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TWGC 30 (265+lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 13 losses; Professor Dickweed! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Seppo Sepi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sepi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sepi jumps guard but Dickweed stands there with Sepi around his waist. Sepi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sepi jumps guard but Dickweed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sepi decides to pull guard.
Dickweed controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickweed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sepi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sepi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dickweed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dickweed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepi controlling Dickweed's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickweed trying to control the position from guard on top but Sepi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sepi controls Dickweed momentarily but Dickweed frees himself.
Dickweed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sepi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dickweed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dickweed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sepi keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickweed is looking for a kimura but Sepi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickweed to get the leverage.
Sepi wants to control but Dickweed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is pressing down on Dickweed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sepi controls Dickweed momentarily but Dickweed frees himself.
Sepi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sepi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sepi 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.
Sepi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dickweed (0) vs (2) Sepi
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sepi trying to control but Dickweed is working from the bottom.
Sepi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickweed looking for a sweep. Not yet Dickweed, not yet.
Dickweed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dickweed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sepi passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dickweed (0) vs (5) Sepi
Dickweed prevents Sepi from moving into mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Dickweed's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sepi trying to control the position but Dickweed is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickweed tries to bench press Sepi off him but Sepi keeps the position.
Sepi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dickweed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickweed regains half guard.
Sepi wants to pass the guard but Dickweed is defending well.
Sepi is looking for a kimura here.
Dickweed is pressing down on Sepi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sepi slips nicely into half guard.
Sepi tries to pass to full mount but Dickweed defends it.
Dickweed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sepi wants to pass the guard but Dickweed is keeping the position.
Dickweed is controlling Sepi's posture.
Sepi postures up.
Dickweed wants to control the position but Sepi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sepi trying to control from half guard but Dickweed is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dickweed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dickweed trying to control the position.
Sepi wants to control from the top but Dickweed keeps moving.
Dickweed wants to sweep here but Sepi controlling him for the moment.
Sepi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickweed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickweed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sepi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dickweed (2) vs (5) Sepi
Sepi looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is pulling down on Dickweed's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickweed, at least for the moment.
Sepi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickweed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sepi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sepi wants to sweep but no luck.
Sepi is trying to keep Dickweed in close.
Dickweed passes Sepi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sepi trying to hold on to Dickweed's head to control him but Dickweed postures up.
Dickweed is looking to advance position but Sepi won't allow it.
Sepi tries to roll over but Dickweed keeps him under control.
Sepi trying to control here.
Sepi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dickweed sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dickweed wants to pass the guard but Sepi is keeping the position.
Dickweed wants to control from the top but Sepi keeps moving.
Dickweed being controlled here momentarily.
Sepi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dickweed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sepi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dickweed passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dickweed (5) vs (5) Sepi
Dickweed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sepi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dickweed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sepi tries to buck Dickweed off but Dickweed is having none of it.
Sepi wants to control but Dickweed postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sepi tries to improve position but can't.
Sepi holds on to Dickweed's head and controls the position momentarily.
Dickweed wants to control for a moment but Sepi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dickweed wants to pass the guard but Sepi is defending well.
Sepi wants to improve his position but Dickweed is controlling well.
Dickweed wants to pass the guard but Sepi is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sepi trying to hold on to Dickweed's head to control him but Dickweed postures up.
Dickweed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sepi defends it well.
Sepi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sepi.
Sepi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dickweed trying to control the position from guard on top but Sepi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sepi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickweed is one step ahead there.
Dickweed pushing down on Sepi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sepi is looking to control Dickweed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sepi avoid being mounted?
Sepi is staying active underneath Dickweed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickweed is looking to stall here but Sepi recovers full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dickweed trying to control the position from guard on top but Sepi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickweed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sepi is retaining full guard.
Sepi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sepi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sepi, not yet.
Dickweed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sepi is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickweed pushing down on Sepi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sepi trying to hold on to Dickweed's head to control him but Dickweed postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Dickweed is heads and Sepi is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Sepi wins on points by 6 to 5.
A very excited looking Seppo Sepi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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