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CWC 349 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Phil St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Delisle tries to sprawl out of it but St. Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delisle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Delisle feints and as St. Georges raises his hands in defense, Delisle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (0) vs (2) Delisle
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Delisle controlling him for the moment.
Delisle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is pulling down on Delisle's head. It's preventing any offense from Delisle, at least for the moment.
Delisle 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.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Delisle is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delisle controls the pace.
St. Georges looking to control.
Delisle stays in close to St. Georges's body and controls the position.
St. Georges 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.
Delisle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle 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.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle is still trying to improve position.
St. Georges is controlling Delisle's posture.
Delisle controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
Delisle looking to pass the guard.
Delisle is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delisle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
St. Georges 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Delisle tries to pass.
Delisle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delisle is stalling in the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control the position.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Delisle postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Delisle 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.
Delisle looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delisle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.
Delisle is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Delisle keeps moving.
St. Georges won't allow Delisle to sweep him here.
Delisle working a defensive guard but St. Georges manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (7) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle is working to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
Delisle gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Delisle is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delisle moves into full guard.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Delisle keeps moving.
Delisle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delisle's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delisle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delisle keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Delisle wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
Delisle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St. Georges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Delisle working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delisle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Delisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
St. Georges stands and throws Delisle's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (10) vs (2) Delisle
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Delisle is trying to improve his position.
Delisle trying to remain calm as St. Georges controls from the top position.
Delisle is looking to reverse the position.
St. Georges tries to advance to mount but Delisle instead regains half guard.
Well, if St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is pressing down on Delisle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delisle is holding on for now.
St. Georges is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delisle is just riding it out for now. St. Georges eventually gives up the hold.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Delisle defending well.
Delisle is trying to control but can't.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delisle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges stalling.
Delisle trying to hold on to St. Georges's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges controlling the action here.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Delisle for as long as he can get away with.
Delisle is looking to improve his position.
Delisle 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.
Delisle regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges passes Delisle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if St. Georges 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.
Delisle is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delisle is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Delisle tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
Delisle looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Delisle is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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