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TWG 38 (135lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Matt Spanks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Spanks drives through with a takedown into Cheese's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spanks (2) vs (0) Cheese
Spanks has gone for a leg lock! Cheese slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spanks's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (2) vs (2) Cheese
Cheese content to stall in guard here.
Spanks is trying to keep Cheese in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spanks is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to free his leg and advance position but Spanks is retaining full guard.
Spanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Spanks, not yet.
Cheese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Spanks trying to control the position here.
Spanks continues to stall.
Spanks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cheese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spanks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cheese has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Spanks (2) vs (5) Cheese
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Spanks tries to buck Cheese off but Cheese is having none of it.
Spanks is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese is staying tight to Spanks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spanks tries to bench press Cheese off him but Cheese keeps the position.
Spanks being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Cheese 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.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Spanks is looking for a sweep.
Spanks wants to control but Cheese postures up.
Cheese controls the position.
Spanks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cheese working away.
Spanks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cheese staying calm.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Spanks tries to buck Cheese off but Cheese is having none of it.
Spanks is trying to escape the position but Cheese is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Spanks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spanks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spanks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
Spanks wants to control but Cheese postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
Cheese controlling from side mount.
Spanks struggling a bit here.
Spanks is looking to regain half guard here but Cheese keeps moving and retains side control.
Cheese controls the position from side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Spanks tries to improve position but can't.
Spanks wants to control but Cheese postures up.
Spanks trying to remain calm as Cheese controls from the top position.
Spanks is holding Cheese down, trying to stall.
Cheese taking a breather here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is being controlled here.
Cheese is continuing to stall.
Spanks tries to improve position but can't.
Cheese taking a breather here.
Spanks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cheese slows the pace down.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Spanks is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is looking for a sweep.
Cheese controls the position.
Spanks is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Cheese politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cheese prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cheese's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheese wins on points by 5 to 2.
After winning the bout, Richard Cheese 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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