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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D3): St Petersburg 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sam Salter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Shane Goble!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Salter shoots in for a takedown but Goble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Salter (2) vs (0) Goble
Salter wants to pass the guard but Goble is keeping the position.
Goble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salter passes Goble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Salter trying to mount his opponent but Goble defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goble wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter trying to mount his opponent but Goble defends it.
Goble is looking for a sweep. Salter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salter is just content to waste time from the top position. Goble takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Goble keeping moving, preventing Salter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Salter trying to control the position from guard on top but Goble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goble is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (2) vs (2) Goble
Salter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goble controls the pace.
Goble trying to control but Salter is working from the bottom.
Goble looking to sit in guard and control but Salter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (4) vs (2) Goble
Salter wants to control from the top but Goble keeps moving.
Goble working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter trying to control the position from guard on top but Goble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salter pushes down on Goble's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Salter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goble doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salter.
Goble is looking to improve his position.
Salter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goble regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Goble is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Goble has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (4) vs (4) Goble
Goble trying to control the position from guard on top but Salter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salter looking to control.
Salter keeping moving, preventing Goble from controlling successfully.
Salter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goble wants to control from the top but Salter keeps moving.
Salter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salter is looking for a triangle but Goble pushes his legs off easily.
Goble is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goble wants to pass the guard but Salter is keeping the position.
Goble trying to control but Salter is working from the bottom.
Goble trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Salter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (6) vs (4) Goble
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Salter stays in close to Goble's body and controls the position.
Salter has gone for a leg lock! Goble slips out almost immediately though and dives into Salter's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (6) vs (6) Goble
Goble wants to pass the guard but Salter is keeping the position.
Salter is looking for a triangle but Goble pushes his legs off easily.
Goble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Salter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Goble has passed into half guard!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Salter is refusing to be controlled, as Goble sits in half guard.
Salter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goble trying to mount his opponent but Salter defends it.
Salter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goble trying to mount his opponent but Salter defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Goble wants to control but Salter is keeping him busy.
Goble prevents Salter from improving his position.
Goble trying to control the action but Salter is working from the bottom.
Goble is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Salter (6) vs (9) Goble
Salter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goble not doing much here.
Goble is looking for a kimura here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goble moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Salter (6) vs (12) Goble
Goble is trying to move to mount but Salter reverses beautifully and ends up in Goble's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (8) vs (12) Goble
Salter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Goble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salter manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salter (8) vs (14) Goble
Salter looking for a guillotine here but Goble defends easily.
Salter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goble trying to control the position from guard on top but Salter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Salter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goble defends it easily.
Goble stands and throws Salter's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Salter (8) vs (17) Goble
Goble controlling the position.
Goble wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salter, who protects the arm well.
Goble trying to control the position but Salter is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Salter tries to improve position but can't.
Goble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salter prevents Goble from improving position.
Goble working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Salter is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Goble controls the position from side control.
Goble working away.
Salter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goble off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Salter (12) vs (17) Goble
Salter is looking for the choke from the back position but Goble is controlling his hands well.
Goble defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Salter working for the choke.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Goble tries to escape the position.
Goble tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Goble can't escape the position.
Goble regains half guard.
Goble trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goble wins on points by 17 to 12.
In defeat, Sam Salter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think it may be time to hang up the gloves. Its been fun at times but Im over this time to go kill myself and family chris benoit style.'. |
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