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WCW PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lance Davenport! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Steve Louis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Davenport shoots in looking for a takedown. Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Davenport keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davenport shoots in and drives through. Louis sprawls well.
Louis feints the counter takedown.
Davenport shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louis pinned against the ropes. Louis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Davenport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louis as he jumps to the side.
Davenport shoots in looking for a takedown. Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Davenport keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davenport fails with a takedown attempt.
And Louis tries to counter it with a takedown but Davenport pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davenport looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davenport displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis clinches.
Louis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davenport is defending well.
Louis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davenport after a bit of a struggle.
Louis prevents the takedown attempt.
Davenport is working for takedown but Louis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Louis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Davenport regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Davenport (0) vs (2) Louis
Louis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davenport looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davenport looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davenport! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Davenport (4) vs (2) Louis
Davenport controls the position from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Louis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport slows the pace down.
Davenport seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Louis for as long as he can get away with.
Davenport thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Louis wants to control but Davenport postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis trying to remain calm as Davenport controls from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Louis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davenport controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport tries to move to full mount but Louis actually manages to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davenport in particular looking to stall.
Louis wants to improve his position but Davenport is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davenport in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davenport prevents Louis from improving his position.
Davenport looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davenport stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Davenport (7) vs (2) Louis
Davenport thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Louis's face as Davenport controls the position.
Davenport is looking to take a break and control but Louis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis tries to buck Davenport off but Davenport is having none of it.
Davenport controls the position from side control.
Louis is trying to get back to half guard.
Louis is trying to escape the position but Davenport is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Louis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Davenport (9) vs (2) Louis
Davenport looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davenport with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Louis is squirming around, avoiding Davenport's attempts to control the action.
Davenport content just to control the position here.
Louis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Louis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davenport takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davenport looking to control but Louis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davenport avoids the attempt from Louis to control.
Davenport tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Louis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Davenport.
Davenport controlling his opponent.
Davenport wants to control the pace but Louis is squirming around nicely.
We've been informed that Louis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davenport looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davenport controlling his opponent.
Davenport jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Louis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Louis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davenport just content to control the position.
Davenport thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Louis tries to improve position but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Louis being controlled for a moment.
Louis can't do much from the bottom here.
Louis is being controlled here.
Davenport tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Davenport happy to just control the position for now.
Davenport has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Louis wants to control but Davenport postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davenport wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davenport passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Louis! Score +2 for reaching mount: Davenport (11) vs (2) Louis
Davenport content just to control the position here.
Davenport looking to control but Louis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davenport is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Louis is surviving well by controlling Davenport's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davenport controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davenport takes the fight on points by 11 to 2. |
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