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TWGC 37 (155lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; No Way! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Edson Barboozer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Way takes the fight into the clinch.
Way drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barboozer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barboozer or perhaps it was just good defense by Way, which made it look bad.
Way closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barboozer wants the takedown. Way is fighting it off but Barboozer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Way's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Way (0) vs (2) Barboozer
Barboozer wants to pass the guard but Way is keeping the position.
Barboozer wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboozer tries to free his leg and advance position but Way is retaining full guard.
Way is pulling down on Barboozer's head. It's preventing any offense from Barboozer, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barboozer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Way swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboozer looking to sit in guard and control but Way gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Way (2) vs (2) Barboozer
Way showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Way'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.
Barboozer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer being controlled here, momentarily.
Barboozer pulls Way in to control the position.
Way showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing that Way has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Way continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Way.
Our spies down at at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS inform us that Barboozer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barboozer trying to keep a closed guard but Way is proving a slippery customer.
Way content to stall in guard here.
Barboozer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer working a defensive guard here.
Way controls from within his opponent's guard.
Further stalling from Way.
Barboozer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Way is one step ahead there.
Barboozer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer being controlled here, momentarily.
Barboozer is trying to keep Way in close.
Way is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Way is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Way puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Way performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barboozer wants to control but Way is keeping busy.
Way is working for a kimura but Barboozer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Way is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barboozer wants to improve his position but Way is controlling well.
Way with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Way is trying to control. Barboozer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Way not doing much here.
Way looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Way performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Way is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Way is controlling the pace.
Barboozer is controlling Way's trapped leg to prevent Way from advancing to side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer tries to get to full guard but Way has control of the leg.
Way perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barboozer is looking for a sweep. Way is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barboozer wants to control but Way is keeping busy.
Way prevents Barboozer from improving his position.
Way is thwarting Barboozer's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer tries to get to full guard but Way has control of the leg.
Barboozer wants to control but Way is keeping busy.
Barboozer makes his way to full guard, as Way worked for a kimura.
Way is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Way pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barboozer is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer 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.
Barboozer being controlled here, momentarily.
Barboozer is controlling Way's posture.
Way controlling from the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer trying to control the position here.
Barboozer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barboozer keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Way is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barboozer is trying to control the position but Way postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Way slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Way gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Way takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
No Way made sure to mention his sponsor, MKFC in his post fight interview. |
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