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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Awa Awa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Henry Of Skalitz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Awa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Skalitz swivels and escapes.
Of Skalitz moves into range and clinches up with Awa.
Awa is working for takedown but Of Skalitz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Awa is breathing heavily.
Of Skalitz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Awa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Of Skalitz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awa Awa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Skalitz jumps guard and drags Awa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Awa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Of Skalitz pulls Awa in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Skalitz 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 one minute gone in the round.
Of Skalitz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Of Skalitz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Awa trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Skalitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Skalitz controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Skalitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Skalitz has Awa pulled in close to control his posture.
Of Skalitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Awa's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Awa (0) vs (2) Of Skalitz
Of Skalitz passes Awa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Of Skalitz wants to work for an arm triangle but Awa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Of Skalitz in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Skalitz is continuing to stall.
Of Skalitz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Awa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Of Skalitz.
Of Skalitz moves into full mount! Awa won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Awa (0) vs (5) Of Skalitz
Of Skalitz looking to control and managing it successfully.
More stalling from Of Skalitz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Skalitz moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Awa (0) vs (8) Of Skalitz
Of Skalitz has good solid back control here.
Of Skalitz with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Of Skalitz the control monster continue. Boring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at MY YARD™️ 'RESURRECT' inform us that Of Skalitz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Awa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Of Skalitz's arms.
Of Skalitz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Let's hope that Of Skalitz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Of Skalitz looking to break Awa's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Awa remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Of Skalitz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Of Skalitz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Awa doesn't escape.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Of Skalitz.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Of Skalitz.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Skalitz is looking for the choke from the back position but Awa is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Of Skalitz wins on points by 8 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Henry Of Skalitz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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