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TWGC 25 (265lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Taylor Flowers (ranked 3885 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 2647 p4p, 294 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Taylor Flowers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Flowers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troy Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flowers is looking to clinch.
Anselmo instigates a clinch.
Anselmo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flowers after a bit of a struggle.
Anselmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flowers.
Flowers goes for a takedown attempt but Anselmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anselmo closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flowers is looking for a takedown.
Anselmo pulls Flowers into guard.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Flowers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers stands and throws Anselmo's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (3) vs (0) Anselmo
Flowers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flowers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flowers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Anselmo tries to buck Flowers off but Flowers is having none of it.
Anselmo prevents Flowers from moving into mount.
Anselmo is not content to let Flowers control the position.
Flowers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anselmo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flowers's guard! Nice work there by Anselmo! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (3) vs (2) Anselmo
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anselmo trying to control from half guard but Flowers is working away.
Anselmo seems to be working for a kimura but Flowers defends the submission attempt.
Flowers trying to hold on to Anselmo's head to control him but Anselmo postures up.
Flowers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is working for a kimura but Flowers is defending it quite comfortably.
Flowers wants to control but Anselmo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anselmo is controlling the pace.
Flowers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flowers works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
Flowers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
Flowers is looking for a triangle but Anselmo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flowers wants to sweep here but Anselmo controlling him for the moment.
Anselmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flowers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anselmo has managed to get both his arms back between Flowers's legs - danger averted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anselmo wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
Flowers controls Anselmo momentarily but Anselmo frees himself.
Anselmo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flowers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flowers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flowers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (5) vs (2) Anselmo
Anselmo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flowers defends it easily.
Flowers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Flowers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anselmo dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (5) vs (4) Anselmo
Anselmo wants to pass the guard but Flowers is keeping the position.
Anselmo trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo wants to pass the guard but Flowers is keeping the position.
Flowers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anselmo has passed into half guard!
Anselmo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo tries to pass to full mount but Flowers defends it.
Flowers trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anselmo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flowers sees it coming and defends easily.
Flowers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anselmo trying to control the action but Flowers is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flowers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flowers wants to improve his position but Anselmo is controlling well.
Flowers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anselmo pulls his head out easily.
Flowers is trying to get back to full guard.
Anselmo works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (5) vs (7) Anselmo
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anselmo looking to control but Flowers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flowers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (7) vs (7) Anselmo
Flowers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anselmo dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (7) vs (9) Anselmo
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is stalling in the full guard.
Flowers controls Anselmo momentarily but Anselmo frees himself.
Anselmo wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Flowers looking for a guillotine here but Anselmo defends easily.
Anselmo trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Anselmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anselmo 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.
Anselmo passes Flowers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is looking to control Anselmo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flowers avoid being mounted?
Anselmo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anselmo is keen to just control but Flowers is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flowers actively working from the bottom here.
Anselmo is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo wins on points by 9 to 7. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 1838 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Black (ranked 1430 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen The Dicks - Rich Daddy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Juan Marfaker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Dick Black!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Marfaker closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Marfaker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marfaker has Black pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Marfaker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Black tumbling to the mat - Marfaker dives into Black's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Marfaker (2) vs (0) Black
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marfaker is aware though and is defending well.
Black working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marfaker has passed into half guard!
Black is looking for a sweep. Marfaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Black is looking to get back to full guard here but Marfaker has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Marfaker (5) vs (0) Black
Black felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to buck Marfaker off but Marfaker is having none of it.
Black tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Marfaker (7) vs (0) Black
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker controlling from mount.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Marfaker avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Marfaker mounts Black! Really nice guard pass there!
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Marfaker escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Marfaker! Score +3 for passing guard: Marfaker (10) vs (0) Black
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marfaker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker working away.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Marfaker working away.
Black tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Marfaker easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Marfaker (12) vs (0) Black
Black tries to reverse the position but Marfaker maintains control.
Marfaker 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.
Black keeps trying to improve his position.
Black manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Marfaker stalling.
Black wants to improve his position but Marfaker is controlling well.
Marfaker controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking for a sweep. Marfaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Marfaker escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Marfaker! Score +3 for passing guard: Marfaker (15) vs (0) Black
Black is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker gets to mount! Black was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Marfaker (17) vs (0) Black
Black reaches up to try and control the position but Marfaker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Black rolls and tries to escape and now Marfaker has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Marfaker (20) vs (0) Black
Marfaker slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Marfaker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Black's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Marfaker avoiding Black 's attempts to control his hands.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marfaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marfaker is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Black turns into Marfaker and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marfaker (20) vs (2) Black
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Marfaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marfaker (22) vs (2) Black
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marfaker has picked Black up and slammed him! Black can't keep hold of the triangle and Marfaker manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Marfaker (25) vs (2) Black
Marfaker working away.
Black tries to bench press Marfaker off him but Marfaker keeps the position.
Marfaker controlling the position from side mount.
Black is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker gets to mount! Black was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Marfaker (27) vs (2) Black
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Black reaches up to try and control the position but Marfaker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Black rolls and tries to escape and now Marfaker has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Marfaker (30) vs (2) Black
Marfaker is trying to stick to Black's back but Black is turning into Marfaker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marfaker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Black. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marfaker (30) vs (4) Black
Black wants to control from the top but Marfaker keeps moving.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Marfaker (30) vs (7) Black
Black is trying to get an arm triangle but Marfaker is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Black goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marfaker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Black but great work by Marfaker. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marfaker (34) vs (7) Black
Marfaker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Black tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marfaker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Marfaker (36) vs (7) Black
Black tries to improve his position but instead Marfaker has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Marfaker (39) vs (7) Black
I would not like to be Black right now.
Marfaker controlling well, preventing Black from escaping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Black.
Black rolls, trying to escape but Marfaker keeps control of the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Black doesn't escape.
Black is in bad spot here.
What can Black do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to roll but Marfaker sticks to his back.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marfaker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Black tries to roll but Marfaker sticks to his back.
Marfaker controlling the position well here. Black rolled but Marfaker kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marfaker takes the fight on points by 39 to 7.
Juan Marfaker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FORCEE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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