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TWGC 35 (145lbs, D3): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Springsteen Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St. Georges.
Phil St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St. Georges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Springsteen Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee has managed to clinch.
St. Georges is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
St. Georges jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St. Georges gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee manages to pull guard.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his hands on St. Georges's head, controlling the position.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but St. Georges defends easily.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St. Georges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St. Georges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee wants to control but St. Georges passes easily into half guard.
St. Georges wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
St. Georges prevents Lee from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (0) vs (3) St. Georges
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges's attempts to control the action.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (3) St. Georges
Lee controlling from the top position.
Lee stands and throws St. Georges's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (3) St. Georges
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking a breather here.
Lee trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee controlling from side mount.
St. Georges is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee 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 St. Georges's shoulder. That is not cool.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.
St. Georges tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee slows the pace down.
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St. Georges has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St. Georges has escaped the position, nice work there.
St. Georges is trying to work for a sweep but Lee has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (7) vs (3) St. Georges
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges regains half guard.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but St. Georges is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control the action but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Lee prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (10) vs (3) St. Georges
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
St. Georges is trying to improve his position.
Lee trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges gets back to half guard.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St. Georges tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
St. Georges felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
St. Georges is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Lee pushing down on St. Georges's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee controlling the pace.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 10 to 3. |
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