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TWGC 22 (170lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrew Henry (ranked 8053 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorry Benton (ranked 3518 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is knuck if you buck . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 5 losses; Andrew Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jorry Benton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Benton darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Henry has clasped his hands together around Benton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Henry (4) vs (0) Benton
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Henry wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
Benton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benton's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
Benton is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
Benton prevents Henry from moving into mount.
Benton tries to buck Henry off but Henry is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benton's legs.
Henry is staying tight to Benton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Benton is looking to reverse the position.
Benton is letting Henry control him for a moment.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Benton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Henry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Henry wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton manages to get back to half guard.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Benton is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is just content to waste time from the top position. Benton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Benton managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Henry is looking to pass into half guard but Benton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Benton is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (4) vs (2) Benton
Henry trying to control the position.
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry 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: Henry (6) vs (2) Benton
Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henry is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benton controlling Henry 's posture.
Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benton is controlling Henry 's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Henry being controlled here momentarily.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Benton is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benton 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.
Henry trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Benton pulls Henry in to control the position.
Benton trying to control the position.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Henry is really struggling to control Benton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Benton keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benton pulls Henry in to control the position.
Henry wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry is fighting to break Benton's control of his arms but Benton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benton is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is looking to pass Benton's guard but actually Benton recovers to full guard.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry is looking to pass into half guard but Benton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Benton is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Henry (6) vs (4) Benton
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton postures up.
Benton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking to pass the guard.
Benton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henry trying to control the position.
Henry pulls Benton in close to prevent any damage.
Henry is trying to keep Benton in close.
Benton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton is fighting to break Henry 's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Benton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henry 's guard.
Benton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benton.
Henry moves into full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benton wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Benton forces his way into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Benton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Henry wants to control but Benton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benton is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benton is pressing down on Henry 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is defending against the submission attempts here by Benton.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Henry trying to hold on to Benton's head to control him but Benton postures up.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Benton is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.
Benton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry looking to control.
Benton tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Benton forces his way into half guard.
Benton is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Benton trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benton wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.
A relieved looking Andrew Henry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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