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TWGC 45 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; AJ Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Hard Core Lilo Fan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lilo Fan moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Lilo Fan clinches up against the cage.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Lilo Fan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lilo Fan stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilo Fan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Lilo Fan to the mat.
Lilo Fan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilo Fan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lilo Fan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo Fan trying to control the pace.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Lilo Fan is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lilo Fan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lilo Fan trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lilo Fan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan not doing much here.
Lilo Fan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (3) Lilo Fan
Lilo Fan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lilo Fan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilo Fan on the ground.
Lilo Fan moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Brown (0) vs (6) Lilo Fan
Lilo Fan looking for the choke but no joy.
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan controls the position.
Lilo Fan looking for the choke from the back.
Brown defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (6) Lilo Fan
Lilo Fan controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan working a defensive guard but Brown passes into half guard.
Lilo Fan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Lilo Fan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lilo Fan has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Lilo Fan looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan trying to control the position here.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lilo Fan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lilo Fan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lilo Fan looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Lilo Fan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lilo Fan, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lilo Fan controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Lilo Fan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan is trying to control but can't.
Lilo Fan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown passes into side control, despite Lilo Fan's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (6) Lilo Fan
Lilo Fan is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lilo Fan's legs.
Lilo Fan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brown presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (7) vs (6) Lilo Fan
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilo Fan wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Lilo Fan tries to improve his position but instead Brown has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brown (10) vs (6) Lilo Fan
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling well, preventing Lilo Fan from escaping the position.
Brown gets his hands free as Lilo Fan looks to control.
Lilo Fan is trying to break free.
Brown controlling the position well here. Lilo Fan rolled but Brown kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lilo Fan can't escape the position.
Lilo Fan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Well,Brown is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lilo Fan staying busy and making it hard for Brown to control.
Lilo Fan just trying to survive but Brown is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Lilo Fan manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (10) vs (8) Lilo Fan
Lilo Fan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown is controlling Lilo Fan's posture.
Brown wants to sweep here but Lilo Fan controlling him for the moment.
Lilo Fan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lilo Fan from controlling successfully.
Lilo Fan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lilo Fan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 10 to 8.
After winning the bout, AJ Brown 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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