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TWG 38 (135lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Destin Craven! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tzien takes the fight into the clinch.
Craven is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tzien gets control of Craven's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tzien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Tzien is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tzien 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.
Tzien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Tzien has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Craven (3) vs (0) Tzien
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tzien prevents Craven from improving position.
Craven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Craven trying to control the action but Tzien is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tzien is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tzien keeps working.
Craven advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Craven (5) vs (0) Tzien
Craven fails to advance to Tzien's back.
Tzien is wriggling around trying to escape.
Craven looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Craven is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tzien to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tzien shrugs it off.
Tzien prevents Craven from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tzien is looking to escape.
Tzien is desperately trying to improve his position but Craven has a good base and remains in mount.
Craven wants to control the pace but Tzien is squirming around nicely.
Tzien prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Craven tries to take Tzien's back but instead Tzien uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tzien is staying active underneath Craven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tzien is pressing down on Craven's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Craven trying to control but Tzien is working from the bottom.
Tzien working for a triangle but Craven defends it easily.
Tzien keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tzien is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Craven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tzien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tzien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Craven (8) vs (0) Tzien
Craven is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tzien knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Craven tries to move to mount but Tzien blocks the move with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tzien is trying to get back to half guard.
Tzien is trying to control Craven's posture but Craven avoids it.
Craven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Craven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tzien keeps Craven under control for a moment.
Craven working away.
Craven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tzien, who protects the arm well.
Craven tries to move to full mount but Tzien actually manages to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Craven is working for a submission of some sort.
Craven is working for a submission of some sort.
Craven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Craven is looking for a kimura but Tzien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Craven to get the leverage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Craven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Tzien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven is trying to work for a kimura but Tzien is defending well.
Tzien keeping hold of Craven's head, controlling as best he can.
Tzien is defending against the submission attempts here by Craven.
Tzien works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tzien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
Tzien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Craven's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Craven (8) vs (2) Tzien
Tzien stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Craven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tzien pushes down on Craven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Craven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Craven has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tzien has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Craven (8) vs (5) Tzien
Tzien trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven wants to control but Tzien postures up.
Tzien trying to control the position but Craven is working away.
You can see the frustration on Craven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Craven tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tzien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Tzien slows the pace down.
Tzien advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Craven (8) vs (7) Tzien
Craven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tzien trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tzien might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Craven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Craven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tzien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tzien prevents Craven from getting the reversal.
Tzien moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Craven (8) vs (10) Tzien
Craven is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tzien's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Craven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Craven works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tzien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
Tzien slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Craven (8) vs (13) Tzien
Tzien tries to move into full mount but can't pass Craven's legs.
Craven struggling a bit here.
Craven is looking for a sweep.
Craven tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tzien presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Craven (8) vs (15) Tzien
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tzien fails to advance to Craven's back.
Craven is trying desperately to improve position.
Tzien jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craven manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Craven wants to control but Tzien postures up.
Craven tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tzien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Craven sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzien trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
Tzien works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Craven (8) vs (18) Tzien
And that's the end of the fight!
Tzien wins on points by 18 to 8.
Hratch Tzien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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