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TWGC 39 (265lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 2 wins and 0 losses; Chill William! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Bjorn IronSide!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
William moves into the clinch.
William tries to pull guard but IronSide won't allow it.
William goes for a takedown attempt but IronSide pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
IronSide has closed the distance and engaged William in a clinch.
William jumps guard but IronSide stands there with William around his waist. William gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chill William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
IronSide tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
William has IronSide pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. IronSide manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
IronSide looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William tries for a takedown. No joy.
William jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as IronSide walks away with a smile on his face. William gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
IronSide rushes William and presses him up against the cage.
IronSide told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
William goes for a takedown in the clinch but IronSide prevents it.
William has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. IronSide avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1##TD2#
IronSide turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: William (0) vs (4) IronSide
William is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but IronSide is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: William (0) vs (6) IronSide
William tries to hold on but IronSide postures up.
William really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
William is working hard here to advance position.
IronSide controlling from the full mount.
William is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
IronSide looking to control and managing it successfully.
IronSide wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
IronSide has hold of William's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and William manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
William tries to reverse the position but IronSide maintains control.#T3#
IronSide trying to control but he's not successful this time.
William can't escape the position.
IronSide controlling from mount.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
William working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
William is squirming around, avoiding IronSide's attempts to control the action.
IronSide prevents William from getting the reversal.
IronSide trying to control but William is having none of it.
William is working to get back to half guard.
#T5#
William is squirming around, avoiding IronSide's attempts to control the action.
William is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IronSide tries to control but William wriggling away. #T6#
William tries to lock up and control but IronSide gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
William keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
IronSide has control of William's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and William regains control of the situation pretty easily.
William really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
William gets back to half guard.#SUB#
William looking for submissions off his back.#T7#
William is staying active underneath IronSide, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
IronSide wants to pass the guard but William is defending well.
William trying to control but IronSide postures up.
#SUB#
William looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
IronSide keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T8#
William tries to roll over but IronSide keeps him under control.
IronSide stalling. #SUB#
William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but IronSide pulls his head out easily.
William wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. William manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
William looking to control.
William keeping moving, preventing IronSide from controlling successfully.
IronSide wants to pass the guard but William is keeping the position.#T9#
William 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.
William trying to control the position.
IronSide preventing the sweep.
William is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
IronSide advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: William (0) vs (9) IronSide
William manages to work his way to half guard, despite IronSide's best efforts.#T10##SUB#
William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but IronSide pulls his head out easily.
William moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
IronSide got a little sloppy there for a moment and William has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, IronSide has managed to get both his arms back between William's legs - danger averted.
IronSide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. William is keeping the position for now.
William is trying to control the position but IronSide postures up.
IronSide passes into half guard.
William is looking to get back to full guard here but IronSide has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: William (0) vs (12) IronSide#T11#
IronSide wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working.
IronSide controlling from side mount.
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but IronSide wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
IronSide tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no IronSide has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
William tries to get back to half guard but can't.
William struggling a bit here.#T12#
IronSide controls the position.
William is not content to let IronSide control the position.
William manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
William won't allow IronSide to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with IronSide in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
William looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T13#
IronSide is trying to control the action in half guard but William is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
William is looking for a sweep. IronSide is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
William is looking to control IronSide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?#SUB#
William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but IronSide pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
William has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, IronSide escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by IronSide! Score +3 for passing guard: William (0) vs (15) IronSide
IronSide is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
IronSide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T14#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
IronSide wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working.
William tries to buck IronSide off but IronSide is having none of it.
William is trying to control IronSide's posture but IronSide avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
IronSide slows the pace down. #SUB2#
IronSide is trying to get an arm triangle but William is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
IronSide wins on points by 15 to 0. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Clint Byrum!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Standish circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Standish decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Byrum's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (0) Byrum
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Standish postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Standish is working hard here to advance position.#T1##SUB2#
Byrum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Byrum working a defensive guard here.
Standish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Byrum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Standish is one step ahead there.
Standish passes Byrum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Standish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Byrum wants to control but Standish passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (5) vs (0) Byrum#T2#
You can see the frustration on Byrum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Standish taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Standish looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Standish controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Byrum is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Standish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
A control attempt from Byrum but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Standish (7) vs (0) Byrum
Standish looking to control and managing it successfully. #T5#
Standish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Byrum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T6#
Byrum wants to hold on but Standish pushes him away.
Standish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Standish.#SUB#
Standish moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Byrum has worked his arm free - good work by Byrum!
Byrum can't do much from the bottom here. #T7#
Standish controlling from side mount.
Standish working away.
Standish controls the position from side control.#T8#
Standish advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Standish (9) vs (0) Byrum
Standish controlling the position easily from mount. #T9#
Byrum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Standish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Standish continues to hold on tight.
Byrum tries to lock up and control but Standish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Standish tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T10#
Byrum is desperately trying to improve his position but Standish has a good base and remains in mount.
Standish controlling the pace for now.
Byrum tries to lock up and control but Standish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Byrum is desperately trying to improve his position but Standish has a good base and remains in mount.#T11#
Standish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Byrum is trying to escape the mount.
Standish content just to control the position here. #T12#
Byrum wants to control but Standish is having none of it.
Standish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Byrum wants to hold on but Standish pushes him away.
Byrum might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Standish haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Standish controlling from mount.
Standish seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Byrum for as long as he can get away with.#T13#
Standish continues to stall.
Byrum working to try and regain half guard.
#T14#
Standish controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Standish looking to isolate an arm here. Byrum doesn't see it coming and as Standish extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Standish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niles Standish!
After winning the bout, Niles Standish thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Glacius Frank! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Raja Silalahi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silalahi.#CL#
Frank has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Frank's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silalahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silalahi can't get the takedown.
Silalahi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glacius Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raja Silalahi.
Silalahi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Frank drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Frank has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silalahi doesn't defend quickly enough and Frank has managed to lock this one up! Can Silalahi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Frank on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Glacius Frank! |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Billy Williams! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Robert MacArthur Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
MacArthur Jnr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
MacArthur Jnr has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacArthur Jnr down to the mat. MacArthur Jnr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
MacArthur Jnr has managed to clinch.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but MacArthur Jnr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
MacArthur Jnr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
MacArthur Jnr instigates a clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Our sources have told us that Williams has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but MacArthur Jnr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacArthur Jnr is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacArthur Jnr down to the mat. MacArthur Jnr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but MacArthur Jnr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1##CL2#
MacArthur Jnr moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
MacArthur Jnr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position. #SUB2#
MacArthur Jnr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Williams frees his head nicely. Oh but MacArthur Jnr has switched to an armbar! Williams is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
Robert MacArthur Jnr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview. |
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