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TWGC 16 (185lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Baby Boy Harris and Ewen Davis. Davis has chosen Atreyu-Ex's and oh's as his entrance music. Ewen Davis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Baby Boy Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Ewen Davis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Harris leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris pulls guard successfully.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harris moves into full guard.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Harris controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Davis 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Davis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Harris looking to control.
Davis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris wants to control the position but Davis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (0) vs (3) Davis
Davis wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davis working away.
Davis trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Davis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harris's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Davis's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (2) vs (3) Davis
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davis wins on points by 3 to 2.
A victorious Ewen Davis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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