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TWGC 21 (205lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Don Glover (ranked 2140 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanford Fanning (ranked 1864 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 5 losses; Don Glover! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sanford Fanning!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Glover has closed the distance and engaged Fanning in a clinch.
Fanning goes for a takedown attempt but Glover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Glover decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Glover (2) vs (0) Fanning
Fanning wants to control but Glover is keeping busy.
Fanning is controlling Glover's trapped leg to prevent Glover from advancing to side control.
Glover wants to control but Fanning is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover wants to free his trapped foot but Fanning is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Glover is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Glover is trying to work for a kimura but Fanning is defending well.
Fanning holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Glover sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Glover seems to be working for a kimura but Fanning defends the submission attempt.
Glover is trying to control the action in half guard but Fanning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanning wants to improve his position but Glover is controlling well.
Glover wants to pass the guard but Fanning is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fanning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Glover sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fanning trying to keep a closed guard but Glover is proving a slippery customer.
Glover looking to sit in guard and control but Fanning gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glover (2) vs (2) Fanning
Fanning wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fanning postures up.
Glover is really struggling to control Fanning but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Glover has his foot on Fanning's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fanning works his way back into a safe position though.
Fanning forces his way into half guard.
Fanning works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Glover (2) vs (5) Fanning
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fanning trying to control from half guard but Glover is working away.
Glover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fanning trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fanning passes Glover's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fanning with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Glover wants to improve his position but Fanning is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fanning is trying to work for a kimura but Glover is defending well.
Fanning is trying to control. Glover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fanning is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Glover sees it coming and defends easily.
Glover looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fanning prevents Glover from improving his position.
Fanning is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fanning takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Glover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to roll over but Fanning keeps him under control.
Fanning stalling.
Glover tries to get to full guard but Fanning has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Glover gets full guard.
Glover 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: Glover (4) vs (5) Fanning
Fanning is trying to control but can't.
Fanning tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Fanning is still trying to improve position.
Glover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fanning does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fanning tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Fanning holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Glover trying to mount his opponent but Fanning defends it.
Glover is stalling here. Fanning is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Glover seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fanning has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Glover (4) vs (9) Fanning
Glover is looking to regain half guard here but Fanning keeps moving and retains side control.
Fanning tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fanning has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fanning wants to control but Glover is keeping him busy.
Fanning might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Glover haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Glover is trying to control Fanning's posture but Fanning avoids it.
Fanning goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Glover has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fanning but great work by Glover. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Glover (8) vs (9) Fanning
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fanning is not content to let Glover control the position.
Fanning trying his best to control but Glover has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Glover (10) vs (9) Fanning
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fanning can't escape the position.
Fanning sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fanning is looking to control Glover's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fanning avoid being mounted?
Fanning is staying active underneath Glover, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Glover trying to control from Fanning's half guard. Fanning has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fanning is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fanning keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
Glover looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fanning throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Glover escapes and throws Fanning's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Glover (13) vs (9) Fanning
Glover just content to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Glover trying to control the action but Fanning is working from the bottom.
Glover is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fanning will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fanning gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fanning is trying to control but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fanning keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Glover controlling the action here.
Glover trying to control from Fanning's half guard. Fanning has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fanning is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glover wants to pass the guard but Fanning is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glover takes the fight on points by 13 to 9. |
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