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TWGC 14 (170lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Amisviiksi Tolonen and Fernando Augusto Da Silva. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Amisviiksi Tolonen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Fernando Augusto Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolonen. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Tolonen (4) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen taking a breather here.
Tolonen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Augusto Da Silva! Score +2 for reaching mount: Tolonen (6) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto Da Silva can't escape the position.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusto Da Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tolonen stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Tolonen has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Tolonen (9) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen controlling the position from side mount.
Tolonen trying to control the position but Augusto Da Silva is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva stops Tolonen from passing to mount.
The referee asks Tolonen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tolonen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tolonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Augusto Da Silva keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Augusto Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Augusto Da Silva tries to buck Tolonen off but Tolonen is having none of it.
Augusto Da Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Tolonen has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Tolonen (12) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
Augusto Da Silva tries to buck Tolonen off but Tolonen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Tolonen (14) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Augusto Da Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tolonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Augusto Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tolonen avoids the attempt from Augusto Da Silva to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen controlling from the full mount.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
Augusto Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Tolonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen controlling his opponent.
Augusto Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
Augusto Da Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tolonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Augusto Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva 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.
Augusto Da Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Augusto Da Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Augusto Da Silva wants to sweep here but Tolonen controlling him for the moment.
Augusto Da Silva is trying to control the position but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen stopping the sweep attempt from Augusto Da Silva.
Augusto Da Silva has an active guard here but Tolonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Augusto Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Tolonen controlling the action here.
Augusto Da Silva trying to get back to full guard but Tolonen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Tolonen (17) vs (0) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Augusto Da Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Tolonen avoids the attempt from Augusto Da Silva to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Tolonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Augusto Da Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tolonen controlling his opponent.
Augusto Da Silva tries to hold on but Tolonen postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Augusto Da Silva 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: Tolonen (17) vs (2) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen looking to control.
Augusto Da Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Tolonen (17) vs (5) Augusto Da Silva
Tolonen is looking to reverse the position.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tolonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tolonen is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is being controlled here.
Augusto Da Silva trying to control the position but Tolonen is working away.
Tolonen tries to bench press Augusto Da Silva off him but Augusto Da Silva keeps the position.
Augusto Da Silva trying to control the action but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is trying to improve his position.
Augusto Da Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Augusto Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tolonen keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tolonen's legs.
Tolonen is looking for a sweep.
Tolonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tolonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Augusto Da Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tolonen sneaks back into half guard.
Augusto Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Tolonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tolonen won't allow Augusto Da Silva to pass to mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva is controlling the pace.
Tolonen is trying to control but can't.
Augusto Da Silva wants to pass to mount but Tolonen is defending the position.
Tolonen tries to get to full guard but Augusto Da Silva has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolonen wants to control but Augusto Da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tolonen takes the fight on points by 17 to 5. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Asa Sharp and Kelvin Bang. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kelvin Bang was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Asa Sharp! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Kelvin Bang!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bang but Bang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang is looking for a takedown.
Asa Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Bang.
Sharp has picked Bang up - he's going for a ride! Sharp dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sharp (2) vs (0) Bang
Bang wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sharp has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (5) vs (0) Bang
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang keeps trying to improve his position.
Bang tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Sharp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bang has worked his arm free - good work by Bang!
Bang is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to control Sharp's posture but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bang's legs.
Bang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bang is not content to let Sharp control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bang is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sharp (5) vs (2) Bang
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Sharp has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bang should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sharp has tightened it up now! Bang should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ozzy McKane and Jacob Clarke. McKane comes to the cage accompanied by SAIL - AWOLNATION. 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 welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Ozzy McKane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Jacob Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Clarke is trying hard to land a takedown here. McKane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McKane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKane showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McKane (2) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clarke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McKane passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (5) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke is trying to get back to half guard.
Clarke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane working away.
Clarke being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKane's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Clarke wants to improve his position but McKane is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
McKane is pressing down on Clarke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarke is holding on for now.
McKane is taking a breather. Clarke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarke trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (8) vs (0) Clarke
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to hold on but McKane pushes him away.
McKane controlling the position easily from mount.
Clarke 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.
McKane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clarke trying to get back to full guard but McKane takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (11) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane controlling his opponent.
McKane'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.
McKane looking to secure an arm triangle but Clarke defends it well.
Clarke is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane content just to control the position here.
Clarke wants to control but McKane is having none of it.
Clarke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McKane controlling the pace for now.
Clarke is trying to escape the mount.
Clarke regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McKane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clarke gets full guard.
Clarke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McKane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKane 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.
Clarke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clarke working a defensive guard here.
McKane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke is looking for a triangle here but McKane uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (14) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke struggling a bit here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as McKane stalls from top position.
Clarke is trying to control McKane's posture but McKane avoids it.
Clarke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: McKane (16) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke tries to reverse the position but McKane maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McKane is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McKane not doing much here.
McKane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from McKane.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke actively working from the bottom here.
Clarke gets full guard.
McKane tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarke is retaining full guard.
McKane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clarke throws his legs up looking for a submission but McKane uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (19) vs (0) Clarke
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McKane working away.
Clarke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McKane haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clarke sneaks back into half guard.
McKane trying to control the pace.
Clarke trying to control here.
Clarke actively working from the bottom here.
Clarke wants to get back to full guard but McKane has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: McKane (22) vs (0) Clarke
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McKane working away.
Clarke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McKane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clarke looks to move to half guard but instead McKane has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: McKane (24) vs (0) Clarke
Clarke working to try and regain half guard.
McKane controlling from the full mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
McKane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clarke for as long as he can get away with.
Clarke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clarke is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to hold on but McKane postures up.
McKane controlling his opponent.
Clarke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McKane trying to pass the guard but Clarke defending well.
McKane is taking a breather. Clarke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clarke moves into full guard.
Clarke working for a triangle but McKane defends it easily.
Our spies down at at The Butcher's Block inform us that Clarke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clarke keeping full guard, as McKane tries to pass.
Clarke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McKane stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McKane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
McKane takes the fight on points by 24 to 0.
Ozzy McKane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Colt Compton and Delphino Atlantis. Atlantis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Firestarter. Delphino Atlantis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Colt Compton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Delphino Atlantis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Compton drags the fight down to the ground.
Atlantis trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Atlantis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Compton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Compton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Compton! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Compton (4) vs (0) Atlantis
Atlantis tries to improve position but can't.
Atlantis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Compton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Compton (6) vs (0) Atlantis
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis is just holding on here. Compton manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Compton (9) vs (0) Atlantis
Atlantis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton is trying to stick to Atlantis's back but Atlantis is turning into Compton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Compton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Atlantis. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Compton (9) vs (2) Atlantis
Atlantis trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Compton is pulling down on Atlantis's head to control his posture.
Atlantis passes Compton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Atlantis uses his free foot to push down on Compton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Compton. Score +3 for passing guard: Compton (9) vs (5) Atlantis
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atlantis looking to control but Compton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Atlantis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Compton turns into him and now he's in Atlantis's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Compton (11) vs (5) Atlantis
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is posturing up here but Atlantis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Compton tries to roll out but it's too tight and Compton has to tap! Slick submission there by Atlantis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Delphino Atlantis!
A very excited looking Delphino Atlantis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Colt Compton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will train harder and eradicate my weaknesses.'. |
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