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TWGC 37 (155lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Ace Rob! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Rob gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rob (0) vs (2) Larkin
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob controls Larkin momentarily but Larkin frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Rob'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.
Rob seems keen to control Larkin's posture.
Larkin looking to pass the guard.
Larkin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larkin manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (2) vs (2) Larkin
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin 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: Rob (2) vs (4) Larkin
Larkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rob knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob wants to control but Larkin passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (2) vs (7) Larkin
Rob wants to control but Larkin postures up.
Larkin controls the position from side control.
Rob is looking to reverse 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.
Rob is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
Rob trying to hold on to Larkin's head to control him but Larkin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking for a sweep. Larkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larkin wants to free his trapped foot but Rob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rob is looking to control Larkin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rob avoid being mounted?
Larkin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rob controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rob tries to get to full guard but Larkin has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rob actively working from the bottom here.
Larkin wants to pass the guard but Rob is defending well.
Still in half guard, Larkin seems content to control.
Larkin is thwarting Rob's attempts to control the position.
Rob is concentrating on defense, preventing Larkin from advancing position.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larkin in particular looking to stall.
Larkin is pressing down on Rob's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rob is holding on for now.
Rob wants to improve his position but Larkin is controlling well.
Larkin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larkin is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rob won't allow Larkin to pass to mount.
Rob manages to get to full guard.
Larkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (2) vs (10) Larkin
Rob tries to improve position but can't.
Rob is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Larkin is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rob (2) vs (12) Larkin
Rob doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking to improve his position but Larkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Rob tries to hold on but Larkin pushes him away.
Rob keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rob sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Larkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rob trying to hold on to Larkin's head to control him but Larkin postures up.
Rob wants to control but Larkin passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (2) vs (15) Larkin
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Larkin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Larkin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rob is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Larkin stalls from top position.
Rob is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rob is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Rob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rob is looking to reverse the position.
Rob is letting Larkin control him for a moment.
Rob is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larkin off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rob (6) vs (15) Larkin
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Larkin trying to control the position but Rob manages to sink in the hooks.
Larkin tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Larkin tries to escape but Rob has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Larkin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Larkin tries to roll but Rob sticks to his back.
Larkin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Larkin breaks Rob's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (6) vs (17) Larkin
Rob looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Larkin passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (6) vs (20) Larkin
Rob can't do much from the bottom here.
Rob sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Larkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rob tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Larkin has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (6) vs (23) Larkin
Larkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rob wants to control but Larkin is having none of it.
Rob is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Larkin controlling from mount.
Rob can't escape the position.
Larkin content just to control the position here.
Rob tries to hold on but Larkin postures up.
Larkin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Larkin avoids the attempt from Rob to control.
Rob is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Larkin controlling the position easily from mount.
Larkin wants to control the pace but Rob is squirming around nicely.
Rob is looking to get to half guard.
Larkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rob is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rob is looking to improve his position but Larkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Larkin controlling from the full mount.
Rob is desperately trying to improve his position but Larkin has a good base and remains in mount.
Rob tries to hold on but Larkin pushes him away.
Larkin controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rob wants to hold on but Larkin pushes him away.
Larkin controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larkin wins on points by 23 to 6.
A relieved looking Conor Larkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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