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TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Fredy Benton and Baby Boy Harris. This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Fredy Benton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Harris drives through and clinches with Benton against the cage.
Benton tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Benton drags the fight down to the ground.
Benton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Benton is retaining full guard.
Benton is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris is fighting to break Benton's control of his arms but Benton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
Harris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Benton.
Benton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Benton keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benton is controlling Harris's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Benton is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
Harris not doing much here.
Benton controlling the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Benton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris stays in close to Benton's body and controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
Benton is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Harris advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Benton (0) vs (3) Harris
Benton can't do much from the bottom here.
Harris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Benton is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benton sneaks back into half guard.
Benton wants to sweep but Harris has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Benton (0) vs (6) Harris
Harris has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Benton! Score +2 for reaching mount: Benton (0) vs (8) Harris
Harris controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to move to back control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Harris is looking to work his way around to Benton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Benton is controlling an arm, preventing Harris from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Benton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harris seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Benton is holding on tight.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Benton is looking to get to half guard.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harris trying to control but Benton is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benton is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Benton is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Benton is working to get back to half guard.
Harris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Benton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Benton (2) vs (8) Harris
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Benton in close to his closed guard and prevents Benton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Benton trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Benton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benton controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris wins on points by 8 to 2. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and DJ Augustus . Laar comes into the arena with some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube blaring out of the sound system. DJ Augustus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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 0 wins and 2 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar closes the distance and clinches.
Laar has hold of one of Augustus 's legs. Augustus is fighting the takedown attempt but Laar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (0) Augustus
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Augustus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (2) Augustus
Laar looking for subs off his back but Augustus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Augustus not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is looking for a sweep. Augustus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Augustus is controlling the pace.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Augustus in particular looking to stall.
Augustus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (2) vs (5) Augustus
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus content just to control the position here.
Augustus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Augustus controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustus controlling from mount.
Augustus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Laar turns into him and now he's in Augustus 's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (4) vs (5) Augustus
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar drops back looking for a leg! Augustus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Augustus manages to kick Laar off! Laar jumps back into Augustus 's guard.
Laar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laar trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to sweep here but Laar controlling him for the moment.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Augustus is keeping the position.
Augustus controlling the position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Augustus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laar is looking to pass into half guard but Augustus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Augustus is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (4) vs (7) Augustus
Augustus preventing the sweep.
Augustus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Augustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar being controlled here, momentarily.
Augustus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Augustus has managed to get both his arms back between Laar's legs - danger averted.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Augustus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Augustus manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (7) Augustus
Laar advances to half guard.
Laar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Augustus is looking for a sweep. Laar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Augustus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Let's hope that Augustus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Augustus gets back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Augustus has control of Laar's left arm, preventing Laar from doing any damage.
Augustus looking to control.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Laar postures up.
Augustus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laar defends it easily.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Augustus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (9) Augustus
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking for a sweep. Not yet Laar, not yet.
Augustus content to stall in guard here.
Laar has his foot on Augustus 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Augustus works his way back into a safe position though.
Laar has an active guard here but Augustus has managed to pass into half guard.
Augustus trying to pass the guard but Laar defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Augustus in particular looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Augustus trying to control the pace.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Augustus trying to mount his opponent but Laar defends it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
Laar is holding on to half guard well.
Augustus controlling the action here.
Laar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Augustus 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Augustus 's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laar (10) vs (9) Augustus
Augustus wants to escape the position.
Augustus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Augustus trying to control here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is concentrating on defense, preventing Laar from advancing position.
Augustus trying to control but Laar postures up.
Laar tries to pass to full mount but Augustus defends it.
Augustus is trying to control but can't.
Augustus is refusing to be controlled, as Laar sits in half guard.
Augustus won't allow Laar to pass to mount.
Augustus tries to get to full guard but Laar has control of the leg.
Laar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Augustus 's thigh. Augustus counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laar passes Augustus 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laar is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus manages to get to full guard.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Laar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Augustus is pulling down on Laar's head to control his posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar postures up.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar trying to move into half guard but instead Augustus has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (10) vs (11) Augustus
Augustus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laar is keeping the position for now.
Augustus is looking to pass into half guard but Laar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laar is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (12) vs (11) Augustus
Augustus is controlling Laar's posture.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar advances to half guard.
Augustus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar stopping the sweep attempt from Augustus .
Augustus trying to control the position.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustus is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laar takes the fight on points by 12 to 11.
After the fight, Arvo Laar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bastien Harris and Rogue Four. Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Bastien Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rogue Four!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Four darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Four regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harris (2) vs (0) Four
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Four isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Four on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (5) vs (0) Four
Four can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four seems a little lost for a moment, as Harris dominates the positioning.
Four can't do much from the bottom here.
Four tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (7) vs (0) Four
Four regains half guard.
Four tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Four makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Four.
Four is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Four working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Four looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into half guard.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris 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.
Four gets full guard.
Harris advances to half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four gets full guard.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Four escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Four being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris continues to stall.
Four is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Four is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Four is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Four looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Four up and slammed him! Four can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (10) vs (0) Four
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Four looks to move to half guard but instead Harris has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (12) vs (0) Four
Four is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Four is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Harris has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Harris (15) vs (0) Four
Harris controls the position.
Four wants to escape the position.
Four tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Four holds on, trying desperately to control.
Four is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Four is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Four tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four is trying to reverse the position but instead Harris has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Harris (18) vs (0) Four
Harris controlling well, preventing Four from escaping the position.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Four wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
Four is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Four is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Four is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Four is really stuck here.
Four looks winded!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Four tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Four's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harris controls the action.
Four is really stuck here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Four tries to buck him off.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
Four is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Harris gets his hands free as Four looks to control.
Four tries to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Four doesn't escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris'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.
Four trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Four tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Four right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 18 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Bastien Harris gave a big smile as he said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dan Schultz and Brandon Hale. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Dan Schultz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Dan Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hale works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (0) vs (2) Hale
Schultz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hale is one step ahead there.
Schultz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schultz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hale stacks Schultz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hale! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (0) vs (5) Hale
Schultz can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hale presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Schultz (0) vs (7) Hale
Schultz tries to reverse the position but Hale maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale avoids the attempt from Schultz to control.
Hale looking for a guillotine from mount but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Schultz (0) vs (10) Hale
Hale is looking for the choke from the back position but Schultz is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale tightening his grip on Schultz, looking for the choke.
Well, with Hale on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Schultz is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Schultz trying to control the hands but Hale won't let him.
Hale looking for the choke but no joy.
Schultz trying to control the hands but Hale breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hale working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hale looking for the choke but no joy.
Hale controlling well, preventing Schultz from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Schultz working to try and regain half guard.
Hale wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Schultz is trying to reverse the position but instead Hale has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Schultz (0) vs (13) Hale
Schultz is in bad spot here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hale's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Schultz is trying to defend against the choke here but Hale has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hale Tightens the hold and Schultz taps out furiously! Hale displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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