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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 5A 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Darden Kane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Jermaine Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Kane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson goes for a takedown attempt but Kane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pearson gets caught flat footed, as Kane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kane (2) vs (0) Pearson
Kane won't allow Pearson to sweep him here.
Pearson wants to improve his position but instead Kane has moved into half guard.
Pearson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kane not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson trying to hold on to Kane's head to control him but Kane postures up.
Kane stalling.
Pearson is looking to improve his position.
Pearson trying to control from the bottom.
Pearson wants to get back to full guard but Kane has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (5) vs (0) Pearson
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggling a bit here.
Pearson is looking to reverse the position.
Pearson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pearson trying to remain calm as Kane controls from the top position.
Pearson is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane controlling from side mount.
Kane has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Pearson wants to control but Kane postures up.
Pearson is trying to improve his position.
Pearson wants to control but Kane postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane controls the position.
Pearson tries to bench press Kane off him but Kane keeps the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kane in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Pearson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position but Pearson is working away.
Kane working away.
Pearson tries to improve position but can't.
Pearson wants to control but Kane postures up.
Pearson tries to bench press Kane off him but Kane keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Pearson is looking for a sweep.
Pearson is being controlled here.
Pearson is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Pearson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to improve his position.
Pearson wants to control but Kane postures up.
Pearson being controlled for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to control but Kane postures up.
Kane taking a breather here.
Pearson is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is still trying to improve position.
Kane taking a breather here.
Kane working away.
Kane moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Pearson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Pearson is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Pearson is being controlled here.
Pearson struggling a bit here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kane is staying active.
Pearson is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Pearson is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kane controlling from side mount.
Kane working away.
Pearson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Kane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kane prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pearson struggling a bit here.
Pearson is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Pearson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pearson gets back to half guard.
Pearson trying to control here.
Kane is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pearson is trying to maintain the position but Kane is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson tries to roll over but Kane keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane takes the fight on points by 5 to 0. |
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