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TWGC 29 (170lbs, D2): Hilo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Wutang Lee (ranked 2684 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Kavanaugh (ranked 3695 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Wutang Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Davey Kavanaugh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (0) Kavanaugh
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lee is thwarting Kavanaugh's attempts to control the position.
Kavanaugh wants to get back to full guard.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kavanaugh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanaugh is trying to control but can't.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Lee moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (0) Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Kavanaugh can't do much from the bottom here.
Kavanaugh manages to get back to half guard.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Kavanaugh defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanaugh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Our spies down at at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) inform us that Kavanaugh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kavanaugh 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.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kavanaugh managing to control the position.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kavanaugh trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kavanaugh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kavanaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kavanaugh looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kavanaugh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kavanaugh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee stays in close to Kavanaugh's body and controls the position.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kavanaugh is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kavanaugh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lee has picked Kavanaugh up and slammed him! Kavanaugh can't keep hold of the triangle and Lee manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (8) vs (0) Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee taking a breather here.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kavanaugh is trying to improve his position.
Kavanaugh is still trying to improve position.
Kavanaugh is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kavanaugh is looking to reverse the position.
Kavanaugh is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Lee stalls from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kavanaugh can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee controls the position.
Lee continues to stall.
Kavanaugh is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Kavanaugh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kavanaugh being controlled for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kavanaugh can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Kavanaugh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
More hug and hope from Lee.
Kavanaugh struggling a bit here.
Kavanaugh is looking for a sweep.
Kavanaugh can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lee.
Kavanaugh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kavanaugh wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kavanaugh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kavanaugh 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kavanaugh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Kavanaugh is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (11) vs (0) Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh tries to improve position but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kavanaugh can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee slows the pace down.
Kavanaugh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lee off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lee (11) vs (4) Kavanaugh
Lee trying to control the position but Kavanaugh manages to sink in the hooks.
Kavanaugh struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Will Kavanaugh go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control the hands but Kavanaugh breaks the grip.
Well, with Kavanaugh on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lee is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kavanaugh slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kavanaugh keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kavanaugh's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kavanaugh is hanging on to Lee's back as he tries to escape.
Kavanaugh doesn't have the hooks in and Lee manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (13) vs (4) Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh is trying to keep Lee in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 13 to 4. |
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