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TWGC 45 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bernardo Belmiro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Mego Kong Ho Choi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Belmiro gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Belmiro (2) vs (0) Ho Choi
Belmiro controlling the pace.
Ho Choi wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Ho Choi is defending well.
Ho Choi tries to get to full guard but Belmiro has control of the leg.
Belmiro controlling the action here. #T2#
Ho Choi won't allow Belmiro to pass to mount.
Ho Choi 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.
Belmiro is taking a breather. Ho Choi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Belmiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belmiro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Belmiro trying to advance position but Ho Choi counters by regaining guard.
Belmiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Belmiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho Choi is retaining full guard.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro slips nicely into half guard.#T3#
Belmiro is controlling the pace.
Belmiro works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Belmiro (5) vs (0) Ho Choi
Belmiro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T4#
Ho Choi can't do much from the bottom here.
Belmiro just content to control the position.
Belmiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ho Choi for as long as he can get away with.
Ho Choi wants to control but Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro controls the position from side control.#T5##T6#
Belmiro continues to stall.#T7#
Belmiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T8##T9#
Ho Choi is trying to control Belmiro's posture but Belmiro avoids it.
Ho Choi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ho Choi manages to get back to half guard.
Belmiro trying to advance position but Ho Choi counters by regaining guard.
Belmiro won't allow Ho Choi to sweep him here.
Ho Choi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belmiro controls the pace.#T10#
Ho Choi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho Choi, not yet.
Belmiro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Belmiro.
Ho Choi keeping full guard, as Belmiro tries to pass. #T11#
Belmiro slips nicely into half guard.
Belmiro content to control rather than advance.
Ho Choi trying to control but Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro wants to pass to mount but Ho Choi is defending the position.
Belmiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T12#
Further stalling from Belmiro.
Ho Choi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ho Choi 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.
Belmiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More hug and hope from Belmiro.#T13#
Ho Choi keeping full guard, as Belmiro tries to pass.
Belmiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belmiro slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Belmiro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T14#
Belmiro is looking to advance position but Ho Choi won't allow it.
Belmiro is taking a breather. Ho Choi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belmiro works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Belmiro (8) vs (0) Ho Choi
Belmiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belmiro takes the fight on points by 8 to 0. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Sambo Sam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Woodie Maykit!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Maykit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sam tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maykit is in Sam's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sam (0) vs (2) Maykit
Sam has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maykit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maykit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sam wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maykit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sam is pulling down on Maykit's head to control his posture.
Sam 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.
Maykit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maykit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maykit controlling from the top position.
Maykit being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Maykit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sam is pulling down on Maykit's head. It's preventing any offense from Maykit, at least for the moment.
Maykit content to stall in guard here.
Sam managing to control the position.
Sam being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Maykit won't allow Sam to sweep him here.
Sam controlling the position.
Maykit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sam has Maykit pulled in close to control his posture.
Maykit content to stall in guard here.
Sam controlling the position.
Maykit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maykit trying to control the position from guard on top but Sam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maykit looking to pass the guard.
Sam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maykit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Maykit being controlled here momentarily.
Maykit stopping the sweep attempt from Sam.
Maykit 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.
Sam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sam has Maykit pulled in close to control his posture.
Maykit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sam holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
Maykit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maykit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maykit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sam controlling Maykit's posture.
Maykit wants to pass the guard but Sam is keeping the position.
Maykit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sam wants to sweep but no luck. #T5#
Maykit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maykit wants to control from the top but Sam keeps moving.
Maykit stands and throws Sam's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (0) vs (5) Maykit
Sam is not content to let Maykit control the position.
Sam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (2) vs (5) Maykit
Sam wants to pass to mount but Maykit is defending the position.
Maykit wants to get back to full guard.
Maykit wants to control but Sam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sam is thwarting Maykit's attempts to control the position.#T6#
Sam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maykit is looking for a sweep. Sam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maykit desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Maykit is not content to let Sam control the position.
Sam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maykit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maykit tries to roll over but Sam keeps him under control.
Sam trying to pass the guard but Maykit defending well. #T7#
Maykit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sam is thwarting Maykit's attempts to control the position.
Maykit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sam is stalling in the full guard.
Maykit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maykit is adopting a defensive guard.#T8#
Sam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sam looking to pass the guard.
