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TWGC 13 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn and Abraham Donowitz. Donowitz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: JEW FLOW. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abraham Donowitz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Donowitz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Donowitz lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Steel Penn (0) vs (2) Donowitz
Donowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donowitz pushes down on Steel Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel Penn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Donowitz content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Donowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel Penn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steel Penn trying to hold on to Donowitz's head to control him but Donowitz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to control Donowitz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel Penn avoid being mounted?
Donowitz controlling the pace.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz controlling the pace.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (0) vs (5) Donowitz
Steel Penn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Steel Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Donowitz 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.
Steel Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Donowitz has a good base and remains in mount.
Donowitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steel Penn wants to control but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steel Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Donowitz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steel Penn wants to control but Donowitz is having none of it.
Steel Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Steel Penn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (5) Donowitz
Donowitz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Donowitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donowitz wants to sweep here but Steel Penn controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donowitz working a defensive guard here.
Donowitz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steel Penn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steel Penn 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.
Donowitz is trying to control the position but Steel Penn postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Donowitz, not yet.
Donowitz is trying to keep Steel Penn in close.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz is trying to control the position but Steel Penn postures up.
Steel Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donowitz 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.
Steel Penn wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Steel Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Donowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (7) Donowitz
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Donowitz postures up.
Donowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Donowitz trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donowitz controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Donowitz in close.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz content to stall in guard here.
Donowitz tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn has his hands on Donowitz's head, controlling the position.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn trying to control the position here.
Steel Penn is looking to sweep but instead, Donowitz has passed into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Donowitz in particular looking to stall.
Steel Penn is trying is best to control the position here.
Steel Penn is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Donowitz jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (10) Donowitz
Donowitz staying calm.
Steel Penn tries to improve position but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn trying to control but Donowitz postures up.
Steel Penn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donowitz trying to mount his opponent but Steel Penn defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donowitz wins on points by 10 to 2.
A very excited looking Abraham Donowitz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kazuka Fuujin and Ivan Putski. Fuujin comes to the cage accompanied by GAMBLER. Putski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aids . 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 17 wins and 6 losses; Kazuka Fuujin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Ivan Putski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Putski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fuujin to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fuujin (2) vs (0) Putski
Fuujin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Fuujin (5) vs (0) Putski
Putski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuujin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fuujin is looking to take a break and control but Putski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Putski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putski stops Fuujin from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putski is looking for a sweep.
Putski regains half guard.
Fuujin slows the pace down in half guard.
Fuujin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Putski reverses the position - he's now on top in Fuujin's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuujin (5) vs (2) Putski
Fuujin 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Putski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fuujin has his hands on Putski's head, controlling the position.
Putski looking to sit in guard and control but Fuujin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuujin (7) vs (2) Putski
Putski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Putski is keeping the position.
Fuujin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Putski working for a triangle but Fuujin defends it easily.
Fuujin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putski trying to control the position.
Putski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Double XX. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fuujin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuujin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fuujin won't allow Putski to sweep him here.
Fuujin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Putski is keeping the position.
Fuujin is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Putski looking to control.
Fuujin forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fuujin in particular looking to stall.
Putski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fuujin slows the pace down in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Putski tries to get to full guard but Fuujin has control of the leg.
Putski is trying to control but can't.
Putski tries to roll over but Fuujin keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putski trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fuujin manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Fuujin (10) vs (2) Putski
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working to get back to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fuujin tries to control but Putski wriggling away.
Fuujin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fuujin'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.
Putski can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Putski is looking to escape.
Putski controls the position.
Fuujin content just to control the position here.
Putski working to try and regain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin controlling his opponent.
Fuujin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Fuujin.
Fuujin avoids the attempt from Putski to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin controlling the position easily from mount.
Putski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fuujin 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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control the pace but Putski is squirming around nicely.
Fuujin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control the pace but Putski is squirming around nicely.
Fuujin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fuujin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin controlling the pace for now.
Putski is looking to improve his position but Fuujin isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuujin takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
A victorious Kazuka Fuujin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ivan Putski spoke after the fight, saying 'Ok, next time. '. |
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