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TWGC 42 (145lbs, D4): Finals - Round 3 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Tiago Martelo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Jack Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martelo is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Martelo circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Martelo, which made it look bad.
Tiago Martelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Williams.#CL#
Martelo rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Martelo successfully pulls guard.
Williams 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams passes into half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martelo sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martelo defends it well.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martelo keeps working. #T2#
Martelo trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is looking to pass Martelo's guard but actually Martelo recovers to full guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Williams wants to control from the top but Martelo keeps moving. #SUB#
Martelo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Martelo keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
Martelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Martelo, not yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Martelo keeps moving. #T5#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martelo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martelo (2) vs (0) Williams
Martelo pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martelo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Martelo is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martelo to get the leverage. #T6##SUB#
Martelo is working for a submission of some sort.
Martelo is just content to waste time from the top position. Williams takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Martelo wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Martelo stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Martelo (5) vs (0) Williams#T7#
Martelo tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Martelo working away.
Martelo trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom. #T8#
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Martelo is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams trying to control here.
#T9#
Martelo is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Martelo is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Martelo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams! Score +3 for passing guard: Martelo (8) vs (0) Williams
Williams tries to improve his position but instead Martelo has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Martelo (11) vs (0) Williams#SUB#
Martelo is looking for the choke from the back position but Williams is controlling his hands well. #T10#
Martelo trying to control momentarily.
Williams wants to control his opponent's hands but Martelo gets his hands free.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Martelo's guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martelo (11) vs (2) Williams
Martelo 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.#T11##SUB#
Martelo working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
#SUB#
Martelo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams won't allow Martelo to sweep him here.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Martelo is keeping the position.#T12##SUB#
Martelo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Martelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Martelo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams wants to control from the top but Martelo keeps moving. #T13#
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams trying to control but Martelo is working from the bottom.
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.#T14#
Martelo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Martelo looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Martelo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martelo takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
Tiago Martelo is the new featherweight champion! |
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