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CACC 110 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Ganesha Om! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Om is looking to clinch but Tomson is avoiding it.
Tomson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Om.
Tomson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomson is pressed up against the ropes. Om has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomson down to the mat. Tomson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tom Tomson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Om has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganesha Om. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson moves into range and clinches up with Om.
Om stops a takedown attempt from Tomson.
Om fails to pull guard.
Tomson wants to take the fight to the mat but Om manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomson jumps guard but Om turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tomson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Om (0) vs (2) Tomson
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Om is trying to control but can't.
Tomson content to control rather than advance.
Om trying to control but Tomson postures up.
Om wants to get back to full guard.
Tomson is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Om wants to control but Tomson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tomson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Om trying to hold on to Tomson's head to control him but Tomson postures up.
Om is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Om desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tomson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Om is trying to maintain the position but Tomson is very close to passing his half guard.
Tomson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Om is looking for a sweep. Tomson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tomson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Om. Score +3 for passing guard: Om (0) vs (5) Tomson
Om tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tomson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tomson staying calm.
Om looks to move to half guard but instead Tomson has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Om (0) vs (7) Tomson
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Om is desperately trying to improve his position but Tomson has a good base and remains in mount.
Tomson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Om tries to lock up and control but Tomson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Om working to try and regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Om is working hard here to advance position.
Tomson avoids the attempt from Om to control.
Tomson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Om tries to reverse the position but Tomson maintains control.
Tomson controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Om really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Om is trying to reverse the position but instead Tomson has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Om (0) vs (10) Tomson
Om tries to escape but Tomson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tomson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tomson keeps control of the position as Om tries to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tomson tries to get the hooks in deep but Om pushed the leg off.
Om tries to roll but Tomson sticks to his back.
Om is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Om tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Om tries to improve his position but instead Tomson has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Om (0) vs (13) Tomson
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Om tries to break free.
Om wants to control his opponent's hands but Tomson gets his hands free.
Tomson trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Tomson keeps control of the position as Om tries to break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Om trying to control the hands but Tomson breaks the grip.
Om turns into Tomson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Om (2) vs (13) Tomson
Om trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Om pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomson is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Om sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tomson keeping moving, preventing Om from controlling successfully.
Om looking to pass the guard.
Om trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Om slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Om stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Om controlling from the top position.
Om stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Om trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomson wins on points by 13 to 2.
Tom Tomson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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