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Pitbull - The Finale 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 28 wins and 18 losses; Mecilvus Gabenagus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
St. Georges dives in and scores a takedown into Gabenagus's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gabenagus (0) vs (2) St. Georges
Gabenagus controlling St. Georges's posture.
Gabenagus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St. Georges defends well.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gabenagus looking to control.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Gabenagus.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges trying to control but Gabenagus is working from the bottom.
Gabenagus seems keen to control St. Georges's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gabenagus looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
Gabenagus has his foot on St. Georges's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
Gabenagus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St. Georges can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gabenagus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabenagus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabenagus working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Gabenagus.
Gabenagus keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St. Georges advances to half guard.
Gabenagus wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges stalling.
Gabenagus is looking to improve his position.
Gabenagus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St. Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St. Georges's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gabenagus (4) vs (2) St. Georges
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus has the hooks in. St. Georges is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gabenagus keeps control of the position easily here as St. Georges tries to buck him off.
Gabenagus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Will Gabenagus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gabenagus doesn't have the hooks in and St. Georges manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gabenagus (4) vs (4) St. Georges
Gabenagus managing to control the position.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabenagus is retaining full guard.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gabenagus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabenagus, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St. Georges's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gabenagus (6) vs (4) St. Georges
Gabenagus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges pulls Gabenagus in close to prevent any damage.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Gabenagus from controlling successfully.
St. Georges 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: Gabenagus (6) vs (6) St. Georges
St. Georges wants to control but Gabenagus is keeping him busy.
Gabenagus is looking to improve his position.
Gabenagus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St. Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St. Georges's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gabenagus (10) vs (6) St. Georges
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges turns into Gabenagus and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gabenagus (10) vs (8) St. Georges
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gabenagus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gabenagus wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gabenagus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus is pulling down on St. Georges's head. It's preventing any offense from St. Georges, at least for the moment.
Gabenagus being controlled here, momentarily.
Gabenagus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabenagus is keeping the position for now.
Gabenagus keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Gabenagus keeps moving.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gabenagus working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
Gabenagus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabenagus is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gabenagus holds on and takes a little breather.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Gabenagus.
St. Georges trying to control but Gabenagus is working from the bottom.
St. Georges is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gabenagus looking to control but St. Georges passes into half guard.
St. Georges is thwarting Gabenagus's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Gabenagus is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gabenagus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Gabenagus has an active guard here but St. Georges has managed to pass into half guard.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gabenagus keeps working.
Gabenagus wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Gabenagus 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.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Gabenagus is a slippery customer.
Gabenagus trying to control from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to control but Gabenagus is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabenagus wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Gabenagus is defending well.
Gabenagus is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is trying to control. Gabenagus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gabenagus wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
Gabenagus wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges prevents Gabenagus from improving his position.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Gabenagus is having none of it.
St. Georges has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gabenagus (10) vs (11) St. Georges
Gabenagus gets back to half guard.
St. Georges trying to control the action but Gabenagus is working from the bottom.
Gabenagus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
St. Georges wants to control but Gabenagus is keeping him busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gabenagus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
Gabenagus wants to get back to full guard.
Gabenagus is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gabenagus avoid being mounted?
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Gabenagus is defending the position.
Gabenagus tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
Gabenagus gets back to full guard.
Gabenagus has his foot on St. Georges's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
Gabenagus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabenagus, not yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gabenagus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges passes into half guard.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Gabenagus is having none of it.
St. Georges tries to pass to full mount but Gabenagus defends it.
Gabenagus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St. Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St. Georges's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gabenagus (14) vs (11) St. Georges
Gabenagus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St. Georges defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
St. Georges is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges turns into Gabenagus and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gabenagus (14) vs (13) St. Georges
Gabenagus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gabenagus being controlled here, momentarily.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabenagus takes the fight on points by 14 to 13.
After winning the bout, Mecilvus Gabenagus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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