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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Michael Scarn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Scarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scarn (0) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scarn is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges trying to move into half guard but instead Scarn has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (2) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Scarn tries to pass.
Scarn 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St. Georges 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (2) vs (4) St. Georges
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scarn is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
Scarn 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.
St. Georges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scarn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St. Georges has managed to get both his arms back between Scarn's legs - danger averted.
St. Georges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Scarn is defending well.
St. Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Scarn is having none of it.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
St. Georges is thwarting Scarn's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn wants to get back to full guard.
Scarn trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
Scarn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scarn.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Scarn keeps moving.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges won't allow Scarn to sweep him here.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Scarn is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Scarn trying to control the position.
St. Georges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scarn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St. Georges has managed to get both his arms back between Scarn's legs - danger averted.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that St. Georges 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scarn is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges trying to control but Scarn is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scarn being controlled here, momentarily.
Scarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St. Georges 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scarn working a defensive guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St. Georges frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Scarn (2) vs (7) St. Georges
St. Georges sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scarn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scarn wants to get back to full guard.
Scarn won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Scarn is a slippery customer.
St. Georges trying to control the pace.
St. Georges is stalling here. Scarn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Scarn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scarn (6) vs (7) St. Georges
St. Georges regains half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control from the bottom.
Scarn is working for a kimura here but St. Georges manages to reverse the position and he's now in Scarn's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (6) vs (9) St. Georges
St. Georges passes Scarn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Scarn is working away.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges is working for a kimura but Scarn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges not doing much here.
Scarn is staying active underneath St. Georges , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scarn trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
Scarn tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Scarn controlling the position well.
St. Georges controlling the pace.
Scarn is looking to control St. Georges 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scarn avoid being mounted?
St. Georges trying to control the action but Scarn is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scarn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St. Georges is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 9 to 6.
Liam St. Georges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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