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ADWGC 9 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Indigo Starseed (ranked 11427 p4p, 663 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 673 p4p, 104 weight class). Svensson has chosen Hells Bells - ACDC as his entrance music. Sven Svensson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 10 losses; Indigo Starseed! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Starseed turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Starseed (4) vs (0) Svensson
Svensson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Starseed's best efforts.
Svensson trying to get back to full guard but Starseed takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Starseed (7) vs (0) Svensson
Starseed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Starseed prevents Svensson from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starseed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed manages to capitalize on a mistake by Svensson to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Starseed (10) vs (0) Svensson
Svensson tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Svensson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Starseed.
Svensson wants to escape the position.
Starseed is riding his opponent, not letting Svensson buck him off.
Svensson tries to roll but Starseed sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starseed controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson tries to escape but Starseed has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Svensson keeps trying to improve his position.
Svensson trying to control the position but Starseed manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starseed controlling the positon.
Starseed keeps control of the position as Svensson tries to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starseed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Starseed's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Good control from Starseed.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Svensson is trying to break free.
Good control from Starseed.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to break free.
Starseed is riding his opponent, not letting Svensson buck him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to escape the position.
Starseed controlling the position well here. Svensson rolled but Starseed kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Svensson is in bad spot here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starseed controlling the position well here. Svensson rolled but Starseed kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Svensson can't escape the position.
Starseed controlling from the back.
Svensson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Starseed seems content to control.
Svensson wants to get back to full guard.
Svensson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Starseed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Starseed has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Starseed (13) vs (0) Svensson
Starseed trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Starseed in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Svensson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Starseed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starseed wants to control for a moment but Svensson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Svensson wants to get back to full guard but Starseed has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Starseed (16) vs (0) Svensson
Starseed controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starseed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Svensson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starseed avoids the attempt from Svensson to control.
Starseed controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Starseed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svensson is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starseed takes the fight on points by 16 to 0.
Indigo Starseed retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Indigo Starseed said 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'. |
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