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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Daniel Dimitrov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mako Akumba!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Akumba clinches with his opponent.
Dimitrov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akumba is defending well.
Akumba pulls Dimitrov into guard.
Dimitrov stays in close to Akumba's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Akumba holds on and takes a little breather.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Akumba has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dimitrov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akumba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov is stalling in the full guard.
Akumba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimitrov looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dimitrov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akumba is trying to keep Dimitrov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba trying to control the position here.
Dimitrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akumba is keeping the position for now.
Akumba pulls Dimitrov in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akumba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimitrov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dimitrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Akumba is retaining full guard.
Dimitrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akumba trying to control the position.
Akumba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimitrov is one step ahead there.
Dimitrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Akumba controlling Dimitrov's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akumba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dimitrov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov prevents Akumba from improving his position.
Dimitrov slows the pace down in half guard.
Akumba is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akumba keeping hold of Dimitrov's head, controlling as best he can.
Dimitrov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov prevents Akumba from improving his position.
Dimitrov controlling the action here.
Dimitrov is thwarting Akumba's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Akumba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimitrov is thwarting Akumba's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dimitrov in particular looking to stall.
Akumba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dimitrov is working away from the top position though.
Akumba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dimitrov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akumba is trying to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov controlling the action here.
Akumba controlling the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Akumba tries to get to full guard but Dimitrov has control of the leg.
Akumba manages to get to full guard.
Akumba wants to sweep here but Dimitrov controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Akumba pulls Dimitrov in close to prevent any damage.
Dimitrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Akumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimitrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dimitrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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! Dimitrov is heads and Akumba is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Dimitrov takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
Daniel Dimitrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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