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TWGC 27 (185lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jorge Cassel (ranked 4010 p4p, 437 weight class) and Jermaine Fizzelstiks (ranked 6034 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jorge Cassel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jermaine Fizzelstiks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fizzelstiks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorge Cassel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassel gets tackled into the cage by Fizzelstiks. Fizzelstiks maintains the clinch.
Fizzelstiks jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fizzelstiks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fizzelstiks has his hands on Cassel's head, controlling the position.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassel pushes down on Fizzelstiks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fizzelstiks is controlling Cassel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassel content to control rather than advance.
Fizzelstiks gets back to full guard.
Fizzelstiks keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fizzelstiks holds on and takes a little breather.
Cassel wants to control from the top but Fizzelstiks keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fizzelstiks holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fizzelstiks is keeping the position for now.
Fizzelstiks pulls Cassel in to control the position.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Fizzelstiks controlling Cassel's posture.
Cassel looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fizzelstiks being controlled here, momentarily.
Cassel being controlled here momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cassel wants to control from the top but Fizzelstiks keeps moving.
Cassel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cassel is fighting to break Fizzelstiks's control of his arms but Fizzelstiks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cassel trying to control the position from guard on top but Fizzelstiks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cassel looking to pass the guard.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Fizzelstiks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fizzelstiks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cassel is fighting to break Fizzelstiks's control of his arms but Fizzelstiks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Cassel is stalling in the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cassel won't allow Fizzelstiks to sweep him here.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Fizzelstiks has his hands on Cassel's head, controlling the position.
Fizzelstiks keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks is pulling down on Cassel's head to control his posture.
Cassel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cassel trying to control the position from guard on top but Fizzelstiks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks controlling the position.
Cassel trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Cassel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fizzelstiks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cassel is fighting to break Fizzelstiks's control of his arms but Fizzelstiks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cassel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cassel (0) vs (2) Fizzelstiks
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fizzelstiks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cassel is keeping the position for now.
Fizzelstiks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cassel trying to keep a closed guard but Fizzelstiks is proving a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks stays in close to Cassel's body and controls the position.
Cassel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cassel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fizzelstiks stacks Cassel 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 Fizzelstiks! Score +3 for passing guard: Cassel (0) vs (5) Fizzelstiks
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Fizzelstiks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fizzelstiks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fizzelstiks gets to mount! Cassel was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cassel (0) vs (7) Fizzelstiks
Cassel wants to hold on but Fizzelstiks pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cassel has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Cassel (0) vs (10) Fizzelstiks
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizzelstiks controls the action.
Cassel can't escape the position.
Fizzelstiks has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fizzelstiks wins on points by 10 to 0.
Our winner, Jermaine Fizzelstiks, 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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