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TWGC 18 (265lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 3907 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 4641 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andrey Lapis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Damozzi gets tackled into the cage by Lapis. Lapis maintains the clinch.
Lapis tries to pull guard but Damozzi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lapis drops back down to his feet.
Damozzi manages to pull guard.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.
Damozzi has his foot on Lapis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lapis works his way back into a safe position though.
Lapis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damozzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lapis has managed to get both his arms back between Damozzi's legs - danger averted.
Lapis trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi has Lapis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lapis trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi wants to sweep here but Lapis controlling him for the moment.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Lapis is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lapis defends it easily.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Lapis won't allow Damozzi to sweep him here.
Lapis forces his way into half guard.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Lapis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lapis is looking to take a break and control but Damozzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves into full guard.
Damozzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lapis defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lapis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi controls Lapis momentarily but Lapis frees himself.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Lapis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking for a triangle but Lapis pushes his legs off easily.
Lapis pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi gets full guard.
Lapis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lapis controls the pace.
Damozzi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lapis escapes and throws Damozzi's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lapis (3) vs (0) Damozzi
Damozzi is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi is trying to escape the position but Lapis is controlling the position.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi tries to buck Lapis off but Lapis is having none of it.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to buck Lapis off but Lapis is having none of it.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi is trying to get back to half guard.
Lapis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lapis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damozzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Lapis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damozzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lapis's best efforts.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.
Damozzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Lapis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lapis trying to control from half guard but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.
Damozzi is trying to control but can't.
Lapis is looking to advance position but Damozzi won't allow it.
Damozzi wants to control but Lapis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damozzi tries to get to full guard but Lapis has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lapis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damozzi defends it well.
Damozzi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lapis manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lapis (6) vs (0) Damozzi
Lapis wants to control the pace but Damozzi is squirming around nicely.
Lapis goes for an armbar but Damozzi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Damozzi. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lapis (6) vs (2) Damozzi
Damozzi lying in Lapis's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lapis decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Damozzi taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Lapis!
Our winner, Andrey Lapis, 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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