Maykit is pulling down on Sam's head. It's preventing any offense from Sam, at least for the moment.
Maykit being controlled here, momentarily.
Maykit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sam is one step ahead there. #T9#
Sam trying to control but Maykit is working from the bottom.
Sam tries to free his leg and advance position but Maykit is retaining full guard.
Sam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sam won't allow Maykit to sweep him here.
Maykit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maykit has his hands on Sam's head, controlling the position.
Maykit wants to sweep but no luck. #T10#
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but Maykit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maykit pulls Sam in to control the position.
Sam stopping the sweep attempt from Maykit.
Sam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maykit controlling the position.
Sam 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.
Maykit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T11#
Maykit looking for a sweep. Not yet Maykit, not yet.
Sam trying to control but Maykit is working from the bottom.
Sam tries to free his leg and advance position but Maykit is retaining full guard.
Maykit can't keep his opponent in guard - Sam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sam not doing much here.
Sam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maykit keeps working.
Sam prevents Maykit from improving his position.
Sam trying to control the action but Maykit is working from the bottom.
Sam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maykit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maykit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sam trying to control but Maykit is working from the bottom. #T12#
Maykit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sam 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.
Sam trying to control but Maykit is working from the bottom.
Maykit is controlling Sam's posture.
Sam passes into half guard.
Sam is keen to just control but Maykit is a slippery customer.
Maykit is trying to control but can't.
Sam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sam trying to pass the guard but Maykit defending well. #T13#
Maykit tries to get to full guard but Sam has control of the leg.
Sam controlling the action here.
Maykit trying to control from the bottom.
Maykit gets back to full guard.
Maykit keeping full guard, as Sam tries to pass.
Maykit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T14#
Sam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maykit is trying to keep Sam in close.
Sam 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.
Maykit is controlling Sam's posture.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maykit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maykit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sam is fighting to break Maykit's control of his arms but Maykit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maykit wins on points by 5 to 2.
Woodie Maykit really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hawaii Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Senger Line! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Line drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Line (2) vs (0) Tijhoff
Tijhoff is controlling Line's posture.
Line wants to pass the guard but Tijhoff is keeping the position.
Line seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tijhoff pulls Line in to control the position.
Line slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Line pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tijhoff is keeping the position for now.
Tijhoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Line is one step ahead there.
Tijhoff is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Line looking to pass the guard.
Line trying to control the position from guard on top but Tijhoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Line wants to pass the guard but Tijhoff is keeping the position.
Tijhoff controls Line momentarily but Line frees himself.
Line pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tijhoff is keeping the position for now.
Tijhoff keeping moving, preventing Line from controlling successfully.
Tijhoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Line is one step ahead there.
Tijhoff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Line engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tijhoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
Line's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tijhoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tijhoff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Line pushes down on Tijhoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Line content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tijhoff tries to get to full guard but Line has control of the leg.
Line keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tijhoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tijhoff controls Line momentarily but Line frees himself.
Line passes Tijhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Line wants to pass the guard but Tijhoff is defending well. #T3#
Tijhoff is trying to control but can't.
Line keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tijhoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tijhoff controlling the position well.
We've been hearing good reports from Line's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Line slows the pace down in half guard.
Tijhoff is positioning himself well to prevent Line advancing to mount.
Line sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Line wants to pass to mount but Tijhoff is defending the position.
Line is working hard here to advance position.
Well, if Line is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T4#
Tijhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Line slows the pace down in half guard.
Tijhoff trying to control but Line postures up.
Tijhoff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tijhoff is pulling down on Line's head to control his posture.
Line 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.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Tijhoff.
Tijhoff is trying to keep Line in close.
Tijhoff 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.
Line controlling from the top position.
Tijhoff has control of Line's left arm, preventing Line from doing any damage. #T5#
Tijhoff is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Tijhoff has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Line preventing the sweep.
Line wants to control from the top but Tijhoff keeps moving.
Tijhoff pulls Line in close to his closed guard and prevents Line from doing any damage or advancing position.
Line content to stall in guard here.
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tijhoff seems keen to control Line's posture.#T6#
Line advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Line (5) vs (0) Tijhoff
Line working away.
Tijhoff tries to improve position but can't.
Tijhoff is being controlled here.
