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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jermaine Fizzelstiks (ranked 23923 p4p, 543 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 6325 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jermaine Fizzelstiks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Fizzelstiks moves into the clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Fizzelstiks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fizzelstiks (2) vs (0) Gracie
Fizzelstiks is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Iron mikes mma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Fizzelstiks has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fizzelstiks (5) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fizzelstiks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fizzelstiks (7) vs (0) Gracie
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks continues to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks'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.
Gracie has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Fizzelstiks (10) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gracie wants to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fizzelstiks keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Fizzelstiks controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks avoiding Gracie 's attempts to control his hands.
Fizzelstiks controlling from the back.
Further stalling from Fizzelstiks.
That's eight 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.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Fizzelstiks really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gracie.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Fizzelstiks is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
Fizzelstiks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fizzelstiks takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
After winning the bout, Jermaine Fizzelstiks 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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