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EMP 7 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 482 p4p, 59 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 17321 p4p, 731 weight class). Harland has chosen We Don't Know as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 9 losses; Antonio Camatta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Camatta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harland manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Camatta (2) vs (0) Harland
Harland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Camatta manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camatta (2) vs (2) Harland
Harland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Camatta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Camatta has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camatta (4) vs (2) Harland
Camatta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Camatta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Camatta 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.
Camatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Harland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland being controlled here, momentarily.
Camatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harland wants to sweep but no luck.
Camatta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camatta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camatta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camatta advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Camatta (7) vs (2) Harland
Camatta is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harland's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camatta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harland, who protects the arm well.
Camatta trying to control the action but Harland is working from the bottom.
Harland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Camatta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harland is refusing to be controlled, as Camatta sits in half guard.
Harland wants to improve his position but Camatta is controlling well.
Camatta stalling.
Camatta works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Camatta (10) vs (2) Harland
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta tries to control but Harland wriggling away.
Harland wants to control but Camatta is having none of it.
Camatta controlling the position easily from mount.
Camatta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harland is looking to escape.
Harland is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harland keeps trying to improve his position.
Camatta content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camatta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harland tries to hold on but Camatta postures up.
Camatta fails to advance to Harland's back.
Camatta can't control as he wanted to and Harland manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Harland is controlling Camatta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harland keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.
Harland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Camatta controlling from the top position.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Harland keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Camatta content to stall in guard here.
Harland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camatta 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.
Camatta'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.
Camatta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harland dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camatta (10) vs (4) Harland
Harland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harland wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform me that Harland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harland might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Camatta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harland is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camatta looking to control.
Harland wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
Camatta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Camatta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland trying to control but Camatta is working from the bottom.
Camatta has his foot on Harland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harland works his way back into a safe position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camatta wants to sweep here but Harland controlling him for the moment.
Harland being controlled here momentarily.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Camatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland won't allow Camatta to sweep him here.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Camatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camatta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harland avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harland is pushing down on Camatta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camatta is fighting to maintain full guard but Harland has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harland is trying to work for a kimura but Camatta is defending well.
Harland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Camatta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Camatta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harland slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Camatta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Camatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camatta can't keep his opponent in guard - Harland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harland is looking to take a break and control but Camatta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Camatta has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harland trying to control from half guard but Camatta is working away.
Camatta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Camatta controlling Harland's posture.
Harland is looking to pass into half guard but Camatta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Camatta is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camatta (12) vs (4) Harland
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camatta is one step ahead there.
Camatta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camatta takes the fight on points by 12 to 4.
Antonio Camatta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Zander Harland stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'. |
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