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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Toby Flenderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 4 losses; Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Flenderson is looking to clinch but MacGowan is avoiding it.
MacGowan keeps the fight on the outside.
MacGowan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flenderson defends it well.
MacGowan circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and MacGowan counters with a single leg into guard. Flenderson didn't expect that. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Flenderson (0) vs (2) MacGowan
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flenderson is trying to keep MacGowan in close.
Flenderson pulls MacGowan in to control the position.
Flenderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flenderson looking to control.
MacGowan is fighting to break Flenderson's control of his arms but Flenderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T1#
MacGowan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flenderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGowan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flenderson controlling MacGowan's posture.
Flenderson wants to sweep here but MacGowan controlling him for the moment.
MacGowan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flenderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGowan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flenderson (2) vs (2) MacGowan#T2#
Flenderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacGowan is keeping the position for now.
MacGowan has Flenderson pulled in close to control his posture.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing Flenderson from controlling successfully.
Flenderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MacGowan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
MacGowan has control of Flenderson's left arm, preventing Flenderson from doing any damage. #T3#
Flenderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flenderson continues to stall.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing Flenderson from controlling successfully. #T4#
MacGowan is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flenderson controlling from the top position.
Flenderson wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
MacGowan has control of Flenderson's left arm, preventing Flenderson from doing any damage.
Flenderson wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
Flenderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
MacGowan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T5#
Flenderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flenderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flenderson looking to sit in guard and control but MacGowan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flenderson (2) vs (4) MacGowan
Flenderson pulls MacGowan in to control the position.
MacGowan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Flenderson 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.
MacGowan looking to pass the guard. #T6#
Flenderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flenderson seems keen to control MacGowan's posture.
Flenderson working a defensive guard here.
Flenderson has his hands on MacGowan's head, controlling the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Flenderson.
Flenderson'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.
Flenderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T7#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flenderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Flenderson looking to control.
Flenderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because MacGowan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flenderson is pulling down on MacGowan's head to control his posture.
MacGowan preventing the sweep. #T8#
MacGowan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flenderson controls MacGowan momentarily but MacGowan frees himself.
Flenderson seems keen to control MacGowan's posture.
MacGowan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flenderson is controlling MacGowan's posture.
MacGowan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T9#
Flenderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGowan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flenderson (4) vs (4) MacGowan
Flenderson 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.
Flenderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacGowan's guard.
MacGowan is doing well to control the position and prevent Flenderson from advancing to side control.
Flenderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flenderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacGowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Flenderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Flenderson is just content to waste time from the top position. MacGowan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T10#
Flenderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Flenderson won't allow MacGowan to sweep him here.
MacGowan has Flenderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Flenderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
MacGowan is trying to control the position but Flenderson postures up.
MacGowan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Flenderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T11#
Flenderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacGowan's guard.
Flenderson trying to control the pace.
Flenderson trying to control the action but MacGowan is working from the bottom.
MacGowan keeping hold of Flenderson's head, controlling as best he can.
Flenderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T12#
Flenderson is keen to just control but MacGowan is a slippery customer.
Flenderson controlling the action here.
MacGowan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
MacGowan is trying to control but can't.
Flenderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
MacGowan trying to hold on to Flenderson's head to control him but Flenderson postures up.
#T13#
Flenderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Flenderson wants to free his trapped foot but MacGowan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flenderson trying to control the pace.
Flenderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacGowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Flenderson is stalling here. MacGowan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Flenderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and MacGowan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Flenderson (4) vs (8) MacGowan
MacGowan working away.
Flenderson tries to buck MacGowan off but MacGowan is having none of it.#T14#
Flenderson struggling a bit here.
MacGowan controlling the position from side mount.
Flenderson stops MacGowan from passing to mount.
MacGowan controls the position from side control.
Flenderson prevents MacGowan from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flenderson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Flenderson (4) vs (10) MacGowan
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan wins on points by 10 to 4.
Shane MacGowan is the new welterweight champion!
Shane MacGowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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