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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 7 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Jone White! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Lysander Birdwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Birdwhistle is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Birdwhistle looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Birdwhistle drives through and ends up in White's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: White (0) vs (2) Birdwhistle
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Birdwhistle defends well.
Birdwhistle trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White has his hands on Birdwhistle's head, controlling the position.
White trying to control the position.
Birdwhistle content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Birdwhistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birdwhistle defends it easily.
Birdwhistle trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birdwhistle got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Birdwhistle has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White trying to control the position.
Birdwhistle slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: White (0) vs (5) Birdwhistle
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle pushes him away.
Birdwhistle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
Birdwhistle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force White to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so White shrugs it off.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birdwhistle trying to control but White is having none of it.
White wants to control but Birdwhistle is having none of it.
Birdwhistle tries to control but White wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle avoids the attempt from White to control.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Birdwhistle has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Birdwhistle with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Birdwhistle avoids the attempt from White to control.
Birdwhistle looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White tries to lock up and control but Birdwhistle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but White is holding on tight.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle pushes him away.
White is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Birdwhistle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Birdwhistle tries to control but White wriggling away.
White is looking to improve his position but Birdwhistle isn't that keen on the idea.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birdwhistle tries to control but White wriggling away.
Birdwhistle avoids the attempt from White to control.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle wants to take White's back here but White is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle postures up.
Birdwhistle fails to take his opponent's back.
Birdwhistle looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle postures up.
Birdwhistle trying to control but White is having none of it.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White controlling the position well.
White is not content to let Birdwhistle control the position.
White has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Birdwhistle escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Birdwhistle! Score +3 for passing guard: White (0) vs (8) Birdwhistle
Birdwhistle moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: White (0) vs (10) Birdwhistle
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birdwhistle content just to control the position here.
Birdwhistle trying to control but White is having none of it.
White is trying to escape the mount.
White wants to hold on but Birdwhistle pushes him away.
White tries to control the position but Birdwhistle now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: White (0) vs (13) Birdwhistle
Birdwhistle is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
White looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
White wants to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle is not going to allow White to sit and survive in this position.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
White looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Birdwhistle looking for the choke from the back.
White preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Birdwhistle.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Birdwhistle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
White trying to control the hands but Birdwhistle won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White tries to roll but Birdwhistle sticks to his back.
White defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Birdwhistle's arms.
Birdwhistle not allowing White to control his hands.
White is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Birdwhistle is not going to allow White to sit and survive in this position.
White looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
White turns into Birdwhistle and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (2) vs (13) Birdwhistle
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Birdwhistle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White trying to control but Birdwhistle is working from the bottom.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White trying to control but Birdwhistle is working from the bottom.
Birdwhistle looking for a sweep. Not yet Birdwhistle, not yet.
White controlling from the top position.
White wants to control from the top but Birdwhistle keeps moving.
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Birdwhistle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (2) vs (15) Birdwhistle
Birdwhistle being controlled here momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Birdwhistle has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Birdwhistle manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: White (2) vs (18) Birdwhistle
Birdwhistle working away.
White prevents Birdwhistle from improving position.
White is being controlled here.
Birdwhistle is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birdwhistle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Birdwhistle is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
Birdwhistle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White wants to control but Birdwhistle postures up.
A control attempt from White but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: White (2) vs (20) Birdwhistle
Birdwhistle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White wants to control but Birdwhistle is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to escape the mount.
White tries to lock up and control but Birdwhistle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White is trying to escape the mount.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Birdwhistle tries to push White's head away but White is holding on tight.
Birdwhistle working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.
Birdwhistle looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle pushes him away.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Birdwhistle looking for a guillotine from mount but White is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birdwhistle tries to control but White wriggling away.
Birdwhistle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
White tries to hold on but Birdwhistle postures up.
Birdwhistle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force White to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so White shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White wants to control but Birdwhistle is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Birdwhistle wins on points by 20 to 2.
A very excited looking Lysander Birdwhistle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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