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SSG 369 Feet vs Helvig PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 23 losses; Paul Gascoigne! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 19 losses; Robert Cap!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cap moves in looking to clinch but Gascoigne pushes him off.
Gascoigne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cap tries to close the distance and clinch but Gascoigne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gascoigne tries to keep at a distance but Cap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gascoigne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cap pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gascoigne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cap sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gascoigne sets himself, and Cap steps forward looking for the clinch! Gascoigne avoids it this time.
Cap clinches up with Gascoigne and pushes him back against the cage.
Gascoigne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cap prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Gascoigne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gascoigne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cap prevents it.
Gascoigne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gascoigne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cap jumps guard.
Cap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cap keeps trying to improve his position.
Gascoigne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gascoigne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cap is keeping the position for now.
Cap can't keep his opponent in guard - Gascoigne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cap trying to get back to full guard but Gascoigne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gascoigne (3) vs (0) Cap
Gascoigne controlling his opponent.
Cap can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cap is squirming around, avoiding Gascoigne's attempts to control the action.
Gascoigne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gascoigne controlling the position easily from mount.
Cap tries to hold on but Gascoigne postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cap tries to reverse the position but Gascoigne maintains control.
Gascoigne controlling the pace for now.
Cap keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gascoigne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cap sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne prevents Cap from improving his position.
Cap is looking to control Gascoigne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cap avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cap tries to get to full guard but Gascoigne has control of the leg.
Gascoigne 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.
Gascoigne prevents Cap from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne content to control rather than advance.
Cap is trying to get back to full guard.
Gascoigne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne wants to pass the guard but Cap is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cap manages to get to full guard.
Gascoigne passes Cap's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gascoigne is controlling the pace.
Cap is trying to get back to full guard.
Cap felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne is taking a breather. Cap says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gascoigne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gascoigne is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cap! Score +3 for passing guard: Gascoigne (6) vs (0) Cap
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne controlling his opponent.
Cap wants to control but Gascoigne is having none of it.
Gascoigne content just to control the position here.
Gascoigne prevents Cap from getting the reversal.
Gascoigne controlling from the full mount.
Cap is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne controlling from the full mount.
Cap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cap wants to control but Gascoigne is having none of it.
Gascoigne controlling from the full mount.
Cap tries to lock up and control but Gascoigne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gascoigne controlling the pace for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne avoids the attempt from Cap to control.
Gascoigne content just to control the position here.
Cap wants to control but Gascoigne is having none of it.
Cap tries to reverse the position but Gascoigne maintains control.
Gascoigne controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gascoigne trying to control but Cap is having none of it.
Gascoigne controlling from mount.
Gascoigne trying to control but Cap is having none of it.
Cap is trying desperately to improve position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cap is still trying to improve position.
Gascoigne controlling from the full mount.
Cap working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cap sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gascoigne trying to control the pace.
Cap is looking to get back to full guard here but Gascoigne has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Gascoigne (9) vs (0) Cap
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne slows the pace down.
Cap sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gascoigne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cap is looking for a sweep. Gascoigne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gascoigne trying to mount his opponent but Cap defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gascoigne takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Paul Gascoigne thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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