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TWGC 16 (185lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Glenn Williamson and Lethal Larry. Larry has chosen Promise Man as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Glenn Williamson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Lethal Larry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Williamson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larry is fending him off so far but Williamson persists. Nope, Larry circles away and we're back to standing.
Williamson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Larry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larry with the counter takedown but Williamson avoids it easily.
Larry pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Larry pulls guard.
Williamson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larry is looking for a triangle but Williamson pushes his legs off easily.
Williamson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williamson trying to control but Larry is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson is looking to advance position but Larry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Williamson (0) vs (4) Larry
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Williamson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larry.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williamson stops Larry from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Williamson is trying desperately to improve position.
Larry moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Williamson (0) vs (7) Larry
Williamson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Williamson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Larry has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Williamson trying to control but not successfully.
Larry is trying to stick to Williamson's back but Williamson is turning into Larry. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Larry's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Williamson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Williamson (2) vs (7) Larry
Larry 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: Williamson (2) vs (9) Larry
Larry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williamson defends it well.
Williamson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (2) vs (12) Larry
Williamson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Larry seems to be working for a kimura but Williamson defends the submission attempt.
Larry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williamson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larry.
Williamson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to control but Larry is keeping busy.
Larry seems to be looking for submissions.
Williamson is controlling Larry's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Williamson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williamson looking to control.
Larry advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (2) vs (15) Larry
Larry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Larry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williamson, who protects the arm well.
Williamson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williamson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williamson.
Williamson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Larry postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Larry stands and throws Williamson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (2) vs (18) Larry
Larry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williamson stops Larry from passing to mount.
Larry working away.
Larry tries to advance to mount but Williamson denies him.
You can see the frustration on Williamson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A control attempt from Williamson but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Williamson (2) vs (20) Larry
Williamson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Williamson (2) vs (23) Larry
Larry is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williamson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Williamson trying to control the hands but Larry breaks the grip.
Williamson tries to roll but Larry sticks to his back.
Williamson trying to control the hands but Larry breaks the grip.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Larry is trying to stick to Williamson's back but Williamson is turning into Larry. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Larry's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Williamson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Williamson (4) vs (23) Larry
Williamson trying to control but Larry is working from the bottom.
Williamson advances to half guard.
Larry wants to get back to full guard.
Larry is staying active underneath Williamson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williamson seems to be looking for submissions.
Williamson is working for a kimura but Larry is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williamson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Larry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larry 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: Williamson (4) vs (25) Larry
Larry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williamson is just riding it out for now. Larry eventually gives up the hold.
Larry is thwarting Williamson's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to control but Larry manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Williamson (4) vs (28) Larry
Larry has control of Williamson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williamson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williamson working to try and regain half guard.
Larry tries to control but Williamson wriggling away.
Williamson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larry.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Larry is looking to work his way around to Williamson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Williamson is looking to improve his position but Larry isn't that keen on the idea.
Williamson tries to hold on but Larry pushes him away.
Williamson prevents Larry from taking his back.
Larry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williamson wants to control but Larry is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Larry fails to move to back control.
Larry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williamson is trying to escape the mount but Larry keeps good control and instead manages to take Williamson's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Williamson (4) vs (31) Larry
Williamson is in bad spot here.
Williamson fending off the submission attempt from Larry.
Larry is persistently looking for the submission but Williamson is defending it well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Larry controlling well, preventing Williamson from escaping the position.
Larry gets his hands free as Williamson looks to control.
Williamson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Williamson tries to escape the position.
Williamson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Larry's arms.
Williamson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Larry goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Williamson is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Williamson (6) vs (31) Larry
Williamson trying to control but Larry is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williamson defends it easily.
Larry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williamson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry wins on points by 31 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, Lethal Larry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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