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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 6 losses; Moe Lester! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Clayton Ladine!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lester pushes Ladine up against the cage in a clinch.
Ladine goes for a takedown attempt but Lester pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lester seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lester gets a clinch.
Lester tightens his grip and picks Ladine up, before dumping him to the ground. Ladine manages to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lester (2) vs (0) Ladine
Ladine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
Ladine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ladine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ladine is controlling Lester's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladine working for a triangle but Lester defends it easily.
Lester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ladine is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lester throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ladine's body to avoid the submission. Ladine has instead reached around Lester's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ladine arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Clayton Ladine! |
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