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TWG 38 (205lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Slick Rick! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 11 losses; Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rick closes the distance and clinches up with Easterly , looking for a takedown. Rick pushes Easterly against the cage but Easterly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Easterly clinches up against the cage.
Rick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Easterly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rick wants a takedown but no success here.
Easterly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slick Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holden Easterly .
Easterly goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Easterly clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly looking for a takedown.
Rick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Easterly wants a takedown but no success here.
Easterly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly tries for a takedown but Rick manages to get underhooks.
Easterly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rick is defending well.
Easterly is trying to drag Rick to the mat but Rick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Easterly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Easterly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Easterly is trying to drag Rick to the mat but Rick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Easterly 's takedown attempt.
Easterly tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Easterly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Easterly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Easterly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Easterly moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Easterly wants a takedown.
Easterly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rick after a bit of a struggle.
Easterly wants a takedown but no success here.
Easterly is looking for a takedown.
Rick has picked Easterly up - he's going for a ride! Rick dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rick (2) vs (0) Easterly
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rick in particular looking to stall.
Rick is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Easterly holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Easterly is keeping the position for now.
Easterly controls Rick momentarily but Rick frees himself.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Easterly is keeping the position.
Easterly controlling Rick's posture.
Rick 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.
Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Easterly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Easterly is keeping the position.
Rick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Easterly 's guard.
Rick moves into full mount! Easterly won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (5) vs (0) Easterly
Rick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rick controlling from mount.
Easterly wants to hold on but Rick pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Easterly wants to control but Rick is having none of it.
Rick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Easterly is looking to improve his position but Rick isn't that keen on the idea.
Rick looking to control but Easterly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rick seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Easterly is holding on tight.
Easterly tries to hold on but Rick pushes him away.
Rick trying to control but Easterly is having none of it.
Easterly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rick works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Rick (8) vs (0) Easterly
Rick is looking for a rear naked choke here but Easterly reverses the position brilliantly into Rick's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (8) vs (2) Easterly
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rick looking for a sweep. Not yet Rick, not yet.
Rick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Easterly content to stall in guard here.
Rick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Easterly uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (8) vs (5) Easterly
Rick struggling a bit here.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (10) vs (5) Easterly
Rick is looking to advance position but Easterly won't allow it.
Easterly keeping control of the position.
Easterly is in trouble now - Rick has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (13) vs (5) Easterly
Rick controlling the position easily from mount.
Easterly tries to hold on but Rick pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rick wants to control the pace but Easterly is squirming around nicely.
Rick controlling from the full mount.
Easterly prevents Rick from taking his back.
Rick trying to control but Easterly is having none of it.
Easterly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rick swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Easterly is now in Rick's guard. A big mistake from Rick there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (13) vs (7) Easterly
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rick is adopting a defensive guard.
Rick 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.
Rick is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Easterly is stalling in the full guard.
Easterly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rick wants to hit a sweep here but Easterly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rick there! Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (13) vs (10) Easterly
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Easterly avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Easterly fails to take his opponent's back.
Easterly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rick manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Easterly is taking a breather. Rick 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.
Rick gets back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rick 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: Rick (15) vs (10) Easterly
Rick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Easterly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rick wants to control but Easterly is keeping him busy.
Rick trying to pass the guard but Easterly defending well.
Easterly is pressing down on Rick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rick trying to control but Easterly is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Easterly is pulling down on Rick's head to control his posture.
Easterly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rick manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (15) vs (12) Easterly
Rick wants to sweep but no luck.
Rick trying to control the position.
Easterly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rick is keeping the position for now.
Easterly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Easterly won't allow Rick to sweep him here.
Easterly is fighting to break Rick's control of his arms but Rick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick takes the fight on points by 15 to 12. |
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