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TWGC 43 (205lbs, D1): New York Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Carson Tully! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 19 losses; Bráulio Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tully fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bráulio Etxeberria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tully fails to land the takedown.
Etxeberria gets caught napping as Tully dives in and scores a takedown. Etxeberria manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tully (2) vs (0) Etxeberria
Tully has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tully is stalling in the full guard.
Etxeberria pulls Tully in close to his closed guard and prevents Tully from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tully's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully trying to control but Etxeberria is working from the bottom.
Etxeberria controlling the position.
Etxeberria keeping full guard, as Tully tries to pass.
Tully wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
Etxeberria pulls Tully in close to his closed guard and prevents Tully from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully tries to free his leg and advance position but Etxeberria is retaining full guard.
Tully wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
Tully looking to pass the guard.
Tully being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully stopping the sweep attempt from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria managing to control the position.
Tully trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is pulling down on Tully's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Etxeberria bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tully's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tully (2) vs (2) Etxeberria
Tully manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Etxeberria manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tully (4) vs (2) Etxeberria
Tully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Etxeberria is keeping the position for now.
Tully is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is pulling down on Tully's head. It's preventing any offense from Tully, at least for the moment.
Tully controls from within his opponent's guard.
Etxeberria has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tully looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tully trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tully wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
Etxeberria has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tully wants to pass the guard but Etxeberria is keeping the position.
Etxeberria is adopting a defensive guard.
Tully trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tully advances to half guard.
Etxeberria keeping control of the position.
Etxeberria won't allow Tully to pass to mount.
Etxeberria moves into full guard.
Etxeberria keeping moving, preventing Tully from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tully sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Etxeberria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Etxeberria keeping moving, preventing Tully from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tully looking to pass the guard.
Tully being controlled here momentarily.
Etxeberria 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: Tully (4) vs (4) Etxeberria
Tully is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Etxeberria performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tully wants to get back to full guard.
Tully has a hand on Etxeberria's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Etxeberria takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Tully (4) vs (7) Etxeberria
Etxeberria moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Tully (4) vs (10) Etxeberria
Etxeberria gets his hands free as Tully looks to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tully.
Etxeberria controlling well, preventing Tully from escaping the position.
Good control from Etxeberria.
Tully can't escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tully is working hard here to advance position.
Tully is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Etxeberria's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Etxeberria might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tully is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tully fending off the submission attempt from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Etxeberria wins on points by 10 to 4.
Bráulio Etxeberria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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