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TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): New York Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison (ranked 1559 p4p, 177 weight class) and Masa Wasa (ranked 1806 p4p, 99 weight class). Morrison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diary of a Madman. Wasa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To The Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masa Wasa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 18 losses; Masa Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wasa's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (0) Wasa
Wasa 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.
Wasa keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Wasa is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa looking for subs off his back but Morrison has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wasa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is thwarting Wasa's attempts to control the position.
Wasa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison pushing down on Wasa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wasa 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.
Wasa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Wasa is keeping the position.
Morrison 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.
Wasa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wasa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morrison has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (5) vs (0) Wasa
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison trying to control the position but Wasa is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison swings around for an armbar but Wasa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (5) vs (2) Wasa
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa postures up.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Wasa controlling him for the moment.
Morrison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
Morrison is looking for a triangle but Wasa pushes his legs off easily.
Wasa content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Wasa defends easily.
Wasa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Morrison is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wasa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wasa's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison (9) vs (2) Wasa
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wasa tries to break free.
Morrison is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wasa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morrison doesn't have the hooks in and Wasa manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (9) vs (4) Wasa
Wasa advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (7) Wasa
Wasa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to buck Wasa off but Wasa is having none of it.
Morrison manages to get back to half guard.
Morrison gets full guard.
Wasa trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wasa has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (10) Wasa
Morrison prevents Wasa from moving into mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to improve his position.
Wasa controlling the position.
Morrison is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wasa is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison (9) vs (12) Wasa
Morrison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wasa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasa slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison is in trouble now - Wasa has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (15) Wasa
Wasa looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Wasa is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Wasa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrison defends it well.
Well, if Wasa 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.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Wasa is controlling well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control here.
Wasa works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (18) Wasa
Morrison is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Morrison gets back to half guard.
Wasa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Wasa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Wasa has control of the leg.
Wasa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wasa is trying to control. Morrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wasa pulls his head out easily.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is pressing down on Wasa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Morrison has his foot on Wasa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wasa works his way back into a safe position though.
Wasa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wasa advances to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Wasa sits in half guard.
Wasa works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (21) Wasa
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Morrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wasa jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (9) vs (24) Wasa
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wasa wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Wasa taking a break here but Morrison is having none of it and regains half guard.
Morrison is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Wasa is looking to advance position but Morrison won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasa wins on points by 24 to 9.
A relieved looking Masa Wasa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2489 p4p, 274 weight class) and Shane MacGowan (ranked 1631 p4p, 218 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Sergei Ulatov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ulatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacGowan moves into range and clinches up with Ulatov.
Ulatov is fighting off a takedown attempt but MacGowan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ulatov to the mat. Ulatov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ulatov (0) vs (2) MacGowan
Ulatov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulatov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacGowan defends it easily.
Ulatov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGowan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ulatov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacGowan defends it easily.
Ulatov has his foot on MacGowan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MacGowan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that MacGowan 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.
Ulatov working for submissions but it's allowed MacGowan to get to half guard.
Ulatov gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacGowan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ulatov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacGowan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ulatov is looking for a triangle here but MacGowan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ulatov (0) vs (5) MacGowan
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov being controlled for a moment.
Ulatov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ulatov looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ulatov (0) vs (8) MacGowan
Ulatov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ulatov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ulatov actively working from the bottom here.
Ulatov looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if MacGowan 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.
My spies in Fenrir MMA inform me that MacGowan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ulatov looking for submissions off his back.
Ulatov actively working from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacGowan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ulatov actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan seems to be looking for submissions.
MacGowan slows the pace down in half guard.
Ulatov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, MacGowan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by MacGowan! Score +3 for passing guard: Ulatov (0) vs (11) MacGowan
Ulatov regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MacGowan is pressing down on Ulatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ulatov is holding on for now.
Ulatov actively working from the bottom here.
MacGowan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ulatov. Score +3 for passing guard: Ulatov (0) vs (14) MacGowan
MacGowan staying calm.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from MacGowan.
Ulatov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but MacGowan is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ulatov (0) vs (16) MacGowan
MacGowan content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ulatov gets back to half guard.
MacGowan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
MacGowan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Ulatov (0) vs (19) MacGowan
Ulatov tries to reverse the position but MacGowan maintains control.
MacGowan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov tries to improve his position but instead MacGowan has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Ulatov (0) vs (22) MacGowan
MacGowan doesn't have the hooks in and Ulatov manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ulatov (2) vs (22) MacGowan
Ulatov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacGowan's guard.
MacGowan trying to control but Ulatov postures up.
Ulatov is looking for a kimura but MacGowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ulatov to get the leverage.
Ulatov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MacGowan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ulatov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan wants to control but Ulatov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ulatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
MacGowan moves into full guard.
MacGowan wants to sweep here but Ulatov controlling him for the moment.
MacGowan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ulatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan pulls Ulatov in close to prevent any damage.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing Ulatov from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ulatov trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan wins on points by 22 to 2. |
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