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Event:
TWGC 28 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Feb 14, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Luke Foden (ranked 5902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Judge (ranked 5921 p4p, 145 weight class). Judge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game- Disturbed. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Luke Foden! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ricky Judge!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Judge fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foden to the ground. Judge is now in Foden's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Foden (0) vs (2) Judge
Judge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Foden dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Foden (2) vs (2) Judge
Foden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge is pulling down on Foden's head. It's preventing any offense from Foden, at least for the moment.
Foden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Judge can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foden trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
Judge keeping full guard, as Foden tries to pass.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
Judge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Judge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foden defends it easily.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge trying to control the position here.
Foden stopping the sweep attempt from Judge.
Judge has his hands on Foden's head, controlling the position.
Foden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge pulls Foden in close to his closed guard and prevents Foden from doing any damage or advancing position.
Foden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foden tries to free his leg and advance position but Judge is retaining full guard.
Judge is controlling Foden's posture.
Foden forces his way into half guard.
Foden wants to control but Judge is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge keeping hold of Foden's head, controlling as best he can.
Judge wants to get back to full guard.
Foden wants to control but Judge is keeping him busy.
Judge keeping hold of Foden's head, controlling as best he can.
Judge is looking for a sweep. Foden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foden controlling the pace.
Judge is positioning himself well to prevent Foden advancing to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Judge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judge managing to control the position.
Foden wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Foden won't allow Judge to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judge has his hands on Foden's head, controlling the position.
Foden wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foden is fighting to break Judge's control of his arms but Judge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
Foden is fighting to break Judge's control of his arms but Judge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Judge 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.
Foden trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Foden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Judge holds on and takes a little breather.
Foden trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
Judge has Foden pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foden defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Foden trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
Judge pulls Foden in to control the position.
Foden content to stall in guard here.
Judge pulls Foden in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Judge.
Foden stopping the sweep attempt from Judge.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Foden trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foden being controlled here momentarily.
Judge with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Foden trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Judge has Foden pulled in close to control his posture.
Judge wants to sweep but no luck.
Judge trying to control the position here.
Foden wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Judge is pulling down on Foden's head to control his posture.
Foden trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judge is adopting a defensive guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Foden wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Judge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judge is still trying to improve position.
Judge is pulling down on Foden's head to control his posture.
Foden wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
Judge is pulling down on Foden's head to control his posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Foden wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judge is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Judge gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Judge wins on points by 3 to 2.
Ricky Judge managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TWGC 28 (135lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 05, 2020 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 4615 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Foden (ranked 5646 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ryoto Takahashi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Luke Foden!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Takahashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Foden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Foden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryoto Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Takahashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takahashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foden feints the counter takedown.
Takahashi goes for a double leg but Foden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foden continues to drive forward.
Foden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foden drives through and clinches with Takahashi against the cage.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foden just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi drags the fight down to the ground.
Foden advances to half guard.
Foden seems to be working for a kimura but Takahashi defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foden prevents Takahashi from improving his position.
Foden is looking to take a break and control but Takahashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Takahashi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Takahashi tries to get out of the position.
Takahashi tries to get to full guard but Foden has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foden is keen to just control but Takahashi is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foden trying to control from Takahashi's half guard. Takahashi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
Foden forces his way into half guard.
Takahashi looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi is controlling Foden's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foden prevents Takahashi from improving his position.
Takahashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takahashi is trying to maintain the position but Foden is very close to passing his half guard.
Takahashi is not content to let Foden control the position.
Takahashi actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi gets back to full guard.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Foden tries to pass.
Foden is stalling in the full guard.
Takahashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takahashi has an active guard here but Foden has managed to pass into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Foden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takahashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Takahashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Foden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Foden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
Takahashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foden defends well.
Takahashi controls Foden momentarily but Foden frees himself.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Foden from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foden 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 Takahashi. Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (0) vs (3) Foden
Takahashi tries to improve position but can't.
Foden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
Takahashi gets back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Foden trying to pass the guard but Takahashi defending well.
Foden is trying to control the action in half guard but Takahashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takahashi wants to get back to full guard.
Foden is trying to control. Takahashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takahashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takahashi working a defensive guard here.
Takahashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Foden looking to sit in guard and control but Takahashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (2) vs (3) Foden
Foden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (2) vs (5) Foden
Takahashi is looking for a triangle here but Foden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (2) vs (8) Foden
Takahashi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Foden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takahashi! Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (2) vs (11) Foden
Takahashi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takahashi is looking to escape.
Foden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Takahashi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Foden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foden controlling from mount.
Foden trying to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Takahashi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Foden trying to control the action but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Foden passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (2) vs (14) Foden
Takahashi tries to reverse the position but Foden maintains control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Foden trying to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Takahashi wants to hold on but Foden pushes him away.
Takahashi working to try and regain half guard.
Foden is working for a guillotine from mount but Takahashi frees his head quite easily.
Takahashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Foden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takahashi is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foden avoids the attempt from Takahashi to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foden wins on points by 14 to 2.
A victorious Luke Foden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 949 Round 1
Date: Jan 20, 2020 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Foden.
Foden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Preacher counters with a left to the body.
Preacher leaves Foden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Foden gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preacher wants to get back to striking at distance but Foden won't allow it.
Foden has Preacher pressed against the cage, preventing Preacher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Preacher is trying to push Foden away but Foden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Preacher wants to break the clinch but can't.
#TD#
Foden wants the takedown. Preacher is fighting it off but Foden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Preacher's guard against the cage.#SUB#
Foden 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. #T1#
Preacher trying to keep a closed guard but Foden is proving a slippery customer.
Foden wants to control from the top but Preacher keeps moving.
Foden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Preacher trying to control the position.
Foden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preacher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foden 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Foden trying to control but Preacher is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#CL#
Foden moves into the clinch successfully.
Foden tries for a takedown but Preacher manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Foden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preacher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD#
Foden has picked Preacher up - he's going for a ride! Foden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Foden trying to control the pace. #T3#
Foden works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB#
Foden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Foden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foden controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foden punching from mount but Preacher doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T4#
Preacher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Preacher tries to hold on but Foden pushes him away.
Foden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Preacher is trying desperately to improve position.
Foden controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Foden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Preacher works Foden's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foden.
Preacher cracks a nice hook into Foden's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preacher with a nice cross.#ROC2#
Foden is rocked!
BAM! Preacher delivers a spinning backfist that drops Foden like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Scarface Preacher!
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