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HYPE Midget Championship PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Lyric Mann! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Victor Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mann (0) vs (2) Kramer
Kramer wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Kramer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mann has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mann (2) vs (2) Kramer
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Kramer.
Kramer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Mann (5) vs (2) Kramer
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kramer trying to control from the bottom.
Mann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kramer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mann jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mann (8) vs (2) Kramer
Kramer is looking to regain half guard here but Mann keeps moving and retains side control.
Kramer is trying to control Mann's posture but Mann avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to move to mount but Kramer blocks the move with his legs.
Kramer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Mann politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mann prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kramer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mann off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mann (8) vs (6) Kramer
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann fending off the submission attempt from Kramer.
Kramer tightening his grip on Mann, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Mann right now.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kramer on the ground.
Mann is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kramer gets his way!
Mann fending off the submission attempt from Kramer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann just trying to survive but Kramer is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mann turns into Kramer and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mann (10) vs (6) Kramer
Mann advances to half guard.
Mann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mann is looking to advance position but Kramer won't allow it.
Kramer trying to control but Mann postures up.
Mann is looking to advance position but Kramer won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to get back to full guard.
Mann looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mann wants to work for an arm triangle but Kramer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kramer is trying to maintain the position but Mann is very close to passing his half guard.
Kramer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mann passes into side control, despite Kramer's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mann (13) vs (6) Kramer
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kramer being controlled for a moment.
Kramer is trying to improve his position.
Mann takes a little break here. Kramer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mann working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mann controlling from side mount.
Kramer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mann off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mann (13) vs (10) Kramer
Mann rolls, trying to escape but Kramer keeps control of the position.
Kramer working for a choke but Mann reverses nicely into Kramer 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mann (15) vs (10) Kramer
Kramer looking to control.
Mann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mann seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kramer for as long as he can get away with.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kramer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kramer looking for a sweep. Not yet Kramer, not yet.
Mann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kramer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Kramer is retaining full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kramer 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: Mann (15) vs (12) Kramer
Mann tries to get to full guard but Kramer has control of the leg.
Mann desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kramer is working away from the top position though.
Kramer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Mann is defending well.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mann defends it well.
Mann controlling the position well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mann'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.
Kramer is looking for a kimura but Mann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kramer to get the leverage.
Kramer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mann is trying to control but can't.
Kramer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kramer is working away from the top position though.
Kramer passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mann (15) vs (15) Kramer
Mann sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mann is doing well to control the position and prevent Kramer from advancing to side control.
Mann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kramer trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mann controlling Kramer's posture.
Kramer trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Kramer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mann controlling Kramer's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Kramer gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Kramer wins on points by 16 to 15.
A very excited looking Victor Kramer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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