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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 2145 p4p, 234 weight class) and Aldo Crespo (ranked 4772 p4p, 247 weight class). Crespo has chosen Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Sergio Bujol! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Aldo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bujol has closed the distance and engaged Crespo in a clinch.
Bujol pulls Crespo into guard.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
Crespo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crespo looking to sit in guard and control but Bujol gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (2) vs (0) Crespo
Crespo working a defensive guard here.
Bujol pushes down on Crespo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bujol pulls his head out easily.
Bujol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo trying to control from the bottom.
Bujol wants to pass the guard but Crespo is defending well.
Crespo tries to roll over but Bujol keeps him under control.
Bujol controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is looking to improve his position.
Bujol is pressing down on Crespo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crespo is holding on for now.
Bujol not doing much here.
Bujol moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bujol (5) vs (0) Crespo
Bujol tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crespo's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to buck Bujol off but Bujol is having none of it.
Bujol advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bujol (7) vs (0) Crespo
Bujol prevents Crespo from getting the reversal.
Bujol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crespo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crespo is staying active underneath Bujol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bujol (10) vs (0) Crespo
Crespo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bujol off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bujol (10) vs (4) Crespo
Crespo keeps control of the position as Bujol tries to break free.
Bujol trying to control the hands but Crespo breaks the grip.
Crespo wants to control but Bujol manages to buck him off and is now in Crespo's guard! Nice work there by Bujol! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (12) vs (4) Crespo
Bujol looking to pass the guard.
Bujol is looking to advance position but Crespo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bujol (12) vs (8) Crespo
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crespo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bujol is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (14) vs (8) Crespo
Bujol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crespo can't keep his opponent in guard - Bujol advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crespo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crespo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bujol advances to half guard.
Crespo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bujol is trying to work for a kimura but Crespo is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bujol is taking a breather. Crespo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crespo is looking to improve his position.
Crespo wants to sweep but Bujol has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bujol (17) vs (8) Crespo
Bujol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crespo keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is trying to get back to half guard.
Bujol tries to advance to mount but Crespo denies him.
Crespo is trying to escape the position but Bujol is controlling the position.
Bujol tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Crespo tries to bench press Bujol off him but Bujol keeps the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bujol wants to control but Crespo is keeping him busy.
Bujol is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crespo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bujol happy to just control the position for now.
Crespo is looking for a sweep.
Bujol controlling the position from side mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bujol continues to stall.
Bujol is looking to take a break and control but Crespo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bujol advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bujol (19) vs (8) Crespo
Bujol controlling from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bujol'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.
Bujol avoids the attempt from Crespo to control.
Crespo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bujol controlling from mount.
Crespo is looking to improve his position but Bujol isn't that keen on the idea.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bujol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bujol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crespo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bujol tries to control but Crespo wriggling away.
Bujol content just to control the position here.
Bujol swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Crespo is now in Bujol's guard. A big mistake from Bujol there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (19) vs (10) Crespo
Crespo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bujol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crespo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bujol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bujol looking for a sweep. Not yet Bujol, not yet.
Bujol keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo looking to sit in guard and control but Bujol gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (21) vs (10) Crespo
Crespo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bujol is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Crespo. Score +3 for passing guard: Bujol (24) vs (10) Crespo
Bujol controlling from side mount.
Crespo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bujol tries to advance to mount but can't.
Crespo is looking to reverse the position.
Bujol has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Crespo! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bujol (26) vs (10) Crespo
Crespo working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bujol wants to control the pace but Crespo is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bujol goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Crespo turns into him and now he's in Bujol's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bujol (26) vs (12) Crespo
And that's the end of the fight!
Bujol takes the fight on points by 26 to 12.
Our winner, Sergio Bujol, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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