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TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and Baby Boy Harris. Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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 1 wins and 2 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris tries to pull guard but Laar won't allow it.
Laar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Laar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Laar clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Laar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pulls Laar into guard.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris pulls Laar in close to prevent any damage.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Laar off! Laar jumps back into Harris's guard.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to control the position.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar slips nicely into half guard.
Laar wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laar is working away from the top position though.
Laar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Laar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris moves into full guard.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris managing to control the position.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar forces his way into half guard.
Laar trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Laar is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Laar is looking to stall here but Harris recovers full guard.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris pulls Laar in to control the position.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to keep Laar in close.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris controlling the position.
Laar 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.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris managing to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Laar gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Laar takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
Arvo Laar 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brandon Hale and Bastien Harris. Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Du Hast. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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 1 wins and 0 losses; Brandon Hale! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris has Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
Hale wants a takedown.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Hale can't get the takedown.
Harris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hale uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris keeping full guard, as Hale tries to pass.
Hale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hale is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris has control of Hale's left arm, preventing Hale from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hale's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hale (0) vs (2) Harris
Hale is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Hale wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hale is keeping the position for now.
Hale looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hale (0) vs (5) Harris
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hale is working hard here to advance position.
Hale can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hale stops Harris from passing to mount.
Hale is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is looking to reverse the position.
Hale being controlled for a moment.
Hale is looking to reverse the position.
Harris happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harris 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.
Hale tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Harris moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hale (0) vs (7) Harris
Hale is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Hale tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris wants to take Hale's back here but Hale is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hale is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Hale is trying to escape the mount.
Harris controlling from mount.
Harris avoids the attempt from Hale to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hale regains half guard.
Hale looking for submissions off his back.
Hale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
My spies in White Lotus inform me that Harris has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hale being controlled here, momentarily.
Hale is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hale is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 ten minutes gone in the round.
Hale has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Hale working a defensive guard here.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hale is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hale is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Hale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hale 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: Hale (2) vs (7) Harris
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hale is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pressing down on Hale's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris pulls Hale in close to prevent any damage.
Hale advances to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping hold of Hale's head, controlling as best he can.
Harris trying to hold on to Hale's head to control him but Hale postures up.
Hale is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris wins on points by 7 to 2.
As Bastien Harris got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: 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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