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TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bastien Harris and Eddie Melo. Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. Melo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Max Webster- Toronto Tontos. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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 9 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Melo prevents the takedown attempt.
Melo goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris jumps into guard, dragging Melo to the mat.
Melo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
Melo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Melo 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.
Harris seems keen to control Melo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Melo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Melo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harris pulls Melo in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Melo trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo is still trying to improve position.
Harris has Melo pulled in close to control his posture.
Melo trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Melo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Melo is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harris (4) vs (0) Melo
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Harris'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.
Melo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melo tries to control Harris's body but Harris pushes him off. Melo squirms to his side and now Harris has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Harris (7) vs (0) Melo
Harris is trying to stick to Melo's back but Melo is turning into Harris. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harris's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Melo. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (7) vs (2) Melo
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Melo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Melo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling Melo's posture.
Melo trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Melo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harris controlling Melo's posture.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melo wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Melo forces his way into half guard.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Melo sits in half guard.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Melo is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.
Melo wants to advance to full mount but Harris doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
Melo pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Melo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melo is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
Melo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Harris's thigh. Harris counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Melo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Melo is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Melo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Melo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Melo in particular looking to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Melo passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (7) vs (5) Melo
Melo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Melo is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Melo the control monster continue. Boring.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Melo's attempts to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Melo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Melo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melo looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Melo controlling from mount.
Melo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Melo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Melo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melo fails to take his opponent's back.
Harris is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Melo is having none of it.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harris prevents Melo from taking his back.
Harris tries to hold on but Melo pushes him away.
Melo wants to take his opponent's back but Harris doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo controlling the pace for now.
Melo looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 7 to 5.
As Bastien Harris got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: 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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