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CACC 82 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 792 p4p, 102 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 3019 p4p, 323 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Raymond Donde! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hugs moves in looking to clinch but Donde pushes him off.
Hugs clinches with his opponent.
Hugs drags the fight down to the ground.
Donde controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Donde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hugs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hugs 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: Donde (0) vs (2) Hugs
Hugs tries to pass to full mount but Donde defends it.
Hugs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donde sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde trying to hold on to Hugs's head to control him but Hugs postures up.
Hugs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs trying to control the action but Donde is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hugs working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Donde wants to control but Hugs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hugs is trying to work for a kimura but Donde is defending well.
Donde makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donde.
Donde seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Donde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hugs's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Donde (2) vs (2) Hugs
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs working a defensive guard here.
Donde stopping the sweep attempt from Hugs.
Donde postures up.
Hugs being controlled here, momentarily.
Hugs wants to improve his position but instead Donde has moved into half guard.
Donde controlling the action here.
Donde seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hugs for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hugs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Donde pushing down on Hugs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donde is thwarting Hugs's attempts to control the position.
Donde wants to pass to mount but Hugs is defending the position.
Donde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hugs tries to get to full guard but Donde has control of the leg.
Hugs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donde looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Donde won't allow Hugs to sweep him here.
Hugs keeping moving, preventing Donde from controlling successfully.
Donde stopping the sweep attempt from Hugs.
Hugs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hugs has an active guard here but Donde has managed to pass into half guard.
Donde slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donde prevents Hugs from improving his position.
Hugs is pressing down on Donde's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donde tries to free his leg and advance position but Hugs is retaining full guard.
Hugs looking to control.
Hugs has control of Donde's left arm, preventing Donde from doing any damage.
Hugs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donde advances to half guard.
Donde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Donde is pressing down on Hugs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hugs is holding on for now.
Donde prevents Hugs from improving his position.
Hugs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donde pulls his head out easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hugs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donde sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Donde wants to pass to mount but Hugs is defending the position.
Donde controlling the action here.
Hugs is looking for a sweep. Donde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Donde perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donde passes into side control, despite Hugs's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Donde (5) vs (2) Hugs
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Donde politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donde prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hugs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hugs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donde pulls his head out easily.
Hugs is looking to control Donde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hugs avoid being mounted?
Hugs tries to roll over but Donde keeps him under control.
Donde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donde looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Donde is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Donde is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hugs! Score +3 for passing guard: Donde (8) vs (2) Hugs
Donde fails to move to back control.
Donde controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hugs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donde controlling his opponent.
Hugs tries to hold on but Donde postures up.
Donde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hugs tries to hold on but Donde pushes him away.
Hugs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Donde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hugs working to try and regain half guard.
Donde controlling the pace for now.
Hugs is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hugs tries to lock up and control but Donde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donde controlling the pace for now.
Donde has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hugs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Donde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hugs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donde controlling from mount.
Hugs is looking to improve his position but Donde isn't that keen on the idea.
Hugs tries to lock up and control but Donde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donde controlling his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hugs is looking to improve his position but Donde isn't that keen on the idea.
Hugs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Donde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donde trying to control but Hugs is having none of it.
Hugs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde tries to control but Hugs wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donde takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Raymond Donde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Lodzov Hugs spoke after the fight, saying 'this was bullshit'. |
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