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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Drotski and Jonthan Henry . Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonthan Henry enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Julian Drotski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henry drives through and clinches with Drotski against the cage.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry stands there with Drotski around his waist. Drotski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drotski jumps guard but Henry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry pulls guard.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drotski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Henry 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotski advances to half guard.
Drotski controlling the action here.
Drotski wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Drotski is controlling the pace.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry is controlling Drotski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Drotski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry is positioning himself well to prevent Drotski advancing to mount.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has his hands on Drotski's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping full guard, as Drotski tries to pass.
Drotski is stalling in the full guard.
Henry has Drotski pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry looking to control.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry pulls Drotski in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to stall in guard here.
Henry is controlling Drotski's posture.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry looking to control.
Drotski stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drotski has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (3) vs (0) Henry
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents Drotski from moving into mount.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drotski happy to just control the position for now.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Henry 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.
Henry looking for a sweep but Drotski has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Drotski (5) vs (0) Henry
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drotski controlling the pace for now.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drotski wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Drotski is staying active.
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Drotski keeps him under control.
Drotski uses his free foot to push down on Henry 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henry . Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (8) vs (0) Henry
Drotski controlling from mount.
Drotski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Henry to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (11) vs (0) Henry
Henry trying to control the position but Drotski manages to sink in the hooks.
Henry is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Henry rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Drotski has control of the leg.
Henry wants to control but Drotski is keeping busy.
Henry looks winded!
Henry wants to improve his position but Drotski is controlling well.
Henry keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drotski is one step ahead there.
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Drotski has passed into half guard.
Drotski content to control rather than advance.
Drotski'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.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Drotski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Drotski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Drotski is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry won't allow Drotski to pass to mount.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henry holds on and takes a little breather.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drotski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry is in trouble now - Drotski has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Drotski (14) vs (0) Henry
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drotski controlling his opponent.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
Drotski controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drotski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Drotski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Henry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drotski wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Henry is trying to reverse the position but instead Drotski has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Drotski (17) vs (0) Henry
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to escape the position.
Drotski has good solid back control here.
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Drotski gets his hands free.
Good control from Drotski.
Drotski has the hooks in. Henry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Drotski takes the fight on points by 17 to 0. |
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