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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Olympia Unchained and The Metaphysical Magician. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Olympia Unchained! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; The Metaphysical Magician!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Unchained drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Unchained (4) vs (0) Magician
Unchained content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Magician struggling a bit here.
Magician manages to work his way to half guard, despite Unchained's best efforts.
Magician tries to get to full guard but Unchained has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magician actively working from the bottom here.
Unchained takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magician wants to improve his position but Unchained is controlling well.
Magician looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Magician for as long as he can get away with.
Magician won't allow Unchained to pass to mount.
Unchained performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Magician has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Unchained tries to pass to full mount but Magician defends it.
Magician looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magician trying to hold on to Unchained's head to control him but Unchained postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magician is looking to improve his position.
Unchained seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Unchained wants to free his trapped foot but Magician is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Unchained in particular looking to stall.
Magician won't allow Unchained to pass to mount.
Unchained not doing much here.
Magician looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magician looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magician is looking for a sweep. Unchained is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but Magician defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained tries to pass to full mount but Magician defends it.
Unchained is working hard here to advance position.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Unchained is looking to advance position but Magician won't allow it.
Unchained not doing much here.
Magician trying to hold on to Unchained's head to control him but Unchained postures up.
Magician is concentrating on defense, preventing Unchained from advancing position.
Unchained not doing much here.
Magician wants to control but Unchained is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Unchained in particular looking to stall.
Magician looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Unchained trying to mount his opponent but Magician defends it.
Magician wants to control but Unchained is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Unchained slows the pace down in half guard.
Magician is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but Magician defending well.
Unchained prevents Magician from improving his position.
Unchained tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magician knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magician looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unchained content to control rather than advance.
Magician wants to sweep but Unchained has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Unchained (7) vs (0) Magician
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Magician's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magician is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Unchained off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Unchained (7) vs (4) Magician
Unchained looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Magician has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Unchained has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Unchained preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Magician.
Unchained tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magician goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Unchained turns into him and now he's in Magician's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Unchained (9) vs (4) Magician
Unchained definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Magician has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unchained can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unchained is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Unchained tries to free his leg and advance position but Magician is retaining full guard.
Unchained slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Magician looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Unchained passes into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magician wants to control but Unchained is keeping busy.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magician tries to roll over but Unchained keeps him under control.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but Magician defending well.
Magician actively working from the bottom here.
Unchained takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Magician slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magician has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unchained can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magician has his foot on Unchained's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Unchained works his way back into a safe position though.
Unchained sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magician working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unchained doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unchained manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Unchained passes Magician's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Unchained tries to pass to full mount but Magician defends it.
Magician trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Unchained (12) vs (4) Magician
Magician wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Unchained (15) vs (4) Magician
Unchained is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Unchained is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Magician knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Magician for a finish.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Magician trying to control but not successfully.
Unchained is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Magician trying to control the action but Unchained just sinks the hooks in.
Unchained biding his time, controlling Magician.
Magician tries to escape but Unchained has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Magician rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Magician actively working from the bottom here.
Unchained wants to free his trapped foot but Magician is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Unchained is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Unchained works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Unchained (18) vs (4) Magician
Unchained tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Unchained just content to control the position.
Unchained'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.
Unchained tries to move to mount but Magician blocks the move with his legs.
Unchained is looking to take a break and control but Magician is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Unchained stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unchained wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magician keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unchained takes the fight on points by 18 to 4.
Olympia Unchained spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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