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EMPIRE 4 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 10183 p4p, 814 weight class) and Devon Smith (ranked 13877 p4p, 828 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 12 losses; Greco Roman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Roman has a takedown stuffed.
Roman tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Roman is stalling in the full guard.
Roman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith pulls Roman in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roman'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.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
Roman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roman advances to half guard.
Roman is taking a breather. Smith 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman prevents Smith from improving his position.
Roman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Roman is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Roman seems content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roman is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Smith keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Roman content to control rather than advance.
Roman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roman is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Roman is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Roman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Roman from advancing position.
Smith tries to roll over but Roman keeps him under control.
Roman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to hold on to Roman's head to control him but Roman postures up.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Roman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roman controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith controls Roman momentarily but Roman frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pulling down on Roman's head. It's preventing any offense from Roman, at least for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Roman gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Roman takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
Greco Roman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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