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TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bastien Harris and Rogue Four. Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Bastien Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rogue Four!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Four darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Four regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harris (2) vs (0) Four
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Four isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Four on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (5) vs (0) Four
Four can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four seems a little lost for a moment, as Harris dominates the positioning.
Four can't do much from the bottom here.
Four tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (7) vs (0) Four
Four regains half guard.
Four tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Four makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Four.
Four is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Four working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Four looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into half guard.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Four gets full guard.
Harris advances to half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four gets full guard.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Four 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.
Four being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris continues to stall.
Four is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Four is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Four is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Four looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Four up and slammed him! Four can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (10) vs (0) Four
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Four looks to move to half guard but instead Harris has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (12) vs (0) Four
Four is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Four is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Harris has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Harris (15) vs (0) Four
Harris controls the position.
Four wants to escape the position.
Four 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.
Four holds on, trying desperately to control.
Four is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Four is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Four tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four is trying to reverse the position but instead Harris has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Harris (18) vs (0) Four
Harris controlling well, preventing Four from escaping the position.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Four wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
Four is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Four is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Four is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Four is really stuck here.
Four looks winded!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Four tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Four's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harris controls the action.
Four is really stuck here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Four tries to buck him off.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
Four is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
Four tries to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Four doesn't escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Four trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Four tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Four right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 18 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Bastien Harris gave a big smile as he said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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