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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 Andrew Henry and Horst Schlemmer. Henry comes to the cage accompanied by knuck if you buck . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Andrew Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Horst Schlemmer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schlemmer forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Schlemmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schlemmer clinches up against the cage.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schlemmer is looking for a takedown.
Henry wants a takedown.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schlemmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schlemmer clinches.
Schlemmer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
Schlemmer gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Schlemmer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henry after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henry (2) vs (0) Schlemmer
Henry is controlling the pace.
Henry passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (5) vs (0) Schlemmer
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlemmer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlemmer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry '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 works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (8) vs (0) Schlemmer
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schlemmer's legs.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlemmer keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schlemmer is not content to let Henry control the position.
Henry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schlemmer is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Henry working away.
Henry controls the position.
Schlemmer is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry taking a breather here.
Schlemmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schlemmer's legs.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Further stalling from Henry .
Schlemmer is not content to let Henry control the position.
Henry taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer is looking for a sweep.
Henry slows the pace down.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face as Henry controls the position.
Schlemmer stops Henry from passing to mount.
Henry controls the position.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry is trying to move to mount but Schlemmer reverses beautifully and ends up in Henry 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (8) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (10) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlemmer is keeping the position for now.
Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schlemmer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schlemmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Schlemmer, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schlemmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schlemmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schlemmer has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schlemmer is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry stands and throws Schlemmer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (13) vs (2) Schlemmer
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Schlemmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Schlemmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry trying to control the action but Schlemmer is working from the bottom.
Henry content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry working away.
Schlemmer gets back to half guard.
Schlemmer 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.
Henry is looking to advance position but Schlemmer won't allow it.
Henry passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (16) vs (2) Schlemmer
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tries to control but Schlemmer wriggling away.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlemmer wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schlemmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Schlemmer is squirming around, avoiding Henry 's attempts to control the action.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schlemmer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Schlemmer is looking to get to half guard.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlemmer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schlemmer for as long as he can get away with.
Schlemmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schlemmer is squirming around, avoiding Henry 's attempts to control the action.
Schlemmer is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Henry looking to control but Schlemmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schlemmer can't escape the position.
Henry controlling from mount.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry wants to control the pace but Schlemmer is squirming around nicely.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schlemmer tries to lock up and control but Henry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry tries to control but Schlemmer wriggling away.
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry avoids the attempt from Schlemmer to control.
Schlemmer is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schlemmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schlemmer is still trying to improve position.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlemmer wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
A victorious Andrew Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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