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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 7502 p4p, 579 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 5227 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poli's choice of entrance music: Tengoku Kara Kaminari. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Wacco Longbardo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Poli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Longbardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Longbardo.
Longbardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Longbardo jumps guard and drags Poli to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Longbardo working for submissions but it's allowed Poli to get to half guard.
Longbardo wants to improve his position but Poli is controlling well.
Longbardo is staying active underneath Poli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longbardo keeping hold of Poli's head, controlling as best he can.
Longbardo tries to get to full guard but Poli has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo is holding on to half guard well.
Longbardo wants to control but Poli is keeping busy.
Longbardo is refusing to be controlled, as Poli sits in half guard.
Poli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Longbardo trying to control here.
Poli tries to pass to full mount but Longbardo defends it.
Longbardo wants to improve his position but Poli is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Poli is thwarting Longbardo's attempts to control the position.
Longbardo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Poli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Poli prevents Longbardo from improving his position.
Poli maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Longbardo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Poli has cracked it and Longbardo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Poli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roli Poli! |
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