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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Logan Justis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Justis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Justis (0) vs (2) Sanchez
Sanchez trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
Justis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Justis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Justis is retaining full guard.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez pushes down on Justis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Justis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is pressing down on Justis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Justis is holding on for now.
Justis wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Justis defends it.
Sanchez trying to advance position but Justis counters by regaining guard.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justis is keeping the position for now.
Justis trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Justis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Justis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Justis controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justis is keeping the position for now.
Justis is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Justis is keeping the position.
Justis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sanchez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Justis. Score +3 for passing guard: Justis (0) vs (5) Sanchez
Justis sneaks back into half guard.
Justis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Justis is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stalling away here and it's allowed Justis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Justis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Justis'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.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Justis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Justis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Justis manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Justis's guard.
Justis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Justis looking to control.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Justis is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
Justis pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justis pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands and throws Justis's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Justis (0) vs (8) Sanchez
Justis is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Justis is working away.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Justis! Score +2 for reaching mount: Justis (0) vs (10) Sanchez
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Justis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Justis is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Justis is squirming around nicely.
Justis tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez looking to control but Justis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Justis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Justis tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Justis is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Justis is defending the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Justis wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Justis is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez wants to control but Justis is keeping him busy.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Justis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Justis defending well.
Justis wants to get back to full guard.
Justis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Justis defending well.
Justis is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Justis (0) vs (13) Sanchez
Sanchez advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Justis (0) vs (15) Sanchez
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Justis is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Justis is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justis is looking to escape.
Justis regains half guard.
Justis is trying is best to control the position here.
Sanchez trying to control the pace.
Justis trying to control here.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Justis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Justis is trying to control but can't.
Justis is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Justis tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justis keeps working.
Justis trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Justis moves into full guard.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Justis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Justis (2) vs (15) Sanchez
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Justis in close.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Justis pushing down on Sanchez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justis looking to pass the guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Justis wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Justis pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez is pulling down on Justis's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanchez wins on points by 15 to 2.
After the fight, Jesus Sanchez 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.
In defeat, Logan Justis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit'. |
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