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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 2 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 London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Dakota Thunderhawk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thunderhawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams rushes Thunderhawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thunderhawk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thunderhawk wants a takedown but no success here.
Thunderhawk pulls Williams into guard.
Williams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderhawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Thunderhawk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thunderhawk (2) vs (0) Williams
Thunderhawk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to keep Thunderhawk in close.
Williams managing to control the position.
Thunderhawk trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk preventing the sweep.
Williams controlling Thunderhawk's posture.
Thunderhawk trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Thunderhawk stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Thunderhawk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thunderhawk looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Thunderhawk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams is pulling down on Thunderhawk's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunderhawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Thunderhawk wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep here but Thunderhawk controlling him for the moment.
Thunderhawk wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Thunderhawk passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thunderhawk works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Thunderhawk (5) vs (0) Williams
Williams is trying to control Thunderhawk's posture but Thunderhawk avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams prevents Thunderhawk from improving position.
Thunderhawk trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk is trying to move to mount but Williams reverses beautifully and ends up in Thunderhawk's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thunderhawk (5) vs (2) Williams
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunderhawk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Thunderhawk's legs - danger averted.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thunderhawk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thunderhawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Thunderhawk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk gets back to full guard.
Thunderhawk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thunderhawk can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thunderhawk is controlling Williams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thunderhawk actively working from the bottom here.
Thunderhawk regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunderhawk is keeping the position for now.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Thunderhawk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thunderhawk (7) vs (2) Williams
Thunderhawk wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams trying to control the position.
Thunderhawk controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thunderhawk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thunderhawk forces his way into half guard.
Williams trying to control but Thunderhawk postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thunderhawk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Williams is controlling Thunderhawk's trapped leg to prevent Thunderhawk from advancing to side control.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Thunderhawk has control of the leg.
Thunderhawk is controlling the pace.
Thunderhawk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thunderhawk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thunderhawk content to control rather than advance.
Williams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Thunderhawk is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Thunderhawk is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thunderhawk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Thunderhawk (7) vs (6) Williams
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams trying to control the action but Thunderhawk is working from the bottom.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thunderhawk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thunderhawk wants to get back to full guard.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Thunderhawk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Thunderhawk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thunderhawk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Thunderhawk is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunderhawk takes the fight on points by 7 to 6. |
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