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TWGC 10 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Shane Del Rosario and Evair Santos. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Shane Del Rosario! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Del Rosario clinches up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Del Rosario has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Del Rosario has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Del Rosario.
Santos wants a takedown.
Shane Del Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Del Rosario lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Del Rosario (2) vs (0) Santos
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Del Rosario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Del Rosario is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to improve his position but Del Rosario is controlling well.
Del Rosario tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Del Rosario trying to control the pace.
Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Del Rosario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario prevents Santos from improving his position.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Santos trying to hold on to Del Rosario's head to control him but Del Rosario postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Del Rosario has control of the leg.
Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Del Rosario from advancing position.
Santos gets full guard.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Our spies down at at Signature Martial Arts inform us that Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Del Rosario controls the pace.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Del Rosario has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Del Rosario (5) vs (0) Santos
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Del Rosario has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos pulls Del Rosario in to control the position.
Del Rosario controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Del Rosario stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos controls Del Rosario momentarily but Del Rosario frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (5) vs (2) Santos
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to control but Del Rosario is working from the bottom.
Del Rosario pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario seems keen to control Santos's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Del Rosario is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (7) vs (2) Santos
Santos controls Del Rosario momentarily but Del Rosario frees himself.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Del Rosario pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos controlling Del Rosario's posture.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos looking to control.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos looking to control.
Del Rosario is stalling in the full guard.
Del Rosario looking to pass the guard.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos pulls Del Rosario in close to prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep here but Del Rosario controlling him for the moment.
Del Rosario is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Del Rosario passes into half guard.
Santos trying to control but Del Rosario postures up.
Del Rosario slows the pace down in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos controlling the position well.
Del Rosario is controlling the pace.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Del Rosario controlling the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Del Rosario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Del Rosario's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Del Rosario (7) vs (6) Santos
Del Rosario wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free.
Del Rosario is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Del Rosario trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Well, with Santos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Del Rosario is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario is trying to break free.
Santos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Del Rosario.
Santos looking to break Del Rosario's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Del Rosario remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Santos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Santos wants to control but Del Rosario is keeping busy.
Santos controlling well, preventing Del Rosario from escaping the position.
Del Rosario trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santos is not going to allow Del Rosario to sit and survive in this position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Del Rosario looking very determined here, making life difficult for Santos.
Del Rosario trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him.
Santos looking for the choke but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Del Rosario right now.
Santos gets his hands free as Del Rosario looks to control.
Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Del Rosario breaks Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (9) vs (6) Santos
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos working a defensive guard but Del Rosario manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Del Rosario (12) vs (6) Santos
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Del Rosario takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
An out of breath Shane Del Rosario thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Santiago Da Silva and Eddie Brock. Brock has chosen Venom's Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eddie Brock enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Santiago Da Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brock gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Da Silva (0) vs (4) Brock
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Da Silva tries to buck Brock off but Brock is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Brock working away.
Brock just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva gets back to half guard.
Brock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Brock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brock prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Da Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brock wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brock controlling the action here.
Da Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brock passes Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brock pulls his head out easily.
Brock is pressing down on Da Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Silva is holding on for now.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brock moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Da Silva (0) vs (7) Brock
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock swings around for an armbar but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brock's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Da Silva (2) vs (7) Brock
Brock keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Brock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at School Of Hard Knocks inform us that Brock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Da Silva won't allow Brock to sweep him here.
Da Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brock controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva pushes down on Brock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brock tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
Brock is still trying to improve position.
Brock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Brock.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Brock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Da Silva (2) vs (9) Brock
Brock advances to half guard.
Brock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Da Silva (2) vs (12) Brock
Da Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Brock works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Da Silva (2) vs (15) Brock
Da Silva trying to control the hands but Brock won't let him.
Brock is hanging on to Da Silva's back as he tries to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brock has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brock trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Brock wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Da Silva wants to hit a switch here but Brock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Da Silva there! Score +3 for passing guard: Da Silva (2) vs (18) Brock
Brock fails to move to back control.
Brock controlling from the full mount.
Brock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da Silva controls the position.
Da Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Brock tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away.
Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Da Silva is working hard here to advance position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Da Silva is looking to escape.
Da Silva can't escape the position.
Da Silva is controlling an arm, preventing Brock from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Brock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brock pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Da Silva wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brock trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Brock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Silva has his hands clasped together around Brock's back. He's all about the action.
Brock is keen to just control but Da Silva is a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brock is pressing down on Da Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Silva is holding on for now.
Da Silva is staying active underneath Brock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brock wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Well,Da Silva is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.
Da Silva has his foot on Brock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brock works his way back into a safe position though.
Brock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Brock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brock wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Da Silva wants to control but Brock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Brock passes into half guard.
Brock wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brock trying to advance position but Da Silva counters by regaining guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Da Silva gets back to full guard.
Brock looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Brock passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock wins on points by 18 to 2.
Our winner, Eddie Brock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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