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TWGC 22 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 1700 p4p, 210 weight class) and Police Officer (ranked 4749 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jose Correa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Police Officer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Officer drives through with a takedown into Correa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Correa (0) vs (2) Officer
Correa wants to sweep but no luck.
Correa wants to control but Officer passes easily into half guard.
Officer prevents Correa from improving his position.
Correa trying to hold on to Officer's head to control him but Officer postures up.
Correa is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Correa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa seems keen to control Officer's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Correa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Correa is looking for a triangle here but Officer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Correa (0) vs (5) Officer
Correa struggling a bit here.
Correa is looking to regain half guard here but Officer keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Correa (2) vs (5) Officer
Correa is keen to just control but Officer is a slippery customer.
Correa is pressing down on Officer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Officer is holding on for now.
Correa slows the pace down in half guard.
Correa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Officer for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Correa is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Officer trying to control here.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Officer is trying to maintain the position but Correa is very close to passing his half guard.
Officer 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.
Correa is pressing down on Officer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Officer is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer is in trouble now - Correa has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Correa (5) vs (5) Officer
Correa controlling the position easily from mount.
Correa continues to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Correa looking to take Officer's back but Officer rolls and after a scramble, Officer ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Officer to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Correa (5) vs (7) Officer
Correa trying to keep a closed guard but Officer is proving a slippery customer.
Officer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Officer won't allow Correa to sweep him here.
Correa working for submissions but it's allowed Officer to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Officer passes into side control, despite Correa's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Correa (5) vs (10) Officer
Officer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Correa keeps working.
Correa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Officer advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Correa (5) vs (12) Officer
Correa wants to hold on but Officer pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Correa working to try and regain half guard.
Correa regains half guard.
Correa tries to roll over but Officer keeps him under control.
Correa has a hand on Officer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Officer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Correa (5) vs (15) Officer
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Correa working to try and regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Officer wants to control the pace but Correa is squirming around nicely.
Officer is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Correa is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Correa (5) vs (18) Officer
Officer keeps control of the position as Correa tries to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Officer not allowing Correa to control his hands.
Correa prevents Officer from getting a body triangle.
Correa rolls, trying to escape but Officer keeps control of the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Officer biding his time, controlling Correa.
Correa trying to control the position but Officer manages to sink in the hooks.
Correa is in bad spot here.
Correa just trying to survive but Officer is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Officer 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Correa tries to roll but Officer sticks to his back.
What can Correa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Correa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Officer's guard. Nice work there by Correa.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Correa (7) vs (18) Officer
Officer keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
Correa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Officer being controlled here, momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Correa trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
Correa trying to move into half guard but instead Officer has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Correa (7) vs (20) Officer
Correa is trying to keep Officer in close.
Correa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Officer uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Correa (7) vs (23) Officer
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Correa tries to bench press Officer off him but Officer keeps the position.
The referee asks Officer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Officer prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Correa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Correa is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Officer wins on points by 23 to 7.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Police Officer made sure he mentioned Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$), along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 536 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 2377 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. 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 Patrick Cleary 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 London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cleary pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleary gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Cleary
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Well, if Cleary is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cleary is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Cleary
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary controlling from side mount.
Cleary trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Cleary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Cleary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Cleary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Cleary
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cleary gets back to full guard.
Cleary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform us that Cleary has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Cleary looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleary, not yet.
Cleary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (7) Cleary
Cleary stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Cleary stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (10) Cleary
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cleary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie prevents Cleary from improving position.
Gracie tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cleary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cleary wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Cleary working away.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Cleary keeps him under control.
Cleary is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cleary seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Cleary is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cleary controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cleary is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (10) Cleary
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie'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.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cleary working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Cleary is adopting a defensive guard.
Cleary wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleary is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cleary wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cleary looking to control.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Cleary desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cleary trying to control here.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cleary! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (7) vs (10) Cleary
Cleary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has hold of Cleary's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cleary manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cleary is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Cleary tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Cleary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cleary is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cleary trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cleary working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Cleary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cleary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cleary.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cleary keeps trying to improve his position.
Cleary working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (10) vs (10) Cleary
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleary is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cleary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Cleary gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Cleary wins on points by 11 to 10.
Our winner, Patrick Cleary, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 4004 p4p, 393 weight class) and Rodney Smith (ranked 2329 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Rodney Smith 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 7 wins and 5 losses; Tat Moh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Rodney Smith!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smith darts in and clinches Moh up against the cage.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moh defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Moh from controlling successfully.
Smith told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Moh pushes his legs off easily.
Moh looking to pass the guard.
Moh wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to cinch up a triangle. Moh throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smith's body to avoid the submission. Smith has instead reached around Moh's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smith arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Smith!
Rodney Smith opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Tat Moh had this to say: 'The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Percy Schmeiser (ranked 3106 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 4770 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeiser comes to the cage accompanied by David vs Monsanto. 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 5 losses; Percy Schmeiser! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schmeiser closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vincent did well to prevent Schmeiser getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schmeiser (2) vs (0) Vincent
Schmeiser has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vincent is staying active underneath Schmeiser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmeiser looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schmeiser controlling the action here.
Schmeiser prevents Vincent from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent is holding on to half guard well.
Schmeiser is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeiser trying to control from half guard but Vincent is working away.
Schmeiser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vincent sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schmeiser in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schmeiser trying to advance position but Vincent counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser looking to pass the guard.
Schmeiser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Schmeiser (5) vs (0) Vincent
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vincent gets back to half guard.
Schmeiser works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Schmeiser (8) vs (0) Vincent
Schmeiser controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser tries to control but Vincent wriggling away.
Schmeiser controlling the position easily from mount.
Vincent tries to lock up and control but Schmeiser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Schmeiser controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent is trying to escape the mount but Schmeiser keeps good control and instead manages to take Vincent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Schmeiser (11) vs (0) Vincent
Schmeiser trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vincent doesn't escape.
Schmeiser is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Vincent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser biding his time, looking for the opening.
Vincent is keeping busy.
Schmeiser controls the action.
Vincent 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.
Schmeiser tightening his grip on Vincent, looking for the choke.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vincent doesn't escape.
Vincent trying to control the position but Schmeiser manages to sink in the hooks.
Schmeiser working for a choke but Vincent is defending well.
Schmeiser biding his time, controlling Vincent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser looking for the RNC.
What can Vincent do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Schmeiser tries to get the hooks in deep but Vincent pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Schmeiser controlling the positon.
Vincent can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser controlling from the back.
Schmeiser'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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Schmeiser.
Schmeiser patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I would not like to be Vincent right now.
Schmeiser working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Good control from Schmeiser.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser looking for the RNC.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Vincent trying to control but not successfully.
Schmeiser controlling well, preventing Vincent from escaping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser biding his time, controlling Vincent.
Schmeiser is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Vincent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Schmeiser is persistently looking for the submission but Vincent is defending it well.
Vincent is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser looking for the choke but no joy.
Schmeiser tightening his grip on Vincent, looking for the choke.
Vincent just trying to survive but Schmeiser is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Schmeiser.
Vincent preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Schmeiser.
Schmeiser wants to control but Vincent is keeping busy.
Schmeiser biding his time, controlling Vincent.
Schmeiser is looking to control Vincent but Vincent is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmeiser takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
After the big win, Percy Schmeiser made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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