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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Abdollah Assad (ranked 24973 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Olivera (ranked 4256 p4p, 556 weight class). Abdollah Assad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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 0 losses; Abdollah Assad! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hector Olivera!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Olivera has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
Olivera is pressed up against the cage. Assad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olivera down to the mat. Olivera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Olivera closes the distance and clinches.
Olivera is trying to trip Assad. He has hold of a leg but Assad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olivera persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Assad (0) vs (2) Olivera
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assad wants to sweep but no luck.
Olivera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olivera has managed to get both his arms back between Assad's legs - danger averted.
Olivera looking to pass the guard.
Olivera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Olivera postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Olivera content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad trying to keep a closed guard but Olivera is proving a slippery customer.
Olivera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Assad is pulling down on Olivera's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Assad wants to control the position but Olivera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Olivera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Assad is controlling Olivera's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Olivera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olivera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Assad is looking for a sweep. Olivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Assad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Assad keeping moving, preventing Olivera from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Olivera stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
Assad is working hard here to advance position.
Assad looking to control.
Olivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Assad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olivera postures up.
Olivera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olivera is one step ahead there.
Olivera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Assad wants to control the position but Olivera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Assad tries to roll over but Olivera keeps him under control.
Olivera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Assad sees it coming and defends easily.
Assad trying to hold on to Olivera's head to control him but Olivera postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Olivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Assad is looking for a sweep. Olivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Assad is looking to control Olivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assad avoid being mounted?
Assad wants to improve his position but Olivera is controlling well.
Olivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Assad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Assad is looking for a sweep. Olivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Assad is controlling Olivera's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Olivera prevents Assad from improving his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assad keeping hold of Olivera's head, controlling as best he can.
Olivera trying to pass the guard but Assad defending well.
Assad trying to control but Olivera postures up.
Olivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assad keeps working.
Assad trying to hold on to Olivera's head to control him but Olivera postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Olivera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Olivera 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.
Assad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Assad tries to get out of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assad tries to get to full guard but Olivera has control of the leg.
Olivera controlling the action here.
Assad wants to control but Olivera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Assad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olivera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olivera's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Assad (4) vs (2) Olivera
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Assad not allowing Olivera to control his hands.
Assad working for a choke but Olivera is defending well.
Assad is looking for a choke. Olivera gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Olivera manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Assad (4) vs (4) Olivera
Olivera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Assad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Olivera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Assad trying to control the position here.
Assad wants to control the position but Olivera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Assad is positioning himself well to prevent Olivera advancing to mount.
Olivera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Olivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Assad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Assad keeping hold of Olivera's head, controlling as best he can.
Assad tries to roll over but Olivera keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Olivera wants to work for an arm triangle but Assad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olivera trying to control from half guard but Assad is working away.
Olivera content to control rather than advance.
Olivera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Assad is just riding it out for now. Olivera eventually gives up the hold.
Assad trying to control from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Olivera controlling the pace.
Assad is looking to control Olivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assad avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assad is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Olivera jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Assad (4) vs (7) Olivera
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivera wins on points by 7 to 4.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hector Olivera made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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