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TWGC 18 (265lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hercules Fortier (ranked 7499 p4p, 702 weight class) and Ramses Fiddlesticks (ranked 5280 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hercules Fortier! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ramses Fiddlesticks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fortier forces Fiddlesticks back against the cage and clinches.
Fortier gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fiddlesticks regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fortier (2) vs (0) Fiddlesticks
Fortier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fiddlesticks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fortier postures up.
Fiddlesticks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fortier is aware though and is defending well.
Fiddlesticks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fortier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fortier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fiddlesticks on the ground.
Fiddlesticks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fortier defends well.
Fiddlesticks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier 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.
Fiddlesticks keeping full guard, as Fortier tries to pass.
Fiddlesticks looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddlesticks wants to sweep here but Fortier controlling him for the moment.
Fiddlesticks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fortier is aware though and is defending well.
Fiddlesticks looks winded!
Fortier tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiddlesticks is retaining full guard.
Fortier is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fortier slips nicely into half guard.
Fiddlesticks trying to control but Fortier postures up.
Well, if Fortier is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddlesticks gets full guard.
Fortier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiddlesticks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fortier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fortier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiddlesticks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiddlesticks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiddlesticks being controlled here, momentarily.
Fortier'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddlesticks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fortier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fortier has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fiddlesticks to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fortier is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fiddlesticks pulls down on the head and he's put Fortier to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ramses Fiddlesticks!
Ramses Fiddlesticks managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Lion Fightwear, into his post fight interview. |
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