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TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mark Norman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Peter Petersson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Norman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petersson wants to counter the offense by Norman and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Norman tries to keep at a distance but Petersson has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Petersson jumps guard and drags Norman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Norman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norman stands and throws Petersson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (3) vs (0) Petersson#T1#
Norman tries to advance to mount but Petersson instead regains half guard.
Petersson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Norman wants to pass the guard but Petersson is keeping the position.
Petersson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Norman trying to control but Petersson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersson managing to control the position.
Norman wants to control from the top but Petersson keeps moving.
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Petersson is retaining full guard. #T3#
Norman trying to move into half guard but instead Petersson has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (3) vs (2) Petersson
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Norman being controlled here, momentarily.
Petersson is continuing to stall.#T4#
Petersson won't allow Norman to sweep him here.
Petersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard.
Petersson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Petersson 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.
Petersson postures up.
Petersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersson trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
Petersson passes Norman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Norman is looking to improve his position.
Petersson controlling the action here.
Norman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rollins Fitness, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T5#
Norman gets back to full guard.
Norman working a defensive guard here.
Petersson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Norman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petersson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (5) vs (2) Petersson#T6#
Norman wants to control from the top but Petersson keeps moving.
Petersson keeping full guard, as Norman tries to pass.
Norman wants to control from the top but Petersson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T7#
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman preventing the sweep.
Norman looking to sit in guard and control but Petersson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (5) vs (4) Petersson
Petersson 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. #SUB#
Petersson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petersson passes into half guard.
Petersson is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T8#
Norman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petersson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petersson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Norman (9) vs (4) Petersson
Norman wants to control but Petersson manages to buck him off and is now in Norman's guard! Nice work there by Petersson! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (9) vs (6) Petersson
Norman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petersson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Petersson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ground Zero Workout Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Norman looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T9#
Norman controlling the position.
Petersson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petersson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (11) vs (6) Petersson
Petersson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Norman stands and throws Petersson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (14) vs (6) Petersson#SUB#
Norman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petersson regains half guard.#T10#
Norman is looking to pass Petersson's guard but actually Petersson recovers to full guard.
Norman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Petersson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (14) vs (8) Petersson
Petersson wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Petersson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard. #T11#
Petersson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Petersson preventing the sweep.
Petersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petersson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petersson advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (14) vs (11) Petersson
Norman is not content to let Petersson control the position.
Norman is looking for a sweep.
Petersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norman keeps working.
Norman seems a little lost for a moment, as Petersson dominates the positioning.#T12#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Petersson.
Norman tries to improve position but can't.
Norman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Norman is trying to maintain the position but Petersson is very close to passing his half guard.
Petersson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Petersson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T13#
Norman moves into full guard.
Norman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petersson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Petersson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Norman is pressing down on Petersson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Petersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman wants to sweep but no luck.
Norman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petersson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T14#
Petersson passes into half guard.
Petersson trying to control from half guard but Norman is working away.
Petersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Petersson prevents Norman from improving his position.
Norman gets full guard.
Petersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Norman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petersson controlling from the top position.
Norman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman takes the fight on points by 14 to 11.
Mark Norman thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jesse-James Hopson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Igor Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL2#
Lomachenko instigates a clinch.
Hopson wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Hopson has Lomachenko pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hopson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lomachenko tumbling to the mat - Hopson dives into Lomachenko's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hopson (2) vs (0) Lomachenko
Hopson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lomachenko is keeping the position for now.
Lomachenko 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko is pulling down on Hopson's head. It's preventing any offense from Hopson, at least for the moment.
Lomachenko is continuing to stall.#T1#
Lomachenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopson controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopson trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.
Lomachenko is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Lomachenko has Hopson pulled in close to control his posture.
Hopson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Hopson (5) vs (0) Lomachenko#T2#
Hopson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lomachenko's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hopson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lomachenko for as long as he can get away with.
Lomachenko is looking to reverse the position.
Hopson working away.
Hopson tries to advance to mount but Lomachenko denies him.
Hopson is looking to take a break and control but Lomachenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3#
Lomachenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Hopson controls the position.
Lomachenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Hopson controlling the position. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lomachenko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hopson (7) vs (0) Lomachenko
Hopson is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T5#
Hopson tries to control but Lomachenko wriggling away.
Lomachenko is controlling an arm, preventing Hopson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hopson looking to take Lomachenko's back but Lomachenko rolls and after a scramble, Lomachenko ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Lomachenko to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hopson (7) vs (2) Lomachenko
Lomachenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hopson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopson, not yet.
Lomachenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopson is keeping the position for now.
Hopson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopson controlling Lomachenko's posture. #T6#
Lomachenko trying to control but Hopson is working from the bottom.
Lomachenko wants to pass the guard but Hopson is keeping the position.
Hopson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hopson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lomachenko is one step ahead there.
Hopson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T7#
Hopson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hopson wants to improve his position but instead Lomachenko has moved into half guard.
Hopson is trying is best to control the position here.
Lomachenko prevents Hopson from improving his position.
Lomachenko is thwarting Hopson's attempts to control the position.
Hopson is pressing down on Lomachenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T8#
Lomachenko content to stall in guard here.
Hopson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lomachenko's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hopson (9) vs (2) Lomachenko
Lomachenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hopson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lomachenko is retaining full guard.
Lomachenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lomachenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lomachenko 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.#T9#
Hopson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lomachenko keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
Lomachenko is adopting a defensive guard.
Hopson trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom. #T10#
Lomachenko trying to keep a closed guard but Hopson is proving a slippery customer.
Lomachenko 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.
Lomachenko has control of Hopson's left arm, preventing Hopson from doing any damage.
Lomachenko 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.
Hopson looking to pass the guard.
Lomachenko pulls Hopson in close to prevent any damage. #T11#
Lomachenko keeping moving, preventing Hopson from controlling successfully.
Hopson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lomachenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lomachenko 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.#T12#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lomachenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Hopson won't allow Lomachenko to sweep him here.
Hopson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lomachenko is retaining full guard.
Hopson wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Hopson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lomachenko is keeping the position for now. #T13#
Hopson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hopson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lomachenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hopson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lomachenko working a defensive guard here.
Lomachenko wants to hit a sweep here but Hopson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lomachenko there! Score +3 for passing guard: Hopson (12) vs (2) Lomachenko
Lomachenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T14#
Lomachenko keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Hopson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lomachenko is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hopson (12) vs (4) Lomachenko
Hopson is trying to keep Lomachenko in close.
Lomachenko trying to control but Hopson is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lomachenko is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hopson takes the fight on points by 12 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse-James Hopson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Igor Lomachenko had this to say: '5 Foot 9. 6.60 Learning Speed.. IQ 101. '. |
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