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Event:
TWGC 26 (265+lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Oct 18, 2019 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 2541 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 3642 p4p, 328 weight class). Deux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Post Party Depression. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Numero Deux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Deux moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deux successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Deux.
Deux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Deux (0) vs (3) Sanchez
Deux struggling a bit here.
Deux gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deux is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deux is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Deux is trying to get back to full guard.
Deux trying to control here.
Deux is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deux trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Deux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deux is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deux pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Deux working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez trying to control but Deux is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deux keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Deux keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Deux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deux (2) vs (3) Sanchez
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Deux 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Deux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deux wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Deux tries to pass.
Deux advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Deux (5) vs (3) Sanchez
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Deux dominates the positioning.
Deux trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deux off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Deux (5) vs (7) Sanchez
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Deux has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Deux trying to control but not successfully.
Sanchez trying to control momentarily.
Sanchez is trying to stick to Deux's back but Deux is turning into Sanchez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sanchez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Deux. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deux (7) vs (7) Sanchez
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Deux is now in half guard.
Deux wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Deux passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Deux (10) vs (7) Sanchez
Deux wants to take Sanchez's back but he can't do it this time.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Deux postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Deux is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Deux works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Deux (13) vs (7) Sanchez
Sanchez is not content to let Deux control the position.
Sanchez stops Deux from passing to mount.
Sanchez wants to control but Deux postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez is being controlled here.
Deux moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Deux (15) vs (7) Sanchez
Deux with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Deux looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Deux maintains control.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deux jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Deux slows the pace down.
Sanchez prevents Deux from moving into mount.
Deux advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Deux (17) vs (7) Sanchez
Deux controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez 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: Deux (17) vs (9) Sanchez
Sanchez trying to control but Deux is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Deux's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Deux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deux (19) vs (9) Sanchez
Deux wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Deux from controlling successfully.
Deux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control.
Deux slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez is trying is best to control the position here.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Deux has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Deux (22) vs (9) Sanchez
Deux has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Deux takes Sanchez's back. Score +3 for taking back: Deux (25) vs (9) Sanchez
Deux working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Deux is not going to allow Sanchez to sit and survive in this position.
Deux looking for the choke but no joy.
Deux keeps control of the position easily here as Sanchez tries to buck him off.
Sanchez trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deux takes the fight on points by 25 to 9.
After the big win, Numero Deux made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
TWGC 26 (265+lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 3623 p4p, 328 weight class) and Karu Shah Wan Chai (ranked 5267 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Diego Sanchez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Karu Shah Wan Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sanchez pushes Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez pulls guard effortlessly.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez controlling Chai's posture.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Sanchez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chai uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (0) vs (3) Chai
Sanchez wants to control but Chai postures up.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Chai keeps moving and retains side control.
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanchez's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez is not content to let Chai control the position.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to move to half guard but instead Chai has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sanchez (0) vs (5) Chai
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is controlling Chai's trapped leg to prevent Chai from advancing to side control.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chai in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Sanchez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Sanchez controlling the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanchez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sanchez (2) vs (5) Chai
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Sanchez passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Chai from improving his position.
Chai is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chai is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Chai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (5) vs (5) Chai
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Chai has given up his back here. Will Sanchez look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Sanchez (8) vs (5) Chai
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanchez takes the fight on points by 8 to 5. |
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