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TWGC 39 (170lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Franko De Cremonesi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Finger moves into the clinch.
De Cremonesi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Cremonesi jumps guard.
De Cremonesi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finger forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finger controlling the pace.
De Cremonesi is trying to maintain the position but Finger is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Cremonesi is looking to control Finger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Cremonesi avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger trying to mount his opponent but De Cremonesi defends it.
Finger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Cremonesi tries to get to full guard but Finger has control of the leg.
Finger controlling the action here.
De Cremonesi tries to get to full guard but Finger has control of the leg.
Finger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Cremonesi tries to get out of the position.
De Cremonesi wants to improve his position but Finger is controlling well.
Finger controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi wants to improve his position but Finger is controlling well.
Finger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Finger 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Finger passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Cremonesi (0) vs (3) Finger
De Cremonesi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finger seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Cremonesi is holding on tight.
De Cremonesi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finger content just to control the position here.
De Cremonesi is looking to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finger controlling his opponent.
De Cremonesi can't escape the position.
De Cremonesi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Cremonesi (2) vs (3) Finger
De Cremonesi tries to free his leg and advance position but Finger is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Finger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Cremonesi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Cremonesi wants to control from the top but Finger keeps moving.
Finger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Cremonesi looking to pass the guard.
Finger is pulling down on De Cremonesi's head. It's preventing any offense from De Cremonesi, at least for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi trying to control but Finger is working from the bottom.
Finger is pulling down on De Cremonesi's head to control his posture.
Finger being controlled here, momentarily.
Finger pulls De Cremonesi in close to his closed guard and prevents De Cremonesi from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Cremonesi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Finger has De Cremonesi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi trying to control the position from guard on top but Finger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Cremonesi trying to move into half guard but instead Finger has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Cremonesi (2) vs (5) Finger
Finger passes De Cremonesi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Finger content to control rather than advance.
Finger trying to mount his opponent but De Cremonesi defends it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Finger trying to control the pace.
De Cremonesi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Finger slows the pace down in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Finger moves into full mount! De Cremonesi won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: De Cremonesi (2) vs (8) Finger
De Cremonesi is squirming around, avoiding Finger's attempts to control the action.
De Cremonesi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Finger wants to take De Cremonesi's back but he can't do it this time.
Finger content just to control the position here.
Finger avoids the attempt from De Cremonesi to control.
Finger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Cremonesi stops Finger from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finger controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finger wins on points by 8 to 2.
Middle Finger thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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