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TWG 38 (205lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 14 losses; Muhammad Jabbar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 29 losses; Judas Priest!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Priest has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Jabbar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jabbar (2) vs (0) Priest
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priest is pulling down on Jabbar's head. It's preventing any offense from Jabbar, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Priest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jabbar wants to pass the guard but Priest is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Jabbar preventing the sweep. #T1#
Jabbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Jabbar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Priest has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jabbar has managed to get both his arms back between Priest's legs - danger averted.
Priest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabbar is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Priest escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jabbar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jabbar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Jabbar trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Priest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jabbar is aware though and is defending well.
Priest controlling the position.
Priest can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jabbar controls the pace.#SUB2#
Priest has his foot on Jabbar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jabbar works his way back into a safe position though.
Priest looking for a sweep. Not yet Priest, not yet.
Jabbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Priest is retaining full guard.
Priest pulls Jabbar in to control the position. #T3#
Jabbar won't allow Priest to sweep him here.
Jabbar postures up.
Jabbar 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. #SUB2#
Priest throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jabbar escapes and throws Priest's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (5) vs (0) Priest
Priest 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.
Jabbar trying to control the action but Priest is working from the bottom.
Priest is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Priest is not content to let Jabbar control the position.
Priest sneaks back into half guard.
Jabbar trying to control from half guard but Priest is working away.
Jabbar prevents Priest from improving his position.#SUB2#
Priest looking for subs from the bottom but Jabbar mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (8) vs (0) Priest#T5#
Priest tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jabbar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabbar wants to control but Priest has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Priest is looking for a sweep. Jabbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T6#
Jabbar wants to pass to mount but Priest is defending the position.
Jabbar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working. #SUB#
Jabbar is working for a submission of some sort.
Priest is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jabbar jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (11) vs (0) Priest
Priest tries to bench press Jabbar off him but Jabbar keeps the position. #T7#
Priest struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Jabbar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Priest rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jabbar's guard! Nice work there by Priest! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jabbar (11) vs (2) Priest
Priest wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Priest stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Priest looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jabbar 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.#T8#
Jabbar being controlled here, momentarily.
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Priest is proving a slippery customer.
#T9#
Jabbar 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.
Jabbar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Priest has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (11) vs (5) Priest
Jabbar is looking to regain half guard here but Priest keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.#T10#
Jabbar is trying to improve his position.#T11#
Priest controlling from side mount.
Jabbar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Priest's best efforts.
Jabbar is trying to maintain the position but Priest is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Priest in particular looking to stall.#T12##T13#
Jabbar keeping control of the position.
Jabbar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Priest controlling the pace. #T14#
Priest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
Jabbar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar is looking to improve his position.
Priest trying to pass the guard but Jabbar defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar takes the fight on points by 11 to 5.
A very excited looking Muhammad Jabbar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Main event
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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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Radu Dracul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Ricardo Rebenta!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Dracul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Dracul closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rebenta's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dracul (2) vs (0) Rebenta
Rebenta 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.
Rebenta keeps trying to improve his position.
Rebenta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Rebenta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul controlling from the top position. #T2#
Rebenta has control of Dracul's left arm, preventing Dracul from doing any damage.
Dracul tries to free his leg and advance position but Rebenta is retaining full guard.
Rebenta pulls Dracul in close to his closed guard and prevents Dracul from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Dracul content to stall in guard here.
Dracul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rebenta wants to sweep but no luck.
Dracul wants to pass the guard but Rebenta is keeping the position.#T4#
Dracul wants to control from the top but Rebenta keeps moving.
Dracul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dracul trying to move into half guard but instead Rebenta has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dracul (2) vs (2) Rebenta
Dracul working a defensive guard here.
Dracul is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T5##SUB#
Dracul is looking for a triangle but Rebenta pushes his legs off easily.
Dracul controls Rebenta momentarily but Rebenta frees himself.
Rebenta stopping the sweep attempt from Dracul.
Dracul trying to keep a closed guard but Rebenta is proving a slippery customer.
Rebenta stays in close to Dracul's body and controls the position. #T6#
Dracul has his hands on Rebenta's head, controlling the position.
Rebenta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dracul has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T7#
Dracul continues to stall.
Dracul controls Rebenta momentarily but Rebenta frees himself.
Rebenta being controlled here momentarily.
Dracul 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.#T8#
Dracul managing to control the position.
Dracul 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.
Dracul is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Dracul has an active guard here but Rebenta has managed to pass into half guard.
Dracul gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T9#
Dracul seems keen to control Rebenta's posture.
Rebenta stopping the sweep attempt from Dracul.
Rebenta postures up.
Dracul wants to sweep here but Rebenta controlling him for the moment.
Dracul is trying to control the position but Rebenta postures up.
Dracul wants to sweep here but Rebenta controlling him for the moment.
Dracul looking to control.
Rebenta wants to control from the top but Dracul keeps moving. #T10#
Dracul controls Rebenta momentarily but Rebenta frees himself.
Rebenta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rebenta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rebenta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T11#
Dracul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dracul is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Dracul working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rebenta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rebenta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dracul has his hands on Rebenta's head, controlling the position.
Rebenta stopping the sweep attempt from Dracul.#T12#
Rebenta wants to pass the guard but Dracul is keeping the position.
Rebenta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dracul trying to keep a closed guard but Rebenta is proving a slippery customer.
Dracul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rebenta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dracul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rebenta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dracul (4) vs (2) Rebenta#T13#
Rebenta wants to sweep here but Dracul controlling him for the moment.
Rebenta keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rebenta keeping full guard, as Dracul tries to pass. #T14#
Rebenta 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: Dracul (4) vs (4) Rebenta
Dracul wants to get back to full guard.
Dracul is trying to control but can't.
Dracul tries to roll over but Rebenta keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rebenta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Dracul gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Dracul takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Radu Dracul 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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