Line's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Line wants to control but Tijhoff is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tijhoff is not content to let Line control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T7#
Line working away.
A lull in the action here as Line stalls from top position.
Line wants to control but Tijhoff is keeping him busy.
Tijhoff tries to improve position but can't.
Line trying to control the action but Tijhoff is working from the bottom.
Line controlling the position. #T8#
Tijhoff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Line controlling from side mount.
Tijhoff is trying to improve his position.
Tijhoff can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#T9#
Tijhoff tries to bench press Line off him but Line keeps the position.
Line content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tijhoff tries to buck Line off but Line is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tijhoff is trying to control Line's posture but Line avoids it.
Tijhoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tijhoff manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Line controlling the pace.
Line trying to pass the guard but Tijhoff defending well.
Line looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Line trying to control from half guard but Tijhoff is working away.
Tijhoff is trying to get back to full guard.#T10#
The fighters are battling for position here. Tijhoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tijhoff looking to control.
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Line has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tijhoff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tijhoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Line (5) vs (2) Tijhoff
Tijhoff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tijhoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Line knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Line keeping hold of Tijhoff's head, controlling as best he can. #T11#
Line tries to get to full guard but Tijhoff has control of the leg.
Tijhoff is controlling the pace.
Line moves into full guard.
Line has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tijhoff looking to pass the guard.
Line can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tijhoff controls the pace.
Line managing to control the position.
Tijhoff wants to control from the top but Line keeps moving. #T12#
Tijhoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tijhoff.
Tijhoff wants to pass the guard but Line is keeping the position.
Line trying to control the position here.
Tijhoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tijhoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T13#
Line controlling the position.
Further stalling from Line.
Tijhoff controlling from the top position.
Line wants to sweep here but Tijhoff controlling him for the moment.
Tijhoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T14#
Tijhoff preventing the sweep.
Tijhoff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Line is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tijhoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tijhoff advances to half guard.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tijhoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Line does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tijhoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Line trying to control from the bottom.
Tijhoff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Line is trying to maintain the position but Tijhoff is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Line takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Senger Line decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mark Norman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Mr Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Penn tries to clinch there but Norman circles away.
Norman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Norman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Norman finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Norman (2) vs (0) Penn
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Norman wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn is pulling down on Norman's head to control his posture.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Norman controls the pace.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Norman content to stall in guard here.
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn controlling Norman's posture.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Norman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norman being controlled here momentarily.
Norman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at HELLCADEMY that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Norman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn is trying to control the position but Norman postures up.
Norman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Penn is trying to keep Norman in close.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Norman stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Norman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norman is one step ahead there. #T4#
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Norman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn managing to control the position.
Norman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penn holds on and takes a little breather. #T5#
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn pulls Norman in close to prevent any damage.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman is working hard here to advance position.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Norman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T6#
Norman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Norman pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Norman controlling the pace.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Norman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T7#
Penn managing to control the position.
Penn trying to control the position.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn pulls Norman in close to his closed guard and prevents Norman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Norman is stalling in the full guard.
Norman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
Norman passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Norman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T8#
Penn is in trouble now - Norman has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (5) vs (0) Penn
Norman controlling from mount.
Penn 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.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Norman trying to control the pace.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Norman is very close to passing his half guard.
Norman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T9#
Norman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Norman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Norman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Penn is looking to control Norman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norman wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Norman sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T10#
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn keeping full guard, as Norman tries to pass.
Norman preventing the sweep.
Penn trying to control the position here.
Norman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Norman stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Penn looking to control.
Norman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now. #T11#
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn is trying to control the position but Norman postures up.
Norman stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Norman postures up.
Norman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T12#
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman is stalling in the full guard.
Norman postures up.
Penn keeping full guard, as Norman tries to pass.
Penn is trying to control the position but Norman postures up. #SUB2#
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Norman defends it easily.
Norman sitting in guard here, content to control. #T13#
Norman postures up.
Penn pulls Norman in close to prevent any damage.
Norman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penn controls Norman momentarily but Norman frees himself.
Norman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T14#
Norman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penn's guard.
Penn wants to control but Norman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn won't allow Norman to pass to mount.
Norman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Penn reverses the position - he's now on top in Norman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (5) vs (2) Penn
Norman is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
Penn 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.
Norman keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman has Penn pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Norman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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