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Monday Night Wrestling S1 E4 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Buzz Williamson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Elliot Thicke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thicke fails with the takedown.
Williamson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Williamson looking for a takedown.
Thicke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williamson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williamson decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thicke wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Thicke wants to control from the top but Williamson keeps moving.
Thicke wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williamson trying to control the position here.
Thicke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thicke tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Thicke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (0) vs (3) Thicke
Thicke should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thicke just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Williamson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke controls the position.
Williamson is looking to regain half guard here but Thicke keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thicke 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 Williamson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williamson is not content to let Thicke control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson being controlled for a moment.
Thicke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke tries to move to mount but Williamson blocks the move with his legs.
Thicke is looking to take a break and control but Williamson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williamson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thicke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thicke slows the pace down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thicke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williamson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thicke presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Williamson (0) vs (5) Thicke
Thicke wants to control the pace but Williamson is squirming around nicely.
Thicke moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williamson has worked his arm free - good work by Williamson!
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thicke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Thicke controlling the action here.
Williamson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thicke is stalling in the full guard.
Thicke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williamson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williamson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williamson! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Williamson (4) vs (5) Thicke
Thicke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williamson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thicke wants to control but Williamson is keeping busy.
Thicke desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williamson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williamson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thicke! Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (7) vs (5) Thicke
Thicke tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to control the pace but Thicke is squirming around nicely.
Thicke holds on to Williamson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Williamson looking to control but Thicke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thicke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thicke is trying desperately to improve position.
Williamson trying to control but Thicke is having none of it.
Williamson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thicke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Williamson avoids the attempt from Thicke to control.
Thicke is looking to get to half guard.
Thicke tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Williamson controlling from mount.
Thicke regains half guard.
Thicke keeping hold of Williamson's head, controlling as best he can.
Williamson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thicke trying to hold on to Williamson's head to control him but Williamson postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thicke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williamson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Williamson is working for a kimura but Thicke is defending it quite comfortably.
Thicke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thicke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thicke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williamson is aware though and is defending well.
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thicke is retaining full guard.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Thicke keeps moving.
Thicke trying to control the position.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thicke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thicke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Williamson (7) vs (7) Thicke
Thicke pushes down on Williamson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thicke prevents Williamson from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thicke controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Thicke gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Thicke wins on points by 8 to 7. |
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