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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D3): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Hardin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ducreux keeps the fight on the outside.
Ducreux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ducreux keeps the fight on the outside.
Ducreux is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Ducreux circles away.
Hardin is looking to clinch.
Ducreux wants to counter the offense by Hardin and move into the clinch position.
Hardin tries to clinch but Ducreux is having none of it.
Hardin sets himself, and Ducreux steps forward looking for the clinch! Hardin avoids it this time.
Hardin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ducreux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Ducreux is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardin tries to clinch but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Ducreux is avoiding it.
Hardin tries to clinch but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hardin wants to clinch.
Hardin sets himself, and Ducreux steps forward looking for the clinch! Hardin avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to clinch.
Ducreux wants to counter with a clinch but Hardin pushes him away.
Hardin wants to clinch.
Ducreux is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ducreux tries to keep at a distance but Hardin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux manages to pull guard.
Hardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ducreux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ducreux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardin controls the pace.
Ducreux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ducreux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hardin (0) vs (2) Ducreux
Hardin is trying to maintain the position but Ducreux is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin tries to get to full guard but Ducreux has control of the leg.
Hardin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ducreux wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Ducreux wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.
Hardin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ducreux advances to half guard.
Hardin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ducreux tries to pass to full mount but Hardin defends it.
Ducreux moves into full mount! Hardin won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Hardin (0) vs (5) Ducreux
Hardin gets back to half guard.
Hardin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ducreux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardin is keeping the position for now.
Ducreux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardin looking for a guillotine here but Ducreux defends easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux content to stall in guard here.
Hardin pulls Ducreux in close to prevent any damage.
Hardin is trying to keep Ducreux in close.
Hardin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ducreux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.
Ducreux wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Ducreux passes Hardin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ducreux is trying to control. Hardin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardin has his hands clasped together around Ducreux's back. He's all about the action.
Ducreux trying to mount his opponent but Hardin defends it.
Hardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Ducreux is pressing down on Hardin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardin is holding on for now.
Ducreux trying to control from half guard but Hardin is working away.
Hardin is looking to control Ducreux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardin avoid being mounted?
Hardin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ducreux trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardin looking for subs off his back but Ducreux has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ducreux controlling the action here.
Hardin trying to control from the bottom.
Ducreux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hardin! Score +3 for passing guard: Hardin (0) vs (8) Ducreux
Hardin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ducreux has a good base and remains in mount.
Ducreux controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ducreux has a good base and remains in mount.
Ducreux content just to control the position here.
Ducreux is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hardin is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Hardin (0) vs (11) Ducreux
Ducreux is looking for the choke from the back position but Hardin is controlling his hands well.
Ducreux avoiding Hardin 's attempts to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ducreux controlling the positon.
Hardin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ducreux tries to get the hooks in deep but Hardin pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Hardin right now.
Ducreux trying to control.
Ducreux patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ducreux has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hardin's body.
Ducreux tries to keep control of the position but Hardin is staying busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hardin doesn't escape.
Ducreux trying to control.
Ducreux controls the action.
Hardin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ducreux's guard. Nice work there by Hardin.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hardin (2) vs (11) Ducreux
Well,Hardin is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ducreux keeping moving, preventing Hardin from controlling successfully.
Ducreux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardin defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hardin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ducreux manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardin has Ducreux in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hardin (2) vs (13) Ducreux
Hardin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ducreux has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hardin (2) vs (16) Ducreux
Ducreux is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hardin is trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is working hard here to advance position.
Ducreux controlling from side mount.
Hardin prevents Ducreux from improving position.
Ducreux moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ducreux tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ducreux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ducreux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ducreux wins on points by 16 to 2.
Joseph Ducreux spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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