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Event:
TWGC 28 (135lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 05, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Haller (ranked 3197 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Sac (ranked 5251 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; David Haller! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Nicholas Sac!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Haller moves into the clinch.
Haller has hold of one of Sac's legs. Sac is fighting the takedown attempt but Haller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Haller (2) vs (0) Sac
Sac managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Sac has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sac is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sac's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sac wants to control but Haller passes easily into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sac can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sac is trying to maintain the position but Haller is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Haller in particular looking to stall.
Sac controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sac is trying to control but can't.
Haller is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sac trying to control here.
Sac is looking to get back to full guard here but Haller has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Haller (5) vs (0) Sac
Sac struggling a bit here.
Haller has control of an arm but Sac manages to advance to Haller's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Haller (5) vs (4) Sac
Haller trying to control the position but Sac manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sac is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Haller turns into Sac and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haller (7) vs (4) Sac
Sac has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sac is trying to keep Haller in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haller is fighting to break Sac's control of his arms but Sac is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haller content to stall in guard here.
Sac controls Haller momentarily but Haller frees himself.
Sac managing to control the position.
Haller pushes down on Sac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sac keeping control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sac is trying to control but can't.
Haller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Haller (10) vs (4) Sac
Sac tries to improve his position but instead Haller has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Haller (13) vs (4) Sac
Haller not allowing Sac to control his hands.
Good control from Haller.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Haller trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Haller biding his time, controlling Sac.
Sac trying to control but not successfully.
Sac tries to roll but Haller sticks to his back.
Sac trying to control the action but Haller just sinks the hooks in.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sac looks winded!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haller controls the action.
Haller is not going to allow Sac to sit and survive in this position.
Haller tries to get the hooks in deep but Sac pushed the leg off.
Haller is really struggling to control Sac but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sac rolls, trying to escape but Haller keeps control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sac trying to control the action but Haller just sinks the hooks in.
Haller controls the action.
Sac trying to control the hands but Haller won't let him.
Sac looking very determined here, making life difficult for Haller.
I really don't envy Sac right now.
Sac looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sac is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Haller is staying active.
Haller keeps control of the position as Sac tries to break free.
Sac trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sac wants to escape the position.
Haller controlling from the back.
Sac tries to escape the position.
Haller is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Haller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Haller is looking to control Sac but Sac is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sac trying to control but not successfully.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haller avoiding Sac 's attempts to control his hands.
Haller controlling from the back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sac trying to control the position but Haller manages to sink in the hooks.
Sac can't escape the position.
Haller trying to control.
Sac tries to roll but Haller sticks to his back.
Sac trying to control but not successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sac is keeping busy.
Sac just trying to survive but Haller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sac manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haller's guard. Nice work there by Sac.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haller (13) vs (6) Sac
Haller trying to control the position.
Haller pulls Sac in to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Haller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haller has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haller trying to keep a closed guard but Sac is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haller takes the fight on points by 13 to 6.
Our winner, David Haller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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