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170 cm
39 yrs
162 lbs



177 cm
35 yrs
161 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 17 losses; Xavier Merlin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 15 losses; Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Read gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Merlin (2) vs (0) Read
We've been hearing good reports from Merlin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Read is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merlin (2) vs (2) Read
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Read wants to pass the guard but Merlin is defending well.
Merlin tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Read is keen to just control but Merlin is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Read is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Merlin keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merlin is trying to maintain the position but Read is very close to passing his half guard.
Merlin is staying active underneath Read, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Read wants to work for an arm triangle but Merlin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merlin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Read prevents Merlin from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read is trying to control. Merlin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Read trying to pass the guard but Merlin defending well.
Merlin wants to control but Read is keeping busy.
Merlin is not content to let Read control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Read wants to take a breather but Merlin is having none of it.
Merlin wants to control but Read is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Read wants to take a breather but Merlin is having none of it.
Merlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Read is fighting to break Merlin's control of his arms but Merlin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Merlin keeping full guard, as Read tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Merlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read wants to pass the guard but Merlin is keeping the position.
Merlin keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Read has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to pass the guard but Merlin is keeping the position.
Read keeps trying to improve his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Read showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Merlin is pulling down on Read's head to control his posture.
Read trying to control but Merlin is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Read seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Merlin keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Merlin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merlin (4) vs (2) Read
Read is pulling down on Merlin's head to control his posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read 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.
Merlin stays in close to Read's body and controls the position.
Merlin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Read for as long as he can get away with.
Read has his hands on Merlin's head, controlling the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merlin is one step ahead there.
Merlin slips nicely into half guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking to improve his position.
Read regains full guard. Nicely done.
Read looking to control.
Merlin controlling from the top position.

Read had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merlin defends it easily.
Read has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Merlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Read working a defensive guard but Merlin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Merlin (7) vs (2) Read
Read can't do much from the bottom here.
Read is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Merlin off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Merlin (7) vs (6) Read

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

Read is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Read looking for the choke but no joy.

Merlin fending off the submission attempt from Read.
Read keeps control of the position as Merlin tries to break free.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Merlin breaks Read's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Merlin (9) vs (6) Read
Read keeping moving, preventing Merlin from controlling successfully.
Merlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Read is retaining full guard.
Read tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Read has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Merlin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Read.
Score +3 for passing guard: Merlin (12) vs (6) Read
Merlin controls the position from side control.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Merlin takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
A victorious Xavier Merlin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
 
 
 
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