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TWGC 44 (155lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 16 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 109 wins and 78 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Adeoluwa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (2) vs (0) Toehold
Toehold is looking to improve his position.
Adeoluwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Toehold won't allow Adeoluwa to pass to mount.
Toehold is looking for a sweep. Adeoluwa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adeoluwa is taking a breather. Toehold 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa prevents Toehold from improving his position.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
Adeoluwa stalling.
We've been hearing good reports from Adeoluwa'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold is refusing to be controlled, as Adeoluwa sits in half guard.
Toehold wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Adeoluwa seems content to control.
Adeoluwa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toehold for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa'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.
Adeoluwa is looking to take a break and control but Toehold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toehold keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Adeoluwa passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (0) Toehold
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to take Toehold's back here but Toehold is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Adeoluwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adeoluwa continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeoluwa looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adeoluwa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Adeoluwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to control the pace but Toehold is squirming around nicely.
Toehold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toehold tries to lock up and control but Adeoluwa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Toehold can't escape the position.
Toehold slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Toehold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
Toehold moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa 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.
More hug and hope from Adeoluwa.
Toehold is controlling Adeoluwa's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Adeoluwa content to stall in guard here.
Adeoluwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adeoluwa stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position.
Adeoluwa preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Toehold seems keen to control Adeoluwa's posture.
Toehold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Toehold seems keen to control Adeoluwa's posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Toehold is pulling down on Adeoluwa's head. It's preventing any offense from Adeoluwa, at least for the moment.
Adeoluwa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toehold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold is adopting a defensive guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Adeoluwa wants to pass the guard but Toehold is keeping the position.
Toehold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adeoluwa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Adeoluwa tries to pass.
Adeoluwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa controlling from the top position.
Toehold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold controlling the position.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the guard.
Toehold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa content to stall in guard here.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Toehold pulls Adeoluwa in to control the position.
Adeoluwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Adeoluwa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
Adeoluwa is breathing heavily.
Toehold wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toehold wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the guard.
Adeoluwa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adeoluwa trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold pulls Adeoluwa in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeoluwa takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
As Chukwu Adeoluwa got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'. |
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