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TWGC 32 (205lbs, D3): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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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 3 wins and 1 losses; Michael Collins! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mr Hotspot!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Collins doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
and Hotspot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Collins won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Collins (0) vs (4) Hotspot
Hotspot content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotspot's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hotspot trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Hotspot controls the position from side control.#T1##SUB2#
Hotspot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Collins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face as Hotspot controls the position.
Hotspot wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Collins tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Collins is letting Hotspot control him for a moment.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Hotspot swings around for an armbar but Collins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hotspot's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Collins (2) vs (4) Hotspot
Hotspot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hotspot pulls Collins in to control the position.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.#T3##SUB#
Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hotspot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.
Collins trying to mount his opponent but Hotspot defends it.
Collins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Collins works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Collins (5) vs (4) Hotspot#T4#
Hotspot is looking to get to half guard.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hotspot is looking to escape.
Hotspot tries to hold on but Collins postures up.#SUB#
Collins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hotspot is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB#
Collins is working for a guillotine from mount but Hotspot frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hotspot gets back to half guard.#T5#
Collins is looking to advance position but Hotspot won't allow it.
Hotspot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hotspot trying to control here.
#SUB#
Collins is working for a kimura but Hotspot is defending it quite comfortably.
Collins is looking to advance position but Hotspot won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hotspot wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
#T6#
Hotspot trying to control but Collins postures up.
Collins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hotspot! Score +3 for passing guard: Collins (8) vs (4) Hotspot#SUB#
Collins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Collins prevents Hotspot from getting the reversal.
Hotspot is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins controlling his opponent. #T7#
Collins tries to control but Hotspot wriggling away.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hotspot is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Collins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hotspot is working to get back to half guard.
#T8#
Collins avoids the attempt from Hotspot to control.#SUB#
Collins working for a submission but Hotspot is keeping him at bay.
Collins tries to control but Hotspot wriggling away.
Collins controlling the position easily from mount.
Hotspot tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hotspot bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Collins (8) vs (6) Hotspot
Hotspot is stalling in the full guard. #T9##SUB#
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hotspot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hotspot won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Hotspot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hotspot trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Hotspot content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Collins has locked up a guillotine! Collins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hotspot is holding on here and Collins must be using up a lot of energy. Hotspot has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Collins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Collins! |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; James Tuati! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kowalkiewicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Tuati tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalkiewicz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Kowalkiewicz pulls guard.
Kowalkiewicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalkiewicz, not yet.
Tuati trying to control but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Kowalkiewicz controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalkiewicz, not yet. #T1#
Kowalkiewicz has control of Tuati's left arm, preventing Tuati from doing any damage.
Tuati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kowalkiewicz is keeping the position for now.
Kowalkiewicz is pulling down on Tuati's head to control his posture.
Tuati passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Tuati (3) vs (0) Kowalkiewicz#T2#
Tuati trying to control the position but Kowalkiewicz is working away. #SUB#
Tuati is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kowalkiewicz has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Tuati working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to control Tuati's posture but Tuati avoids it.
Kowalkiewicz is looking for a sweep.#T3##SUB#
Tuati is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kowalkiewicz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Kowalkiewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuati wants to control but Kowalkiewicz is keeping him busy.
Kowalkiewicz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to improve his position.
Tuati trying to control the action but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom. #T4#
Kowalkiewicz is pressing down on Tuati's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Tuati drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kowalkiewicz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kowalkiewicz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kowalkiewicz! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tuati (3) vs (4) Kowalkiewicz
Tuati is trying to control Kowalkiewicz's posture but Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Tuati tries to bench press Kowalkiewicz off him but Kowalkiewicz keeps the position.
Kowalkiewicz controlling the position. #T5#
Kowalkiewicz is continuing to stall.
Tuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuati manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kowalkiewicz not doing much here.
Tuati is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kowalkiewicz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Tuati (3) vs (7) Kowalkiewicz#T6#
Tuati wants to hold on but Kowalkiewicz pushes him away.
Tuati has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Tuati (3) vs (10) Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz controls the action.#T7#
Kowalkiewicz has the hooks in. Tuati is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kowalkiewicz biding his time, looking for the opening.
The adventures of Kowalkiewicz the control monster continue. Boring.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8#
Tuati just trying to survive but Kowalkiewicz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tuati turns into Kowalkiewicz and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tuati (5) vs (10) Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Kowalkiewicz 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kowalkiewicz.#T9#
Kowalkiewicz keeping full guard, as Tuati tries to pass.
Kowalkiewicz has his hands on Tuati's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuati trying to control but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom. #T10#
Kowalkiewicz controlling the position.
Tuati trying to control but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom. #T11#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kowalkiewicz holds on and takes a little breather.
Kowalkiewicz keeping moving, preventing Tuati from controlling successfully.
Kowalkiewicz pulls Tuati in close to prevent any damage.
Tuati advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Tuati (8) vs (10) Kowalkiewicz#T12#
Tuati wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalkiewicz keeps working.
Kowalkiewicz is holding Tuati down, trying to stall.
Kowalkiewicz can't do much from the bottom here. #T13#
Kowalkiewicz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tuati is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tuati trying to control from half guard but Kowalkiewicz is working away.
Tuati is pressing down on Kowalkiewicz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kowalkiewicz is holding on for now.
Kowalkiewicz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kowalkiewicz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuati trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T14#
Kowalkiewicz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tuati showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kowalkiewicz trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kowalkiewicz wins on points by 10 to 8. |
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