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TWGC 31 (185lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; James Tuati! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tuati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tuati fails with the takedown.
Tuati misses with a takedown attempt - O Madsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Madsen with the counter takedown but Tuati avoids it easily.
Tuati fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tuati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuati swats away the attempt to clinch by O Madsen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Madsen pulls guard effortlessly.
Tuati trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Madsen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tuati has picked O Madsen up and slammed him! O Madsen can't keep hold of the triangle and Tuati manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Tuati (3) vs (0) O Madsen
Tuati thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tuati content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuati tries for a kimura but O Madsen is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on O Madsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Madsen being controlled for a moment.
Tuati has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Madsen struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen is looking for a sweep.
Tuati trying to control the action but O Madsen is working from the bottom.
Tuati controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Madsen can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Madsen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tuati is looking to take a break and control but O Madsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Madsen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tuati slows the pace down.
Tuati goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, O Madsen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tuati's guard! Nice work there by O Madsen! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tuati (3) vs (2) O Madsen
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tuati has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Madsen's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tuati (5) vs (2) O Madsen
Tuati looking to pass the guard.
Tuati passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Tuati (8) vs (2) O Madsen
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuati is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Madsen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Madsen is looking to regain half guard here but Tuati keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen wants to control but Tuati postures up.
O Madsen is trying to get back to half guard.
O Madsen wants to control but Tuati postures up.
O Madsen is not content to let Tuati control the position.
Tuati is really struggling to control O Madsen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen tries to bench press Tuati off him but Tuati keeps the position.
Tuati is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Madsen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
O Madsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuati. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tuati trying to control the position but O Madsen is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tuati controlling the position.
Tuati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tuati slows the pace down.
Tuati trying to control the action but O Madsen is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Tuati politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tuati prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tuati trying to control the action but O Madsen is working from the bottom.
Tuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen is looking for a sweep.
Tuati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tuati is trying to get an arm triangle but O Madsen is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen wants to control but Tuati postures up.
Tuati wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Madsen keeps working.
Tuati wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Madsen, who protects the arm well.
O Madsen is looking to reverse the position.
Tuati 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 O Madsen's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Tuati has ideas of his own. He's got hold of O Madsen's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! O Madsen is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Tuati!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Tuati!
A relieved looking James Tuati thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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