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TWGC 32 (155lbs, D4): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Groundskeeper Willie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Darren Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Willie.
Willie is looking to clinch.
Groundskeeper Willie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jansen shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Willie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jansen has Willie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Willie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
I was talking to Willie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Groundskeeper Willie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Jansen.
Willie jumps guard but Jansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jansen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willie jumps guard but Jansen stands there with Willie around his waist. Willie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Willie jumps guard and drags Jansen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jansen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jansen is looking to advance position but Willie won't allow it. #T1#
Willie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jansen is working away from the top position though.
Jansen is pressing down on Willie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Willie is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Willie wants to control but Jansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jansen is keen to just control but Willie is a slippery customer.
Willie wants to improve his position but Jansen is controlling well.
Willie is looking to control Jansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willie avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Willie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Willie looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Willie is looking to control Jansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willie avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Jansen 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.
Jansen wants to control but Willie is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willie is trying to maintain the position but Jansen is very close to passing his half guard.
Willie is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Willie has his hands clasped together around Jansen's back. He's all about the action.#SUB2#
Jansen 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.
Jansen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Willie (0) vs (3) Jansen
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.#T4##SUB2#
Jansen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Willie is surviving well by controlling Jansen's body position as best he can.
Willie can't escape the position.
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.#SUB2#
Willie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jansen. #SUB2#
Jansen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Willie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Willie 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.
Jansen prevents Willie from improving his position.#T5#
Jansen is pressing down on Willie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Willie is holding on for now.
Willie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willie.
Willie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jansen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Willie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jansen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jansen wants to control from the top but Willie keeps moving. #T6#
Jansen wants to pass the guard but Willie is keeping the position.
Jansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jansen stopping the sweep attempt from Willie.#SUB#
Willie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jansen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jansen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Willie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jansen has passed into half guard!
#T7#
Willie wants to get back to full guard but Jansen has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Willie (0) vs (6) Jansen
Jansen working away.#SUB2#
Jansen is trying to get an arm triangle but Willie is defending well.
Willie is letting Jansen control him for a moment.
Willie can't do much from the bottom here.
Jansen advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Willie (0) vs (8) Jansen#T8#
Jansen controlling from the full mount.
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.
Jansen looking to control but Willie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Willie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.
Jansen tries to control but Willie wriggling away.
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.#T9##SUB2#
Jansen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB2#
Jansen working for a guillotine from mount but Willie is in no mood to give up. #SUB2#
Jansen wants to finish this one by submission but Willie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jansen.
Jansen looking to control but Willie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jansen avoids the attempt from Willie to control.#SUB2#
Jansen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jansen controlling the pace for now. #T10#
It looks like Jansen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Willie regains half guard.
Willie wants to improve his position but Jansen is controlling well.
Willie moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Willie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jansen passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Willie (0) vs (11) Jansen
Jansen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T11#
Jansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willie keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Willie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Jansen is working to tighten his grip on Willie's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Willie has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jansen is really squeezing tight and eventually Willie passes out! Jansen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darren Jansen! |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Krzysztof Speszko! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Roman Kersikov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Speszko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Kersikov Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kersikov Jr. #TD2#
Kersikov Jr gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Speszko (0) vs (2) Kersikov Jr
Kersikov Jr wants to pass to mount but Speszko is defending the position.
Kersikov Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Speszko is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov Jr wants to pass to mount but Speszko is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Speszko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kersikov Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T1#
Kersikov Jr is thwarting Speszko's attempts to control the position.
Kersikov Jr is looking to take a break and control but Speszko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Speszko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Speszko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Speszko wants to control but Kersikov Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Speszko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Speszko actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Speszko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kersikov Jr pulls his head out easily.
Kersikov Jr is pressing down on Speszko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Speszko is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov Jr is trying to control. Speszko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Kersikov Jr wants to pass the guard but Speszko is defending well.
Speszko tries to roll over but Kersikov Jr keeps him under control.
Kersikov Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Speszko trying to hold on to Kersikov Jr's head to control him but Kersikov Jr postures up.
Kersikov Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Speszko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kersikov Jr is trying to control. Speszko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Speszko is looking to control Kersikov Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Speszko avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Kersikov Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kersikov Jr trying to control the action but Speszko is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Speszko actively working from the bottom here.
Kersikov Jr wants to pass the guard but Speszko is defending well.
Kersikov Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Speszko! Score +3 for passing guard: Speszko (0) vs (5) Kersikov Jr
Speszko regains half guard.
Speszko is trying to get back to full guard.
Speszko is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Speszko has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kersikov Jr escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kersikov Jr! Score +3 for passing guard: Speszko (0) vs (8) Kersikov Jr
Kersikov Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speszko keeps working. #T4#
Kersikov Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Speszko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Speszko manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Kersikov Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Kersikov Jr works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Speszko (0) vs (11) Kersikov Jr
Speszko is squirming around, avoiding Kersikov Jr's attempts to control the action.
Kersikov Jr moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Speszko (0) vs (14) Kersikov Jr#T5##SUB2#
Kersikov Jr looking for the choke from the back.
Kersikov Jr avoiding Speszko 's attempts to control his hands.
Speszko is keeping busy.
Speszko trying to control the position but Kersikov Jr manages to sink in the hooks.
Speszko tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Speszko working to try and regain half guard.
Speszko stops Kersikov Jr from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Speszko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kersikov Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Speszko is looking to escape.
Kersikov Jr fails to advance to Speszko's back. #T6#
Speszko is squirming around, avoiding Kersikov Jr's attempts to control the action.
Kersikov Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Speszko is trying to escape the mount.
Kersikov Jr fails to advance to Speszko's back.
Kersikov Jr manages to capitalize on a mistake by Speszko to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Speszko (0) vs (17) Kersikov Jr
Kersikov Jr is trying to stick to Speszko's back but Speszko is turning into Kersikov Jr. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kersikov Jr's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Speszko. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Speszko (2) vs (17) Kersikov Jr
Kersikov Jr keeping moving, preventing Speszko from controlling successfully.
Speszko is really struggling to control Kersikov Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T7#
Speszko looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Speszko (2) vs (19) Kersikov Jr
Kersikov Jr looking to pass the guard.
Speszko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speszko pulls Kersikov Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Kersikov Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB#
Speszko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kersikov Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kersikov Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Speszko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Speszko looking for a triangle here. Kersikov Jr is fighting it but it looks tight! Speszko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kersikov Jr is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Krzysztof Speszko! |
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