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WP 3 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 8 losses; Jacque Joteel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 29 losses; Don Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Joteel pushes Lemieux up against the cage in a clinch.
Joteel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemieux smiles and moves away.
Joteel clinches.
Lemieux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joteel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lemieux uses from the top position.
Lemieux trying to control but Joteel is working from the bottom.
Lemieux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joteel is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Joteel (2) vs (0) Lemieux
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel postures up.
Lemieux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joteel defends well.
Joteel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel stays in close to Lemieux's body and controls the position.
Joteel wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
Lemieux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joteel controlling from the top position.
Lemieux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Joteel 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 Lemieux. Score +3 for passing guard: Joteel (5) vs (0) Lemieux
Joteel trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Joteel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel just content to control the position.
Lemieux stops Joteel from passing to mount.
Joteel trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Joteel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lemieux is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lemieux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Lemieux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joteel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemieux keeps working.
Lemieux manages to get back to half guard.
Joteel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lemieux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joteel wants to control but Lemieux is keeping him busy.
Lemieux moves into full guard.
Lemieux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemieux has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blacktalians MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Joteel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemieux controlling Joteel's posture.
Joteel wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lemieux isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Joteel stacks Lemieux on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Joteel! Score +3 for passing guard: Joteel (8) vs (0) Lemieux
Joteel working away.
Lemieux tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Lemieux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joteel controls the position from side control.
Lemieux sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lemieux is not content to let Joteel control the position.
Joteel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lemieux regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lemieux being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joteel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joteel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joteel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Joteel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux is looking for a triangle but Joteel pushes his legs off easily.
Lemieux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joteel is one step ahead there.
Lemieux looking to control.
Lemieux working for a triangle but Joteel defends it easily.
Joteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemieux on the ground.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Joteel escapes and throws Lemieux's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Joteel (11) vs (0) Lemieux
Lemieux manages to get back to half guard.
Joteel trying to control from half guard but Lemieux is working away.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
Lemieux is not content to let Joteel control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Joteel seems content to control.
Lemieux makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Joteel from controlling successfully.
Lemieux looking for a guillotine here but Joteel defends easily.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Joteel from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joteel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lemieux wants to sweep here but Joteel controlling him for the moment.
Joteel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lemieux has his foot on Joteel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joteel works his way back into a safe position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is sitting in close to Lemieux's body. Lemieux has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Joteel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Joteel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lemieux.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Lemieux!
Don Lemieux thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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