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TWGC 27 (185lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Humphrey Wellington (ranked 4770 p4p, 465 weight class) and Ross Warring (ranked 7096 p4p, 561 weight class). Warring comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sleep Now in the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Humphrey Wellington! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ross Warring!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Warring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warring swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellington.
Warring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wellington wants to clinch up but Warring keeps it at a distance.
Wellington tries to clinch but Warring is having none of it.
Warring has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warring walks away with a smile on his face. Wellington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wellington is looking to clinch.
Wellington wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington wants to clinch up but Warring keeps it at a distance.
Wellington tries to keep at a distance but Warring has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wellington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warring is trying to trip Wellington. He has hold of a leg but Wellington is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Warring persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wellington (0) vs (2) Warring
Warring sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wellington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wellington is looking for a triangle here but Warring uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (0) vs (5) Warring
Warring thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wellington is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warring controls the position.
Wellington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warring wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Warring wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wellington, who protects the arm well.
Wellington tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warring tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warring has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Warring thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warring in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wellington is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ross Warring!
Ross Warring decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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