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TWGC 21 (135lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 4640 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Garcia (ranked 7260 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - This Is England. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Ben Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; David Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Garcia clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Garcia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Garcia manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (0) vs (3) Garcia
Garcia trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (0) vs (6) Garcia
Garcia not allowing Johnson to control his hands.
Garcia tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson trying to control the hands but Garcia won't let him.
Garcia has the hooks in. Johnson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
Garcia looks winded!
Johnson can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Garcia's guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (6) Garcia
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson'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.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia 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: Johnson (2) vs (8) Garcia
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia 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 Johnson. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (2) vs (11) Garcia
Garcia has knee on belly momentarily but Johnson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson gets full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has an active guard here but Garcia has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson trying to get back to full guard but Garcia takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (2) vs (14) Garcia
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to take Johnson's back but he can't do it this time.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Garcia fails to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Garcia looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garcia wins on points by 14 to 2. |
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