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TWGC 21 (205lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jason Mallister (ranked 6790 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 22908 p4p, 0 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jason Mallister! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mallister tries to clinch up
and Sheven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mallister! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Mallister (0) vs (4) Sheven
Sheven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mallister is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mallister tries to bench press Sheven off him but Sheven keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheven goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mallister rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sheven's guard! Nice work there by Mallister! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mallister (2) vs (4) Sheven
Mallister trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mallister looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven keeping moving, preventing Mallister from controlling successfully.
Mallister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sheven is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sheven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination inform us that Sheven has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mallister wants to pass the guard but Sheven is keeping the position.
Sheven is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheven keeping moving, preventing Mallister from controlling successfully.
Mallister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sheven keeping moving, preventing Mallister from controlling successfully.
Sheven managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mallister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mallister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mallister wants to control from the top but Sheven keeps moving.
Mallister could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sheven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mallister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheven is keeping the position for now.
Sheven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mallister is aware though and is defending well.
Sheven pulls Mallister in close to prevent any damage.
Mallister trying to control but Sheven is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mallister tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheven is retaining full guard.
Mallister wants to control from the top but Sheven keeps moving.
Sheven is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mallister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheven is keeping the position for now.
Mallister is fighting to break Sheven's control of his arms but Sheven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mallister tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheven is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sheven is pulling down on Mallister's head to control his posture.
Mallister is pushing down on Sheven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sheven is fighting to maintain full guard but Mallister has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheven is trying to maintain the position but Mallister is very close to passing his half guard.
Sheven won't allow Mallister to pass to mount.
Mallister wants to take a breather but Sheven is having none of it.
Mallister is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mallister (5) vs (4) Sheven
Mallister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sheven is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mallister working for a guillotine from mount but Sheven is in no mood to give up.
Mallister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mallister goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sheven turns into him and now he's in Mallister's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mallister (5) vs (6) Sheven
Sheven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mallister trying to keep a closed guard but Sheven is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sheven wants to pass the guard but Mallister is keeping the position.
Sheven stands and throws Mallister's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mallister (5) vs (9) Sheven
Sheven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sheven thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mallister gets back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mallister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mallister wants to get back to full guard but Sheven has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mallister (5) vs (12) Sheven
Sheven controlling his opponent.
Sheven wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Sheven controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mallister is squirming around, avoiding Sheven's attempts to control the action.
Sheven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mallister haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mallister tries to lock up and control but Sheven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sheven fails to take his opponent's back.
Sheven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheven jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mallister manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mallister is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sheven is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mallister has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mallister is trying to get back to half guard.
Sheven has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mallister! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mallister (5) vs (14) Sheven
Mallister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sheven working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mallister is working to get back to half guard.
Mallister defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sheven.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mallister is trying to escape the mount.
Mallister tries to control the position but Sheven now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mallister (5) vs (17) Sheven
Sheven working for a choke but Mallister is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheven is looking for the choke from the back position but Mallister is controlling his hands well.
Mallister tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mallister is squirming around, avoiding Sheven's attempts to control the action.
Sheven is working for a guillotine from mount but Mallister frees his head quite easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mallister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mallister is trying to escape the mount.
Mallister is working hard here to advance position.
Mallister tries to hold on but Sheven pushes him away.
Mallister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sheven looking to secure an arm triangle but Mallister defends it well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sheven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sheven is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mallister to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mallister shrugs it off.
Mallister is trying desperately to improve position.
Sheven wants to control the action but instead Mallister gets a body lock and reverses into Sheven's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mallister (7) vs (17) Sheven
Sheven is pulling down on Mallister's head. It's preventing any offense from Mallister, at least for the moment.
Mallister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheven is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mallister trying to control but Sheven is working from the bottom.
Sheven seems keen to control Mallister's posture.
Sheven keeping moving, preventing Mallister from controlling successfully.
Mallister looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mallister looking to sit in guard and control but Sheven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mallister (7) vs (19) Sheven
Mallister 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheven wins on points by 19 to 7. |
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