 |
TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 10 losses; Shaka Zulu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 9 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Zulu has Camara up against the cage in a clinch.
Zulu stops a takedown attempt from Camara.
Zulu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Camara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zulu stops a takedown attempt from Camara.
Camara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zulu prevents it.
Shaka Zulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abubakar Camara.
Zulu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Camara prevents it.
#TD#
Zulu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Zulu (4) vs (0) Camara
Camara is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Zulu stalls from top position.
Camara is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Zulu taking a breather here.
Camara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camara trying to control but Zulu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Zulu (7) vs (0) Camara#T2#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zulu controlling the positon.
Camara is in bad spot here.
Camara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Camara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Camara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zulu is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy.
#T4#
Camara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zulu moves into full mount! Camara won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Zulu (10) vs (0) Camara
Camara tries to lock up and control but Zulu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Camara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zulu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zulu controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Camara is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Camara wants to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Zulu fails to take his opponent's back.
Zulu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zulu fails to take his opponent's back. #T6#
Camara tries to lock up and control but Zulu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zulu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Camara tries to reverse the position but Zulu maintains control.
Camara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Camara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Camara tries to control Zulu's body but Zulu pushes him off. Camara squirms to his side and now Zulu has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Zulu (13) vs (0) Camara#T7#
Camara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zulu is taking a breather. Camara 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.
Zulu trying to mount his opponent but Camara defends it.
Camara tries to get to full guard but Zulu has control of the leg.
Zulu controlling the action here. #T8#
Camara is in trouble now - Zulu has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Zulu (16) vs (0) Camara
Camara can't escape the position.
Camara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zulu prevents Camara from getting the reversal.
Zulu fails to move to back control.
Zulu content just to control the position here. #T9#
Zulu works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Zulu (19) vs (0) Camara
Camara is in bad spot here.
Zulu controls the position.
Camara tries to roll but Zulu sticks to his back.
Camara trying to control the hands but Zulu breaks the grip.
Camara tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T10#
Camara tries to reverse the position but Zulu maintains control.
Zulu controlling from mount.
Zulu avoids the attempt from Camara to control.#T11#
Zulu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Camara is trying to reverse the position but instead Zulu has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Zulu (22) vs (0) Camara
Camara is really stuck here.
Camara keeps trying to improve his position.
Zulu has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Camara's body.
#T12#
Camara is in bad spot here.
Zulu is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Camara is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Camara wants to control his opponent's hands but Zulu gets his hands free.
Zulu controlling well, preventing Camara from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Camara right now.
A lull in the action here.
#T13#
Zulu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Camara doesn't escape.
Camara trying to control the position but Zulu manages to sink in the hooks.
Zulu doesn't have the hooks in and Camara manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zulu (22) vs (2) Camara
Camara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zulu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camara being controlled here momentarily. #T14#
Zulu 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.
Camara is fighting to break Zulu's control of his arms but Zulu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camara preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu takes the fight on points by 22 to 2.
After winning the bout, Shaka Zulu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 23 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 37 losses; Tyrone Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparxx. #CL#
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sparxx prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparxx gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrano Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparxx prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparxx changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#TD2#
Sparxx fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Sparxx persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (0) vs (2) Sparxx
Sparxx controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Sparxx is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparxx perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Jackson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Sparxx is working for a submission of some sort.
Sparxx content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Sparxx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sparxx takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
Jackson wants to improve his position but Sparxx is controlling well.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparxx controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T5#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Sparxx passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (0) vs (5) Sparxx#T6#
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jackson is not content to let Sparxx control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face as Sparxx controls the position. #T7#
Sparxx trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson is trying to control Sparxx's posture but Sparxx avoids it. #SUB2#
Sparxx wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Sparxx wants to take a breather but Jackson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sparxx. #T8#
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson has Sparxx pulled in close to control his posture.
Sparxx sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck. #T9#
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sparxx puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sparxx is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparxx is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Sparxx controlling the pace. #T10#
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Sparxx seems content to control.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Sparxx is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now. #T11#
Well, if Sparxx 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.
Sparxx is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sparxx seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jackson (4) vs (5) Sparxx
Jackson advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Jackson (6) vs (5) Sparxx
Sparxx tries to improve his position but instead Jackson has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jackson (9) vs (5) Sparxx#T12#
Sparxx is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jackson.
Sparxx is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sparxx wants to control his opponent's hands but Jackson gets his hands free.
Jackson keeps control of the position easily here as Sparxx tries to buck him off.
#T13#
Sparxx is really stuck here.
Sparxx is still trying to improve position.
Jackson not allowing Sparxx to control his hands. #T14#
Sparxx is in bad spot here.
Sparxx turns into Jackson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (9) vs (7) Sparxx
Sparxx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparxx is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparxx stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
An out of breath Tyrano Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Tyrone Sparxx had this to say: 'Taking a couple days off, and I'm back training my skillz'. |
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 10 losses; Charley Hanagan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 21 losses; Leandro Lo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Hanagan shoots in and bounces Lo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanagan (2) vs (0) Lo
Hanagan looking to pass the guard.
Lo is controlling Hanagan's posture.
Lo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanagan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanagan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Lo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanagan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hanagan (5) vs (0) Lo
Lo tries to buck Hanagan off but Hanagan is having none of it.
Hanagan has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Hanagan (7) vs (0) Lo
Lo is squirming around, avoiding Hanagan's attempts to control the action.
Lo 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.
Lo can't escape the position.
