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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Richard Robinson and Alpo Wednesday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Richard Robinson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wednesday gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wednesday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wednesday goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robinson prevents it.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Wednesday has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wednesday rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wednesday slips nicely into half guard.
Wednesday trying to mount his opponent but Robinson defends it.
Robinson's coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA 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.
Wednesday is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Wednesday tries to pass.
Wednesday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Robinson is looking to control Wednesday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robinson avoid being mounted?
Robinson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Robinson reverses the position - he's now on top in Wednesday's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Robinson (2) vs (0) Wednesday
Wednesday keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson is stalling in the full guard.
Robinson trying to control but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
Robinson pushes down on Wednesday's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Wednesday gets full guard.
Wednesday controlling Robinson's posture.
Robinson stands and throws Wednesday's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Robinson (5) vs (0) Wednesday
Robinson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wednesday is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson trying to control the action but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Robinson stalls from top position.
Robinson trying to control the position but Wednesday is working away.
Wednesday tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Robinson stalls from top position.
Wednesday has one of Robinson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wednesday is looking for a sweep.
Robinson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wednesday will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wednesday! Score +2 for reaching mount: Robinson (7) vs (0) Wednesday
Wednesday can't escape the position.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wednesday stops Robinson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robinson wants to take Wednesday's back here but Wednesday is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to improve his position but Robinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
Wednesday wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
Robinson wants to take Wednesday's back here but Wednesday is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wednesday doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Wednesday wants to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Wednesday working to try and regain half guard.
Wednesday is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wednesday regains half guard.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Robinson is pressing down on Wednesday's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wednesday is holding on for now.
Robinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Robinson continues to stall.
Wednesday wants to control but Robinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is pressing down on Wednesday's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wednesday is holding on for now.
Robinson controlling the action here.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Wednesday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robinson in particular looking to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Wednesday is defending well.
Robinson is looking to advance position but Wednesday won't allow it.
Robinson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wednesday tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wednesday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson not doing much here.
Robinson wants to control but Wednesday is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday won't allow Robinson to pass to mount.
Robinson not doing much here.
Robinson prevents Wednesday from improving his position.
Wednesday is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robinson is trying to control. Wednesday wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wednesday wants to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the action here.
Robinson'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.
Wednesday 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.
Wednesday wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Robinson controlling the action here.
More hug and hope from Robinson.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Wednesday defends it.
Robinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Further stalling from Robinson.
Wednesday wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Wednesday defending well.
Robinson is taking a breather. Wednesday 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to pass to mount but Wednesday is defending the position.
Robinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wednesday wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Wednesday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wednesday is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robinson takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
A victorious Richard Robinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sergio Moraes and Jon Askren. Jon Askren acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Sergio Moraes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Moraes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Moraes (0) vs (2) Askren
Askren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Askren tries to free his leg and advance position but Moraes is retaining full guard.
Moraes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Askren is posturing up here but Moraes has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Askren tries to roll out but it's too tight and Askren has to tap! Slick submission there by Moraes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Moraes!
After winning the bout, Sergio Moraes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jon Askren had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger!'. |
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