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TWGC 23 (145lbs, D4): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bakkes Ackerman (ranked 24896 p4p, 466 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 20769 p4p, 467 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ackerman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Da' Vat Hy!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bakkes Ackerman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ackerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long clinches.
Long manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Long looking to control.
Ackerman looking to pass the guard.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ackerman is one step ahead there.
Ackerman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ackerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackerman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ackerman looking to pass the guard.
Long trying to control the position.
Ackerman 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.
Ackerman postures up.
Ackerman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long has Ackerman pulled in close to control his posture.
Ackerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ackerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ackerman trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ackerman is really struggling to control Long but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ackerman drops back looking for a leg! Long is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Long manages to kick Ackerman off! Ackerman jumps back into Long's guard.
Long keeping moving, preventing Ackerman from controlling successfully.
Ackerman tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ackerman trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Ackerman content to stall in guard here.
Ackerman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ackerman wants to pass to mount but Long is defending the position.
Ackerman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Long keeping hold of Ackerman's head, controlling as best he can.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is staying active underneath Ackerman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long trying to control but Ackerman postures up.
Ackerman is trying to control. Long wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ackerman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ackerman is stalling here. Long is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ackerman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Long has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ackerman (0) vs (4) Long
Ackerman is looking to regain half guard here but Long keeps moving and retains side control.
Ackerman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Long's best efforts.
Ackerman gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Long stands and throws Ackerman's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ackerman (0) vs (7) Long
Ackerman is not content to let Long control the position.
Ackerman is trying to get back to half guard.
Ackerman is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long trying to control the action but Ackerman is working from the bottom.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ackerman is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Ackerman manages to get back to half guard.
Ackerman gets full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Long is one step ahead there.
Ackerman pulls Long in to control the position.
Ackerman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Long manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ackerman (2) vs (7) Long
Ackerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ackerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Long looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Long looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Long! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ackerman (2) vs (11) Long
Ackerman sneaks back into half guard.
Ackerman actively working from the bottom here.
Long is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ackerman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ackerman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ackerman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ackerman controls Long momentarily but Long frees himself.
Long looking to pass the guard.
Ackerman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Long trying to control but Ackerman is working from the bottom.
Ackerman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Long avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Long trying to control but Ackerman is working from the bottom.
Ackerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ackerman has his foot on Long's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Long works his way back into a safe position though.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ackerman is keeping the position for now.
Long avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Long not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Long drops back looking for a leg! Ackerman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ackerman manages to kick Long off! Long jumps back into Ackerman's guard.
Ackerman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Long puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ackerman tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Ackerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Long pulls his head out easily.
Long is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ackerman wants to improve his position but Long is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ackerman.
Ackerman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ackerman (4) vs (11) Long
Long controls Ackerman momentarily but Ackerman frees himself.
Ackerman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long keeping full guard, as Ackerman tries to pass.
Ackerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Long looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Long looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Long! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ackerman (4) vs (15) Long
Ackerman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Long taking a breather here.
Ackerman is looking for a sweep.
Ackerman regains half guard.
Long stalling.
Ackerman trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Ackerman is defending against the submission attempts here by Long.
Long trying to control the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ackerman is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ackerman (6) vs (15) Long
Ackerman won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Long keeping moving, preventing Ackerman from controlling successfully.
Ackerman drops back looking for a leg! Long is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Long manages to kick Ackerman off! Ackerman jumps back into Long's guard.
Long looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ackerman (6) vs (17) Long
Ackerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ackerman looking to control.
Long forces his way into half guard.
Ackerman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Long controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long is thwarting Ackerman's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long wins on points by 17 to 6.
Our winner, Brandon Long, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Bakkes Ackerman spoke after the fight, saying 'I can assure you all today : This will never happen again!'. |
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