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TWGC 36 (205lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Moe Lester! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; LaDarius Frank!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Frank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lester walks away with a smile on his face. Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaDarius Frank.
Lester clinches.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lester has Frank pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lester pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Frank tumbling to the mat - Lester dives into Frank's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lester (2) vs (0) Frank
Lester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Frank keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.
Frank working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank is looking for a triangle here but Lester uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lester (5) vs (0) Frank
Frank tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frank will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Frank tries to bench press Lester off him but Lester keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lester not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lester passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lester (8) vs (0) Frank
Frank being controlled for a moment.
Lester continues to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lester working away.
Frank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lester wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Frank's face as Lester controls the position.
Frank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Lester politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lester prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lester controlling from side mount.
Frank is looking to regain half guard here but Lester keeps moving and retains side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Frank trying to remain calm as Lester controls from the top position.
Frank is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Frank can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank tries to bench press Lester off him but Lester keeps the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lester slows the pace down.
Lester has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frank is trying to improve his position.
Frank manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lester's best efforts.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lester passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lester (11) vs (0) Frank
You can see the frustration on Frank's face as Lester controls the position.
Frank tries to buck Lester off but Lester is having none of it.
Lester is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frank will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Frank is trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lester controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Frank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
Our winner, Moe Lester, 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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