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TWGC 39 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 11 losses; Cicero Verus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 8 losses; Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Verus forces Elvul back against the cage and clinches.
Elvul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Verus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Verus is pressed up against the cage. Elvul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Verus down to the mat. Verus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Verus pushes Elvul up against the cage in a clinch.
Elvul is trying to drag Verus to the mat but Verus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cicero Verus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dreynos Elvul.
Elvul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verus prevents it.
Elvul can't get the takedown.
Elvul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verus prevents it.
#TD2#
Verus is fighting off a takedown attempt but Elvul is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Verus to the mat. Verus regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Verus (0) vs (2) Elvul
Verus is trying to keep Elvul in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elvul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Verus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Elvul has picked Verus up and slammed him! Verus can't keep hold of the triangle and Elvul manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Verus (0) vs (5) Elvul#T1#
Verus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Elvul's best efforts.
Elvul is trying to control the action in half guard but Verus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Verus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Verus moves into full guard.
Verus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elvul's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Verus (2) vs (5) Elvul#T2#
Elvul is pulling down on Verus's head. It's preventing any offense from Verus, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elvul keeping moving, preventing Verus from controlling successfully.
Verus postures up.
#T3#
Verus controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elvul is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Verus (2) vs (7) Elvul
Verus keeping moving, preventing Elvul from controlling successfully.
Verus keeping full guard, as Elvul tries to pass. #SUB#
Elvul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Verus wants to improve his position but instead Elvul has moved into half guard.
Verus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elvul being controlled here momentarily.
Elvul passes into half guard.
Verus is pressing down on Elvul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T5##SUB#
Verus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Verus is trying to control the position but Elvul postures up.
Elvul wants to control from the top but Verus keeps moving.
Verus working a defensive guard here.
Elvul trying to control but Verus is working from the bottom. #T6#
Elvul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Elvul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elvul has managed to get both his arms back between Verus's legs - danger averted.
Verus wants to control but Elvul passes easily into half guard.
Verus manages to get to full guard.
Verus controls Elvul momentarily but Elvul frees himself. #T7#
Elvul tries to free his leg and advance position but Verus is retaining full guard.
Elvul passes Verus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Verus trying to control but Elvul postures up.
Elvul is keen to just control but Verus is a slippery customer.
Verus is doing well to control the position and prevent Elvul from advancing to side control.
Verus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T8#
Elvul wants to take a breather but Verus is having none of it. #SUB#
Verus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elvul is looking to take a break and control but Verus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elvul perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Verus tries to get to full guard but Elvul has control of the leg.
Elvul is looking to take a break and control but Verus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T9#
Verus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elvul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T10##SUB#
Verus actively working from the bottom here.
Verus gets back to full guard.
Verus trying to control the position.
Elvul sitting in guard here, content to control. #T11#
Elvul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Verus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elvul trying to control but Verus is working from the bottom.
Verus working a defensive guard here.
Verus controlling the position.#T12#
Verus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Verus wants to improve his position but instead Elvul has moved into half guard.
Elvul not doing much here.
#SUB#
Verus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elvul pulls his head out easily.
Verus is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T13#
Verus has a hand on Elvul's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Elvul takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Verus (2) vs (10) Elvul
Elvul controlling from the full mount.
Elvul prevents Verus from getting the reversal.
Elvul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elvul controlling from mount.
Elvul looking to control but Verus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T14#
Verus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elvul controlling from mount.
Verus tries to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Elvul controlling from mount.
Verus wants to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Verus tries to improve his position but Elvul has taken his back! Elvul has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Verus tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Elvul pushes Verus away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dreynos Elvul!
After winning the bout, Dreynos Elvul thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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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 London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 18 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Oh shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oh circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jisoo Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
Oh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oh was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oh (0) vs (2) Lee
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Oh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Oh.
Lee is fighting to break Oh's control of his arms but Oh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh is working hard here to advance position.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lee being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Oh is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Oh is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Oh.
Oh trying to control the position.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Oh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
My spies in SSJ Gym inform me that Lee has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh wants to hit a sweep here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oh there! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (0) vs (5) Lee#T4#
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Oh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount.
Oh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee fails to advance to Oh's back. #T5#
Oh is trying to reverse the position but instead Lee has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Oh (0) vs (8) Lee
Oh just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oh rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Oh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lee works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Oh (0) vs (11) Lee
Lee keeps control of the position easily here as Oh tries to buck him off.
Oh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T6#
Oh gets back to half guard.
Oh wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (0) vs (14) Lee
Oh tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T7#
It looks like Lee 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.
Oh is working to get back to half guard.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh prevents Lee from taking his back.
Lee controlling from mount. #T8#
Oh wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Oh (0) vs (17) Lee
Lee is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Well, with Lee on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Oh is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lee is continuing to stall.
Oh rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Oh is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T9#
Oh wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (0) vs (20) Lee
Oh struggling a bit here.
Oh tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Oh is being controlled here.
Oh looks to move to half guard but instead Lee has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Oh (0) vs (22) Lee
Lee controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T10#
Lee seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Oh is holding on tight.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Lee 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.
Lee pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Oh tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee controlling from the full mount. #T11#
Oh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Oh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount. #T12#
Oh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh tries to control the position but Lee now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Oh (0) vs (25) Lee
Lee keeps control of the position as Oh tries to break free.
Oh breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (25) Lee
Oh won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully. #T13#
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oh won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Oh wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee has Oh pulled in close to control his posture. #T14#
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Oh trying to control the pace.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee wins on points by 25 to 2.
John Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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