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TWGC 27 (145lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 3611 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 15053 p4p, 283 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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 4 wins and 2 losses; Chester Drawers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 8 losses; Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Drawers clinches with his opponent.
Drawers goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drawers clinches up against the cage.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drawers after a bit of a struggle.
Drawers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Drawers (4) vs (0) Santos
Santos is trying to control Drawers's posture but Drawers avoids it.
Drawers tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Drawers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is not content to let Drawers control the position.
Drawers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drawers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos is trying to control Drawers's posture but Drawers avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is not content to let Drawers control the position.
Santos wants to control but Drawers postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Drawers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drawers tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Drawers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drawers's guard! Nice work there by Santos! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drawers (4) vs (2) Santos
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drawers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drawers (6) vs (2) Santos
Drawers looking to pass the guard.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drawers is aware though and is defending well.
Drawers trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Drawers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drawers (6) vs (4) Santos
Drawers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santos passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Drawers (6) vs (7) Santos
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drawers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Drawers (6) vs (9) Santos
My spies in Montreal Community Gym inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Drawers is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drawers tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drawers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drawers! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drawers (8) vs (9) Santos
Drawers trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Drawers has passed into half guard!
Santos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos looking for subs from the bottom but Drawers mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Drawers (11) vs (9) Santos
Drawers tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Drawers's body position as best he can.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Santos regains half guard.
Drawers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drawers.
Drawers trying to control from Santos's half guard. Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drawers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Drawers (11) vs (13) Santos
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drawers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drawers tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura but Drawers is defending well.
Drawers can't do much from the bottom here.
Drawers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Drawers is defending well.
Drawers trying to control but Santos postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Drawers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drawers trying to control here.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drawers sees it coming and defends easily.
Drawers moves into full guard.
Drawers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Drawers.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos has gone for a leg lock! Drawers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drawers (13) vs (13) Santos
Santos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drawers stacks Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drawers! Score +3 for passing guard: Drawers (16) vs (13) Santos
Drawers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Drawers but great work by Santos. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Drawers (16) vs (17) Santos
Drawers is not content to let Santos control the position.
Drawers is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura but Drawers is defending well.
Drawers is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Drawers tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drawers has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Santos but great work by Drawers. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Drawers (20) vs (17) Santos
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drawers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Drawers is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Drawers is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drawers prevents Santos from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drawers takes the fight on points by 20 to 17.
A very excited looking Chester Drawers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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