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TWGC 43 (205lbs, D3): Finals - 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; George Tucker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Gabriel Mil!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mil clinches with his opponent.
Mil gets underhooks to prevent Tucker's takedown attempt.
Tucker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tucker jumps guard.
Mil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tucker pulls Mil in to control the position.
Mil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tucker is keeping the position for now.
Mil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mil tries to free his leg and advance position but Tucker is retaining full guard.
Mil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker controlling the position.
Mil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mil trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tucker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Mil tries to pass.
Mil advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mil prevents Tucker from improving his position.
Mil is pressing down on Tucker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tucker is holding on for now.
Mil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Mil has control of the leg.
Mil tries to pass to full mount but Tucker defends it.
Mil is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tucker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Mil is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mil trying to control from half guard but Tucker is working away.
Tucker tries to roll over but Mil keeps him under control.
Mil is thwarting Tucker's attempts to control the position.
Tucker keeping control of the position.
Mil stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is positioning himself well to prevent Mil advancing to mount.
Mil is looking to advance position but Tucker won't allow it.
Mil moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Tucker (0) vs (3) Mil
Tucker is trying to improve his position.
Tucker manages to get back to half guard.
Tucker wants to control but Mil is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mil wants to pass the guard but Tucker is defending well.
Mil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Mil is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker is not content to let Mil control the position.
Mil trying to mount his opponent but Tucker defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mil is thwarting Tucker's attempts to control the position.
Mil is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Tucker (0) vs (6) Mil
Mil looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mil tries to control but Tucker wriggling away.
Tucker regains half guard.
Tucker is trying to control but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mil tries to pass to full mount but Tucker defends it.
Tucker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mil's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tucker (4) vs (6) Mil
Mil is really stuck here.
Tucker controlling from the back.
Mil tries to escape the position.
Tucker is trying to stick to Mil's back but Mil is turning into Tucker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tucker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mil. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tucker (4) vs (8) Mil
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mil trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tucker pulls Mil in close to his closed guard and prevents Mil from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Mil is proving a slippery customer.
Tucker looking to control but Mil passes into half guard.
Mil content to control rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mil 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.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Tucker moves into full guard.
Tucker trying to control the position here.
Mil tries to free his leg and advance position but Tucker is retaining full guard.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Mil postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tucker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mil is one step ahead there.
Mil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tucker wants to sweep but no luck.
Tucker is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tucker wants to sweep here but Mil controlling him for the moment.
Mil looking to pass the guard.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mil passes Tucker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tucker tries to roll over but Mil keeps him under control.
Mil is looking to advance position but Tucker won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tucker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tucker controls Mil momentarily but Mil frees himself.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Mil from controlling successfully.
Tucker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Mil is proving a slippery customer.
Mil trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tucker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tucker (6) vs (8) Mil
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tucker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mil is keeping the position for now.
Tucker pushes down on Mil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tucker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tucker trying to mount his opponent but Mil defends it.
Tucker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tucker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mil is looking for a sweep. Tucker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mil keeps trying to improve his position.
Tucker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mil wins on points by 8 to 6.
After winning the bout, Gabriel Mil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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