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DARE SUBMISSION SERIES 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Guilherme Mendes (ranked 22190 p4p, 527 weight class) and John Hetherington (ranked 2540 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 5 losses; Guilherme Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Hetherington!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes darts in and clinches Hetherington up against the ropes.
Hetherington has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mendes regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Hetherington
Hetherington preventing the sweep.
Hetherington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hetherington has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.
Mendes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hetherington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hetherington preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mendes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hetherington rolls with it to try and escape but Mendes cranks on the arm and Hetherington is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guilherme Mendes! |
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