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R7 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Billy Fischer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Rodrigo Lara!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fischer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fischer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lara uses from the top position.
Lara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fischer is keeping the position for now.
Lara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fischer is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara wants to control from the top but Fischer keeps moving.
Fischer 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: Fischer (2) vs (0) Lara
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara is looking for a sweep. Fischer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lara actively working from the bottom here.
Fischer is controlling the pace.
Lara wants to control but Fischer is keeping busy.
Fischer wants to advance to full mount but Lara doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lara is keeping the position for now.
Lara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fischer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fischer continues to stall.
Fischer won't allow Lara to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara wants to hit a sweep here but Fischer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lara there! Score +3 for passing guard: Fischer (5) vs (0) Lara
Lara tries to improve his position but instead Fischer has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Fischer (8) vs (0) Lara
Lara tries to break free.
What can Lara do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lara tries to escape but Fischer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fischer controlling the positon.
Lara tries to roll but Fischer sticks to his back.
Good control from Fischer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fischer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fischer is not going to allow Lara to sit and survive in this position.
Fischer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fischer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Fischer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Fischer.
Fischer keeps control of the position as Lara tries to break free.
Fischer has good solid back control here.
Fischer continues to hold on tight.
Lara can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fischer keeps control of the position easily here as Lara tries to buck him off.
Lara tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fischer is riding his opponent, not letting Lara buck him off.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lara turns into Fischer and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fischer (8) vs (2) Lara
Lara wants to control from the top but Fischer keeps moving.
Fischer pulls Lara in close to prevent any damage.
Lara passes into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fischer is positioning himself well to prevent Lara advancing to mount.
Fischer is looking to improve his position.
Lara is looking to take a break and control but Fischer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fischer! Score +3 for passing guard: Fischer (8) vs (5) Lara
Fischer tries to hold on but Lara pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lara controlling from the full mount.
Lara trying to control but Fischer is having none of it.
Fischer working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fischer working to try and regain half guard.
Lara works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fischer (8) vs (8) Lara
Fischer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lara.
Fischer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lara is trying to control the action in half guard but Fischer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fischer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fischer is holding on to half guard well.
Fischer is pressing down on Lara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fischer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lara won't allow Fischer to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Lara gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Lara wins on points by 9 to 8. |
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