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TWGC 12 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Prathamesh Randhawa and David Yung. Randhawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dhoom Taana. Yung has chosen 陳小春 - 亂世巨星 as his entrance music. David Yung told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Prathamesh Randhawa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; David Yung!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yung clinches up with Randhawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Randhawa fails to pull guard.
Yung jumps into guard, dragging Randhawa to the mat.
Randhawa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randhawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yung working for a triangle but Randhawa defends it easily.
Yung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Randhawa defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randhawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yung is keeping the position for now.
Randhawa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung keeping full guard, as Randhawa tries to pass.
Yung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yung looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Randhawa is defending well. Yung quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Randhawa has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Yung celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Yung!
A very excited looking David Yung made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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