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TWGC 17 (205lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jay Gatsby and John Gites. Gites has chosen Eminem - Above The Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Jay Gatsby! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; John Gites!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gatsby moves into range and clinches up with Gites.
Gatsby has picked Gites up - he's going for a ride! Gatsby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gatsby (2) vs (0) Gites
Gites is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.
Gatsby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gites works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gatsby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gites is trying to keep Gatsby in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby tries to free his leg and advance position but Gites is retaining full guard.
Gatsby content to stall in guard here.
Gites looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gites manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gatsby manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gatsby (2) vs (2) Gites
Gites tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatsby is retaining full guard.
Gites works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gatsby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gatsby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gites manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gatsby (4) vs (2) Gites
Gites trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites 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: Gatsby (4) vs (4) Gites
Gites works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gatsby (4) vs (7) Gites
Gites trying to control the action but Gatsby is working from the bottom.
Gatsby is trying to control Gites's posture but Gites avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby manages to get back to half guard.
Gatsby is looking for a sweep. Gites is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gites is looking for a kimura but Gatsby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gites to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is controlling Gites's trapped leg to prevent Gites from advancing to side control.
Gites is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gatsby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gites seems to be looking for submissions.
Gites trying to pass the guard but Gatsby defending well.
Gites is keen to just control but Gatsby is a slippery customer.
Gatsby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gites is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gites wants to control but Gatsby is keeping him busy.
Gites trying to pass the guard but Gatsby defending well.
Gites is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gatsby defends it well.
Gatsby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gatsby won't allow Gites to pass to mount.
Gatsby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gites jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gatsby (4) vs (10) Gites
Gites thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gatsby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is not content to let Gites control the position.
Gatsby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gatsby is working hard here to advance position.
Gatsby is trying to control Gites's posture but Gites avoids it.
Gites trying to control the action but Gatsby is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gites working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gatsby manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gatsby (6) vs (10) Gites
Gites is trying to get back to full guard.
Gites has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gatsby is working away from the top position though.
Gites wants to improve his position but Gatsby is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gatsby (9) vs (10) Gites
Gatsby controls the position.
Gatsby wants to control but Gites is keeping him busy.
Gatsby controls the position.
Gatsby trying to control the position but Gites is working away.
Gites 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.
Gites is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gatsby off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gatsby (9) vs (14) Gites
Gatsby is really stuck here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gites tightening his grip on Gatsby, looking for the choke.
Gatsby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gatsby tries to lock up and control but Gites gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gites can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gatsby is looking to escape.
Gites is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gatsby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gatsby is not content to let Gites control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby trying to control here.
Gatsby desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gites is thwarting Gatsby's attempts to control the position.
Gites wants to pass the guard but Gatsby is defending well.
Gatsby preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is not content to let Gites control the position.
Gites is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gites performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gites prevents Gatsby from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gites wants to free his trapped foot but Gatsby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gatsby tries to roll over but Gites keeps him under control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby keeping hold of Gites's head, controlling as best he can.
Gites is working for a submission of some sort.
Gites tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gatsby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gatsby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gites's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gites's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gatsby (13) vs (14) Gites
A lull in the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gites knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gites for a finish.
Gatsby is riding his opponent, not letting Gites buck him off.
Gites wants to escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gites looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gatsby.
Gatsby is looking for the choke from the back position but Gites is controlling his hands well.
Gatsby doesn't have the hooks in and Gites manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gatsby (13) vs (16) Gites
Gatsby keeping full guard, as Gites tries to pass.
Gatsby has his foot on Gites's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gites works his way back into a safe position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gites advances to half guard.
Gites wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gatsby keeps working.
Gatsby is looking for a sweep. Gites is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gites is looking to advance position but Gatsby won't allow it.
Gites uses his free foot to push down on Gatsby's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gatsby. Score +3 for passing guard: Gatsby (13) vs (19) Gites
Gatsby gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gatsby gets full guard.
Gatsby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gites wins on points by 19 to 13.
John Gites is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Gites thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jay Gatsby stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, I had him. I don't think I'd have lost if... In fact, I'm sure I won this fight, hope you give me a rematch, old sport. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can... of course you can. '. |
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