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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 32 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 19 losses; Antonio Brown !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mata closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (0) Brown
Mata prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Mata has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Brown looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mata is pushing down on Brown 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Mata has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mata trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Mata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Mata eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Mata is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown working for a triangle but Mata defends it easily.
Mata stands and throws Brown 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (0) Brown
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown keeping his opponent close.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mata working away.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mata haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown prevents Mata from improving position.
Brown stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Brown is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Mata controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Mata is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown wants to control but Mata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mata is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown 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.
Brown won't allow Mata to pass to mount.
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Mata advancing to mount.
Mata trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Mata is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Mata is looking to pass Brown 's guard but actually Brown recovers to full guard.
Mata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mata controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Mata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mata wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Mata in close to prevent any damage.
Mata wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Mata is fighting to break Brown 's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mata wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown has Mata pulled in close to control his posture.
Mata wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Mata looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (5) vs (2) Brown
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mata is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (7) vs (2) Brown
Brown keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is controlling Mata's trapped leg to prevent Mata from advancing to side control.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Mata is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brown reverses the position - he's now on top in Mata's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (7) vs (4) Brown
Mata can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Mata keeps moving.
Mata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mata 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.
Mata is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mata has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (7) vs (7) Brown
Brown tries to advance to mount but Mata denies him.
Mata gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mata keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Mata gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Mata takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Dado Mata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Antonio Brown had this to say: 'I�ll be back better than ever and learn from this!!'. |
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