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TWGC 41 (265lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Valeri Vakhvakhishvili! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Israel Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Okoye darts in and clinches Vakhvakhishvili up against the cage.
Okoye decides to pull guard.
Vakhvakhishvili wants to control from the top but Okoye keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakhvakhishvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye is continuing to stall.
Vakhvakhishvili is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vakhvakhishvili is fighting to break Okoye's control of his arms but Okoye is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling from the top position.
Vakhvakhishvili looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Okoye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vakhvakhishvili is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakhvakhishvili looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakhvakhishvili sitting in guard here, content to control.
Okoye wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vakhvakhishvili wants to control from the top but Okoye keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Okoye is retaining full guard.
Vakhvakhishvili engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Okoye controlling the position.
Okoye being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okoye holds on and takes a little breather.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Okoye 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.
Vakhvakhishvili looking to pass the guard.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling from the top position.
Okoye looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okoye holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Okoye keeping moving, preventing Vakhvakhishvili from controlling successfully.
Vakhvakhishvili being controlled here momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Okoye keeping moving, preventing Vakhvakhishvili from controlling successfully.
Okoye has control of Vakhvakhishvili's left arm, preventing Vakhvakhishvili from doing any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Okoye keeping moving, preventing Vakhvakhishvili from controlling successfully.
Okoye has control of Vakhvakhishvili's left arm, preventing Vakhvakhishvili from doing any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili wants to pass the guard but Okoye is keeping the position.
Vakhvakhishvili is working hard here to advance position.
Vakhvakhishvili engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vakhvakhishvili trying to control but Okoye is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili is really struggling to control Okoye but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vakhvakhishvili advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Vakhvakhishvili (3) vs (0) Okoye
Okoye wants to control but Vakhvakhishvili postures up.
Okoye tries to bench press Vakhvakhishvili off him but Vakhvakhishvili keeps the position.
Okoye keeps trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili wants to control but Okoye is keeping him busy.
Vakhvakhishvili just content to control the position.
Okoye tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vakhvakhishvili wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Okoye can't do much from the bottom here.
Vakhvakhishvili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okoye is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vakhvakhishvili takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
A very excited looking Valeri Vakhvakhishvili 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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