Hanagan controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Lo tries to hold on but Hanagan postures up.
Hanagan controlling his opponent.
Hanagan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lo tries to hold on but Hanagan pushes him away.
Hanagan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lo is looking to escape. #T3#
Lo tries to hold on but Hanagan postures up.
Hanagan controlling from the full mount.
Hanagan looking to control but Lo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lo tries to hold on but Hanagan pushes him away.
Hanagan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hanagan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T4#
Hanagan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hanagan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lo is looking to escape.
Hanagan prevents Lo from getting the reversal.
Hanagan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lo is looking to escape. #T5##SUB#
Hanagan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lo turns into him and now he's in Hanagan's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanagan (7) vs (2) Lo
Lo stopping the sweep attempt from Hanagan.
Hanagan trying to keep a closed guard but Lo is proving a slippery customer.
Hanagan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanagan (9) vs (2) Lo
Hanagan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lo! Score +3 for passing guard: Hanagan (12) vs (2) Lo
Hanagan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lo is looking to escape. #T6#
Hanagan controlling from the full mount.
Hanagan is looking to take Lo's back but instead Lo gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Hanagan is keen to just control but Lo is a slippery customer.#T7#
Hanagan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lo is staying active underneath Hanagan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lo is positioning himself well to prevent Hanagan advancing to mount.
Hanagan trying to pass the guard but Lo defending well.
Hanagan is looking to take a break and control but Lo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lo wants to control but Hanagan is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo is looking to improve his position.
Lo keeps trying to improve his position.#T8#
Hanagan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lo is pressing down on Hanagan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanagan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanagan trying to control the action but Lo is working from the bottom.
Hanagan content to control rather than advance.
Hanagan trying to mount his opponent but Lo defends it. #T9#
Lo trying to hold on to Hanagan's head to control him but Hanagan postures up.
Hanagan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lo! Score +3 for passing guard: Hanagan (15) vs (2) Lo
Hanagan fails to advance to Lo's back.
Hanagan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanagan is looking to work his way around to Lo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Lo wants to control but Hanagan is having none of it.#T10#
Lo tries to reverse the position but Hanagan maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanagan controlling the pace for now.
Hanagan looking to control but Lo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanagan wants to control the pace but Lo is squirming around nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Hanagan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hanagan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T11#
Hanagan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lo is controlling an arm, preventing Hanagan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hanagan tries to control but Lo wriggling away.
Hanagan controlling from mount. #T12#
Hanagan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lo for as long as he can get away with.
Lo is squirming around, avoiding Hanagan's attempts to control the action.
Hanagan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanagan tries to take his opponent's back but Lo turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanagan (15) vs (4) Lo#T13#
Hanagan wants to hit a sweep here but Lo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hanagan there! Score +3 for passing guard: Hanagan (15) vs (7) Lo
Hanagan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lo has a good base and remains in mount.
Lo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lo prevents Hanagan from getting the reversal.#T14#
Hanagan is working hard here to advance position.
Lo content just to control the position here.
Hanagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lo controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanagan tries to hold on but Lo pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanagan takes the fight on points by 15 to 7.
Charley Hanagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
|
|
|
Main event
|
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super 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; Norman Pearson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Pearson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wang can't fight it off and eventually Pearson manages to take the fight to the floor. Wang looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pearson (2) vs (0) Wang
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pearson trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Pearson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pearson (2) vs (2) Wang
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wang trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom. #T1#
Wang passes Pearson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pearson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pearson is trying is best to control the position here. #T2#
Pearson won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Wang stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Wang is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pearson tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
Pearson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Pearson (2) vs (5) Wang#SUB2#
Wang is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pearson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pearson! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pearson (4) vs (5) Wang
Pearson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Wang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T4#
Pearson stands and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Pearson (7) vs (5) Wang#SUB#
Pearson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pearson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pearson wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Pearson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pearson working away.#T5##SUB#
Pearson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pearson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Pearson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wang is not content to let Pearson control the position.
Pearson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wang will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T6#
Wang is refusing to be controlled, as Pearson sits in half guard.
Wang wants to sweep but Pearson has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pearson (10) vs (5) Wang#SUB#
Pearson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pearson wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
Wang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pearson is pressing down on Wang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wang is holding on for now. #SUB#
Pearson is working for a kimura but Wang is defending it quite comfortably.
#T7#
Wang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.
Wang looking to control.
Wang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pearson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Pearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T8#
Pearson wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Pearson slips nicely into half guard.
Pearson tries to pass to full mount but Wang defends it.
Pearson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working. #T9#
Wang is concentrating on defense, preventing Pearson from advancing position.
Wang manages to get to full guard.
Wang keeping full guard, as Pearson tries to pass.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving. #SUB2#
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T10#
Wang keeping full guard, as Pearson tries to pass.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang controlling Pearson's posture.
Pearson trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Pearson is really struggling to control Wang but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T11#
Wang 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.#SUB#
Pearson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wang has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pearson (10) vs (7) Wang
Wang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pearson is looking to control Wang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pearson avoid being mounted?#T12#
Pearson is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wang is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it.
Wang controlling the pace.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Pearson defends it.
Wang keeps trying to improve his position.#T13#
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pearson has a hand on Wang's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wang takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Pearson (10) vs (10) Wang
Wang wants to control the pace but Pearson is squirming around nicely. #T14#
Wang content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Pearson gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Pearson takes the fight on points by 11 to 10.
A relieved looking Norman Pearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Long Wang spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
