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TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rupert Whiston (ranked 5634 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 11268 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; Rupert Whiston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Whiston shoots in but Sobral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral forces Whiston back against the cage and clinches.
Whiston jumps guard and drags Sobral to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Sobral is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Sobral won't allow Whiston to sweep him here.
Whiston is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whiston looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Whiston's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (2) vs (0) Sobral
Whiston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whiston pulls his head out easily.
Sobral tries to roll over but Whiston keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to pass the guard but Sobral defending well.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.
Whiston is taking a breather. Sobral 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.
Whiston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sobral for as long as he can get away with.
Whiston is pressing down on Sobral's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobral is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Whiston seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to improve his position but Whiston is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Whiston seems content to control.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Whiston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whiston is looking to advance position but Sobral won't allow it.
Whiston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whiston is looking to advance position but Sobral won't allow it.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whiston pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling the pace.
Whiston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whiston continues to stall.
Sobral is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whiston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whiston's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Whiston (2) vs (4) Sobral
Sobral doesn't have the hooks in and Whiston manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (4) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston looking to pass the guard.
Whiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sobral working for a triangle but Whiston defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Whiston.
Whiston is pushing down on Sobral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobral is fighting to maintain full guard but Whiston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whiston works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (7) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
Sobral is squirming around, avoiding Whiston's attempts to control the action.
Whiston controlling the pace for now.
Whiston fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to reverse the position but Whiston maintains control.
Whiston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More hug and hope from Whiston.
Sobral gets back to half guard.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Whiston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whiston moves into full mount! Sobral won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (10) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston controlling from the full mount.
Whiston takes Sobral's back. Score +3 for taking back: Whiston (13) vs (4) Sobral
A bit of a pause in the action here. Whiston controlling the positon.
Sobral is in bad spot here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sobral doesn't escape.
I really don't envy Sobral right now.
Whiston is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Whiston'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.
Whiston continues to hold on tight.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sobral rolls, trying to escape but Whiston keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Sobral right now.
Sobral tries to roll but Whiston sticks to his back.
Sobral breaks Whiston's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (13) vs (6) Sobral
Sobral is pushing down on Whiston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Whiston is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whiston tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whiston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whiston has his hands on Sobral's head, controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whiston manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (15) vs (6) Sobral
Sobral being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobral keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobral is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Whiston won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Whiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whiston wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Sobral being controlled here, momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Whiston looking to sit in guard and control but Sobral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (15) vs (8) Sobral
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whiston holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whiston keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whiston takes the fight on points by 15 to 8. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bilyal Makhov (ranked 20472 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Schultz (ranked 20764 p4p, 0 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Bilyal Makhov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Dan Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Schultz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Makhov (0) vs (4) Schultz
Makhov can't do much from the bottom here.
Makhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makhov is working hard here to advance position.
Makhov's coaches at HELLCADEMY (Ground Training) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Makhov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makhov is looking to regain half guard here but Schultz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhov is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
Makhov is looking for a sweep.
Schultz slows the pace down.
Makhov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schultz off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Makhov (4) vs (4) Schultz
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Makhov's arms.
Makhov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Makhov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Makhov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Schultz is defending well though. Makhov let's go of the attempt for now.
Makhov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makhov looking to break Schultz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Schultz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Makhov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Makhov controlling well, preventing Schultz from escaping the position.
Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Makhov gets his way!
Makhov not allowing Schultz to control his hands.
Schultz tries to roll but Makhov sticks to his back.
Schultz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Makhov's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Makhov not allowing Schultz to control his hands.
Makhov looking for the RNC.
Schultz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Schultz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makhov controlling his opponent.
Schultz wants to control but Makhov is having none of it.
Schultz working to try and regain half guard.
Makhov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schultz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schultz wants to hold on but Makhov pushes him away.
Schultz is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Makhov seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Schultz is holding on tight.
Makhov wants to control the pace but Schultz is squirming around nicely.
Schultz tries to hold on but Makhov postures up.
Makhov wants to control the pace but Schultz is squirming around nicely.
Makhov fails to advance to Schultz's back.
Makhov looking to control but Schultz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schultz regains half guard.
Schultz gets full guard.
Schultz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Makhov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makhov (4) vs (6) Schultz
Makhov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schultz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Makhov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Makhov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schultz is one step ahead there.
Makhov being controlled here, momentarily.
Makhov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Makhov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makhov (6) vs (6) Schultz
Makhov is keen to just control but Schultz is a slippery customer.
Makhov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schultz is just riding it out for now. Makhov eventually gives up the hold.
Makhov wants to control but Schultz is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to control but Makhov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schultz is staying active underneath Makhov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schultz wants to improve his position but Makhov is controlling well.
Makhov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schultz is just riding it out for now. Makhov eventually gives up the hold.
Makhov wants to free his trapped foot but Schultz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makhov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Makhov is trying to control. Schultz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schultz trying to hold on to Makhov's head to control him but Makhov postures up.
Makhov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schultz defends it well.
Makhov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schultz keeps working.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to improve his position but Makhov is controlling well.
Makhov controlling the pace.
Makhov trying to pass the guard but Schultz defending well.
Schultz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz moves into full guard.
Schultz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makhov is one step ahead there.
Makhov tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Makhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to sweep here but Makhov controlling him for the moment.
Makhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultz is keeping the position for now.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Makhov from controlling successfully.
Makhov pushes down on Schultz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schultz trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Makhov gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
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