendos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lomashchenko is just riding it out for now. Imendos eventually gives up the hold.
Imendos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lomashchenko wants to control but Imendos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Imendos seems to be looking for submissions.
Lomashchenko trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Imendos trying to pass the guard but Lomashchenko defending well.
Imendos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Imendos tries to pass to full mount but Lomashchenko defends it.
Imendos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lomashchenko trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Imendos manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Imendos (14) vs (5) Lomashchenko
Imendos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lomashchenko is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lomashchenko and Imendos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Imendos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imendos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lomashchenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imendos takes the fight on points by 14 to 5. |
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