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TWGC 13 (135lbs, D1): New York Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Predator Burns and Tomas Marley. Burns's entrance music is Jiu-Jitsu. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Predator Burns! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tomas Marley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Burns clinches up with Marley and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns has Marley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns has hold of one of Marley's legs. Marley is fighting the takedown attempt but Burns gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burns (2) vs (0) Marley
Burns trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Marley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (5) vs (0) Marley
Burns wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Burns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marley keeps working.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to get back to half guard.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Marley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marley prevents Burns from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burns advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Burns (7) vs (0) Marley
Marley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burns controlling the pace.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley is refusing to be controlled, as Burns sits in half guard.
Burns controlling the action here.
Marley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marley's guard.
Marley is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marley is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marley is looking to improve his position.
Marley trying to control from the bottom.
Burns wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Marley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marley is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marley is not content to let Burns control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Marley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marley is looking to improve his position.
Marley keeping control of the position.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Marley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Burns sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands and throws Marley's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (10) vs (0) Marley
Marley tries to bench press Burns off him but Burns keeps the position.
Burns controls the position.
Marley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burns is thwarting Marley's attempts to control the position.
Burns passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (13) vs (0) Marley
Marley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns is stalling here but it's allowed Marley to get half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to work for a kimura but Marley is defending well.
Marley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marley.
Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marley working a defensive guard here.
Marley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burns has managed to get both his arms back between Marley's legs - danger averted.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marley controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Marley keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marley looking for a sweep. Not yet Marley, not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Marley being controlled here, momentarily.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns controlling from the top position.
Burns wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Marley is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Marley is adopting a defensive guard.
Marley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marley's guard.
Marley tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Marley is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Marley is working away.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Marley is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Marley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to sweep but Burns has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (16) vs (0) Marley
Burns swings around for an armbar but Marley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Burns's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (16) vs (2) Marley
Marley stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Burns is trying to control the position but Marley postures up.
Burns has an active guard here but Marley has managed to pass into half guard.
Marley trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns tries to get to full guard but Marley has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burns takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
Post fight, an emotional Predator Burns said 'Thanks guys, I have worked hard and the Burns team got me back on track. I regret not starting my career with Bradley Burns and my family but now I'm home.'. |
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