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TWGC 26 (155lbs, D4): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Conor McGregor Jr (ranked 6326 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gross (ranked 1392 p4p, 165 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Conor McGregor Jr ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rob Gross!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
McGregor Jr forces Gross back against the cage and clinches.
McGregor Jr jumps guard but Gross stands there with McGregor Jr around his waist. McGregor Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGregor Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGregor Jr gets control of Gross's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGregor Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gross stopping the sweep attempt from McGregor Jr .
Gross tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor Jr is retaining full guard.
Gross being controlled here momentarily.
Gross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor Jr pulls Gross in to control the position.
Gross wants to control from the top but McGregor Jr keeps moving.
Gross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor Jr keeping moving, preventing Gross from controlling successfully.
Gross wants to pass the guard but McGregor Jr is keeping the position.
McGregor Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gross defends it easily.
Gross wants to pass the guard but McGregor Jr is keeping the position.
McGregor Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gross stacks McGregor Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gross! Score +3 for passing guard: McGregor Jr (0) vs (3) Gross
McGregor Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Gross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGregor Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr is looking for a sweep.
McGregor Jr wants to control but Gross postures up.
Gross wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGregor Jr keeps working.
Gross thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McGregor Jr is trying to control but Gross manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: McGregor Jr (0) vs (6) Gross
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr is looking to improve his position but Gross isn't that keen on the idea.
Gross has hold of McGregor Jr 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McGregor Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGregor Jr wants to hold on but Gross pushes him away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gross working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gross trying to control but McGregor Jr is having none of it.
McGregor Jr tries to hold on but Gross postures up.
Gross wants to take his opponent's back but McGregor Jr doesn't allow it.
Gross goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McGregor Jr turns into him and now he's in Gross's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McGregor Jr (2) vs (6) Gross
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gross is keeping the position for now.
Gross wants to sweep but no luck.
Gross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGregor Jr controls the pace.
Gross is trying to keep McGregor Jr in close.
McGregor Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGregor Jr pushes down on Gross's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGregor Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGregor Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gross doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGregor Jr .
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gross trying to control here.
McGregor Jr wants to take a breather but Gross is having none of it.
McGregor Jr passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: McGregor Jr (5) vs (6) Gross
Gross wants to control but McGregor Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gross is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gross tries to hold on but McGregor Jr postures up.
McGregor Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Gross defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McGregor Jr .
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gross can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gross is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGregor Jr trying to control but Gross is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGregor Jr tries to control but Gross wriggling away.
McGregor Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gross is squirming around, avoiding McGregor Jr 's attempts to control the action.
McGregor Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr has control of Gross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gross working to try and regain half guard.
McGregor Jr fails to advance to Gross's back.
Gross is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGregor Jr looking to control but Gross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGregor Jr takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: McGregor Jr (8) vs (6) Gross
McGregor Jr just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Gross right now.
Good control from McGregor Jr .
Gross tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McGregor Jr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gross is surviving well by controlling McGregor Jr 's body position as best he can.
McGregor Jr tries to control but Gross wriggling away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr looking to secure an arm triangle but Gross defends it well.
Gross regains half guard.
McGregor Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGregor Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gross is trying to get back to full guard.
Gross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McGregor Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGregor Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGregor Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McGregor Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGregor Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gross wants to sweep but no luck.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGregor Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Gross looks winded!
Gross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gross is trying to control the position but McGregor Jr postures up.
McGregor Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGregor Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gross looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGregor Jr is one step ahead there.
McGregor Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGregor Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGregor Jr 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McGregor Jr (8) vs (8) Gross
Gross wants to control from the top but McGregor Jr keeps moving.
Gross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGregor Jr is controlling Gross's posture.
McGregor Jr controls Gross momentarily but Gross frees himself.
McGregor Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gross wants to control from the top but McGregor Jr keeps moving.
Gross drops back looking for a leg! McGregor Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGregor Jr manages to kick Gross off! Gross jumps back into McGregor Jr 's guard.
McGregor Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGregor Jr keeping full guard, as Gross tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGregor Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and McGregor Jr gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
McGregor Jr takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
After the fight, Conor McGregor Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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