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TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between James Franklin (ranked 4856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 553 p4p, 68 weight class). Lee has chosen The Pretender as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; James Franklin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Franklin (0) vs (4) Lee
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Franklin struggling a bit here.
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Lee wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Lee tries to advance to mount but Franklin denies him.
Lee 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 Franklin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Franklin is looking for a sweep.
Lee trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to reverse the position.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Lee controls the position from side control.
Lee has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Franklin (0) vs (6) Lee
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Franklin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee prevents Franklin from getting the reversal.
Franklin tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Franklin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control the pace but Franklin is squirming around nicely.
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin is controlling an arm, preventing Lee from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Franklin tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franklin 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee prevents Franklin from getting the reversal.
Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Franklin is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Franklin is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Franklin is trying to reverse the position but instead Lee has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Franklin (0) vs (9) Lee
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Franklin is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Franklin wants to escape the position.
Will Lee go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Franklin trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
Lee looking to break Franklin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Franklin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lee will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Lee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Franklin wants to escape the position.
Franklin breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Franklin (2) vs (9) Lee
Franklin passes into half guard.
Franklin prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee is trying to control the position but Franklin postures up.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Franklin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Franklin defends easily.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Franklin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Franklin stalling.
Lee is staying active underneath Franklin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee trying to control here.
Franklin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Franklin trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Franklin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franklin manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Franklin (2) vs (11) Lee
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Franklin is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Franklin (4) vs (11) Lee
Franklin wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Franklin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee 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 escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Franklin has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (7) vs (11) Lee
Franklin is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
Franklin uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee. Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (10) vs (11) Lee
Franklin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lee turns into him and now he's in Franklin's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Franklin (10) vs (13) Lee
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Franklin's guard.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Franklin defends it.
Franklin is trying to control but Lee passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (10) vs (16) Lee
Franklin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Franklin won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Franklin tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Franklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Franklin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Franklin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lee has picked Franklin up and slammed him! Franklin can't keep hold of the triangle and Lee manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (10) vs (19) Lee
Franklin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.
Franklin is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (10) vs (22) Lee
Franklin struggling a bit here.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Franklin! Score +2 for reaching mount: Franklin (10) vs (24) Lee
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Franklin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Franklin shrugs it off.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franklin is looking to get to half guard.
Lee fails to move to back control.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is working to get back to half guard.
Franklin gets back to 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.
Lee wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franklin trying to control from the bottom.
Franklin is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Franklin (10) vs (27) Lee
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Franklin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee wins on points by 27 to 10.
Our winner, Morrison Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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