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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 1B 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 0 wins and 0 losses; Andy Ettish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Malo Tavara!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ettish moves in looking to clinch but Tavara pushes him off.
And Tavara tries to counter it with a takedown but Ettish pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ettish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ettish tries to pull guard but Tavara holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ettish drops back down to his feet.
Ettish fails to pull guard.
Ettish tries to pull guard but Tavara won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Ettish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavara pulls Ettish into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ettish drops back looking for a leg! Tavara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tavara manages to kick Ettish off! Ettish jumps back into Tavara's guard.
Ettish forces his way into half guard.
Tavara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ettish maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tavara could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ettish has cracked it and Tavara is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ettish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Ettish!
Andy Ettish seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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