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LEVEL 3 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joshua Whitlock! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whitlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitlock swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaire.
Whitlock tries to keep at a distance but Zaire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaire pulls guard effortlessly.
Zaire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitlock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zaire is controlling Whitlock's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire looking for a guillotine here but Whitlock defends easily.
Whitlock postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
Zaire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitlock wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.
Whitlock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zaire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whitlock wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitlock defends well.
Zaire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Whitlock from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitlock is really struggling to control Zaire but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zaire trying to control the position.
Zaire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Whitlock looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitlock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zaire working for a triangle but Whitlock defends it easily.
Zaire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Whitlock wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Whitlock is proving a slippery customer.
Zaire working for a triangle but Whitlock defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitlock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zaire is controlling Whitlock's posture.
Whitlock trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zaire looking to control.
Whitlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire keeping full guard, as Whitlock tries to pass.
Zaire controls Whitlock momentarily but Whitlock frees himself.
Whitlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitlock defends well.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Whitlock is proving a slippery customer.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Whitlock from controlling successfully.
Zaire is trying to control the position but Whitlock postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whitlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
Zaire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitlock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitlock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitlock is stalling in the full guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Whitlock from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Zaire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitlock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Whitlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitlock wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitlock is aware though and is defending well.
Whitlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
Whitlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire is looking for a triangle but Whitlock pushes his legs off easily.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Whitlock from controlling successfully.
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitlock defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Whitlock from controlling successfully.
Zaire is looking for a triangle but Whitlock pushes his legs off easily.
Zaire trying to control the position.
Zaire trying to control the position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock looking to pass the guard.
Zaire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitlock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaire is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitlock controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Zaire gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Zaire wins on points by 1 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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