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TWGC 45 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Maximus Stark! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Alin Rusu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Rusu is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark clinches.
Rusu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rusu tries to pull guard but Stark forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rusu fails to pull guard.
Maximus Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alin Rusu.
Stark tries to pull guard but Rusu holds him up against the cage and eventually Stark drops back down to his feet.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Rusu has him pressed against the cage.
Stark jumps guard but Rusu stands there with Stark around his waist. Stark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark gets control of Rusu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Rusu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rusu's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stark (2) vs (0) Rusu
Rusu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stark is now in half guard.
Rusu tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusu trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rusu wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
Rusu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Stark (2) vs (4) Rusu
Rusu struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusu has good solid back control here.
Stark wants to escape the position.
Stark looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rusu is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stark has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Good control from Rusu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusu gets his hands free as Stark looks to control.
Rusu looking to hold on to the position here but Stark rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Rusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rusu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rusu trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rusu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stark (4) vs (4) Rusu
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rusu wants to sweep but no luck.
Stark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stark is looking to pass into half guard but Rusu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rusu is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stark (4) vs (6) Rusu
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark is adopting a defensive guard.
Rusu wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Rusu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position here.
Rusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusu is one step ahead there.
Rusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusu looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stark (6) vs (6) Rusu
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Stark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rusu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Stark postures up.
Stark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rusu seems keen to control Stark's posture.
Rusu wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
Rusu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stark has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Stark (9) vs (6) Rusu
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rusu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Rusu is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rusu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stark's best efforts.
Rusu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stark takes the fight on points by 9 to 6. |
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