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CACC 38 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 3720 p4p, 322 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 3770 p4p, 326 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Tanner Pounds! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pounds shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pounds definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pounds shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pounds tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Pounds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pounds has hold of one of Kim's legs. Kim is fighting the takedown attempt but Pounds gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (0) Kim
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Pounds trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at Far-Q Fight Club inform us that Kim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pounds being controlled here momentarily.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Pounds stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Kim controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Pounds preventing the sweep.
Pounds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pounds trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kim is trying to control the position but Pounds postures up.
Pounds showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim looking to control.
Pounds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Pounds controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Pounds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pounds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
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.
Pounds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is trying to control the position but Pounds postures up.
Pounds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to control the position but Pounds postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (2) Kim
Pounds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pounds is controlling Kim's posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounds wants to control but Kim passes easily into half guard.
Pounds gets full guard.
Pounds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (4) vs (2) Kim
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pounds has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pounds takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Tanner Pounds thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Yasol Kim had this to say: 'Perkele'. |
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