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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 2 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; BTest Btest!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Btest is trying to defend but St. Georges finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (0) Btest
Btest holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Btest wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
Btest holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Btest has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Btest keeping hold of St. Georges 's head, controlling as best he can.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Btest is defending the position.
Btest tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Btest knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
Btest controlling the position for now.
St. Georges stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Btest says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges uses his free foot to push down on Btest's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Btest. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (0) Btest
Btest is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Btest tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Btest slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Btest for as long as he can get away with.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St. Georges tries to pass to full mount but Btest defends it.
Btest is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges is trying to control. Btest wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Btest tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Btest is defending the position.
Btest is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well.
Btest trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
Btest moves into full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a sustained period of stalling by St. Georges .
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Btest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Btest wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Btest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges content to stall in guard here.
St. Georges trying to control but Btest is working from the bottom.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Btest has control of St. Georges 's left arm, preventing St. Georges from doing any damage.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Btest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Btest keeps working.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges content to control rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Btest is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Btest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
Btest wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Btest works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Btest keeps moving.
St. Georges passes into half guard.
Btest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Btest.
St. Georges stays in close to Btest's body and controls the position.
Btest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Btest working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Btest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St. Georges 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liam St. Georges made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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