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CACC 31 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 3465 p4p, 50 weight class) and Justin Tate (ranked 5700 p4p, 70 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Tom Tomson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Justin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
and Tomson counters by clinching up.
Tomson pulls guard.
Tate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
Tate stays in close to Tomson's body and controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Tomson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tomson (2) vs (0) Tate
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate 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.
Tate is trying to keep Tomson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has control of Tomson's left arm, preventing Tomson from doing any damage.
Tate is trying to control the position but Tomson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to sweep here but Tomson controlling him for the moment.
Tate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tate is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tomson won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to control the position but Tomson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tate holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tate wants to improve his position but Tomson is controlling well.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
Tomson prevents Tate from improving his position.
Tomson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson stalling.
Tomson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tate manages to get to full guard.
Tate trying to control the position.
Tate wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomson stays in close to Tate's body and controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to control.
Tate wants to sweep but no luck.
Tomson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tate working a defensive guard here.
Tate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tomson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tate wants to sweep here but Tomson controlling him for the moment.
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tomson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tate trying to control the position here.
Tomson preventing the sweep.
Tomson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tomson (2) vs (2) Tate
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomson has Tate pulled in close to control his posture.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tomson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tate is one step ahead there.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tomson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tate trying to control but Tomson is working from the bottom.
Tate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tate trying to control but Tomson is working from the bottom.
Tomson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomson controlling Tate's posture.
Tate trying to control but Tomson is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tomson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
Tomson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
Tomson controlling the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
Tate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tomson keeps moving.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Tomson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tomson (4) vs (2) Tate
Tomson postures up.
Tate has Tomson pulled in close to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate wants to control the position but Tomson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tomson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomson takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
After winning the bout, Tom Tomson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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