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TWGC 45 (265lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Cathal Doherty! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Domingo The Flamingo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from The Flamingo, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Doherty clinches. #TD#
Doherty lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doherty (2) vs (0) The Flamingo
The Flamingo looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Flamingo holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doherty is stalling in the full guard.
The Flamingo pulls Doherty in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
The Flamingo being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Flamingo holds on and takes a little breather.
Doherty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doherty tries to free his leg and advance position but The Flamingo is retaining full guard. #T2##SUB2#
The Flamingo is looking for a triangle here but Doherty uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Doherty (5) vs (0) The Flamingo
The Flamingo looking for a sweep but Doherty has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Doherty (7) vs (0) The Flamingo
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Flamingo tries to hold on but Doherty postures up.
The Flamingo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Doherty haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
The Flamingo is trying to escape the mount.
Doherty content just to control the position here.
The Flamingo wants to control but Doherty is having none of it.
The Flamingo gets back to half guard.
Doherty controlling the action here.
The Flamingo is trying to maintain the position but Doherty is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
The Flamingo tries to roll over but Doherty keeps him under control.
The Flamingo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doherty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doherty's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Doherty (7) vs (4) The Flamingo
The Flamingo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Doherty trying to control but not successfully. #T5##SUB2#
Doherty 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 The Flamingo gets his way!
Well, with The Flamingo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Doherty is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The Flamingo biding his time, controlling Doherty.
Doherty prevents The Flamingo from getting a body triangle.#SUB2#
The Flamingo working for the choke. #T6##SUB2#
The Flamingo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
The Flamingo has his arm under Doherty's chin here. Game over son! The Flamingo squeezes tightly and Doherty is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Domingo The Flamingo!
A relieved looking Domingo The Flamingo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Gavyn Cobb! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Wesley Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Crusher pushes him off.
And Crusher tries to counter it with a takedown but Cobb pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Crusher circles away.
Crusher with the counter takedown but Cobb avoids it easily.
Cobb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crusher as he avoids it easily.
Cobb tries to clinch but Crusher moves away #TD2#
and Crusher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cobb (0) vs (2) Crusher#SUB#
Cobb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crusher is aware though and is defending well.
Cobb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Cobb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb wants to hit a sweep here but Crusher passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cobb there! Score +3 for passing guard: Cobb (0) vs (5) Crusher#T1#
Cobb has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Cobb (0) vs (8) Crusher
Cobb breaks Crusher's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cobb (2) vs (8) Crusher
Crusher pulls Cobb in close to prevent any damage.
Cobb sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crusher's guard. #T2#
Crusher trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Cobb is trying to work for a kimura but Crusher is defending well.
Cobb trying to mount his opponent but Crusher defends it. #SUB#
Cobb is working for a kimura but Crusher is defending it quite comfortably.
Cobb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crusher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Cobb slips nicely into half guard.
Crusher won't allow Cobb to pass to mount.
Crusher preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cobb wants to pass to mount but Crusher is defending the position. #T4#
Crusher is trying to maintain the position but Cobb is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Cobb wants to work for an arm triangle but Crusher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Cobb 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.
#SUB#
Cobb is trying to work for a kimura but Crusher is defending well.
#T5#
Cobb stalling.
Crusher is controlling Cobb's trapped leg to prevent Cobb from advancing to side control.
Cobb is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Crusher reverses the position - he's now on top in Cobb's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cobb (2) vs (10) Crusher#T6##SUB#
Cobb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crusher defends it easily.#SUB#
Cobb looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Crusher has picked Cobb up and slammed him! Cobb can't keep hold of the triangle and Crusher manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cobb (2) vs (13) Crusher
Cobb is looking for a sweep.
Cobb is trying to control Crusher's posture but Crusher avoids it. #T7#
Cobb is looking to regain half guard here but Crusher keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
Crusher takes a little break here. Cobb wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cobb manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cobb (4) vs (13) Crusher#T8##SUB#
Cobb is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cobb seems to be working for a kimura but Crusher defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Cobb is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Crusher still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Crusher has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cobb (4) vs (17) Crusher#T9#
Crusher just content to control the position.
Cobb is trying to improve his position.
Crusher controlling the position.
Crusher working away.#T10#
Cobb is being controlled here.
Cobb manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Cobb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cobb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T11#
Crusher slows the pace down in half guard.
Cobb is trying to control but Crusher manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cobb (4) vs (20) Crusher
Cobb is desperately trying to improve his position but Crusher has a good base and remains in mount.
Cobb is trying to reverse the position but instead Crusher has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Cobb (4) vs (23) Crusher
Cobb is trying to break free.
#T12#
Cobb looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Crusher biding his time, looking for the opening.
Crusher keeps control of the position as Cobb tries to break free.
Cobb just trying to survive but Crusher is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cobb tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T13#
Cobb is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cobb reaches up to try and control the position but Crusher seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cobb rolls and tries to escape and now Crusher has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Cobb (4) vs (26) Crusher
Cobb is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Crusher controlling well, preventing Cobb from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Crusher controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Crusher has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T14#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Crusher.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cobb tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crusher wins on points by 26 to 4.
Wesley Crusher decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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