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TWGC 16 (145lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn and Dave Gomes. Gomes has chosen Roadhouse Blues as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Dave Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gomes moves into range and clinches up with Steel Penn.
Gomes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Steel Penn (0) vs (2) Gomes
Steel Penn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steel Penn is controlling Gomes's trapped leg to prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.
Gomes slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn tries to roll over but Gomes keeps him under control.
Steel Penn won't allow Gomes to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steel Penn tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.
Gomes wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping him busy.
Steel Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes is working away from the top position though.
Gomes controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gomes prevents Steel Penn from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steel Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Steel Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steel Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Gomes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes controlling from the top position.
Steel Penn pulls Gomes in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomes from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn continues to stall.
Steel Penn wants to control but Gomes passes easily into half guard.
Gomes controlling the pace.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn working a defensive guard here.
Gomes won't allow Steel Penn to sweep him here.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn has control of Gomes's left arm, preventing Gomes from doing any damage.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Gomes controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position but Gomes is controlling well.
Gomes tries to pass to full mount but Steel Penn defends it.
Steel Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomes won't allow Steel Penn to sweep him here.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomes preventing the sweep.
Steel Penn controlling Gomes's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (2) Gomes
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Gomes 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 (4) Gomes
Gomes trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes 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 has an active guard here but Gomes has managed to pass into half guard.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is still trying to improve position.
Steel Penn tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gomes in particular looking to stall.
My spies in Johnson MMA inform me that Gomes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gomes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Steel Penn reverses the position - he's now on top in Gomes's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (4) vs (4) Gomes
Steel Penn preventing the sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn pushes down on Gomes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel Penn slows the pace down in half guard.
Steel Penn wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.
Gomes wants to control but Steel Penn passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (7) vs (4) Gomes
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gomes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (7) vs (6) Gomes
Steel Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steel Penn is controlling Gomes's posture.
Steel Penn looking to control.
Gomes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.
A relieved looking Free Agent Steel Penn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ori Jokinen and Alex Coxall. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Ori Jokinen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Coxall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coxall is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jokinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Coxall to the mat. Coxall regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jokinen (2) vs (0) Coxall
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coxall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coxall has an active guard here but Jokinen has managed to pass into half guard.
Coxall wants to get back to full guard.
Jokinen is just content to waste time from the top position. Coxall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jokinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall pulls Jokinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jokinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Coxall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coxall trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jokinen stands and throws Coxall's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (5) vs (0) Coxall
A lull in the action here as Jokinen stalls from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coxall wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
A lull in the action here as Jokinen stalls from top position.
Coxall is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jokinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coxall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coxall defends it well.
Coxall is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coxall wants to get back to full guard.
Jokinen works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (8) vs (0) Coxall
Coxall is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen swings around for an armbar but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jokinen's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jokinen (8) vs (2) Coxall
Coxall is fighting to break Jokinen's control of his arms but Jokinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to control but Coxall passes into half guard.
Jokinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jokinen is pressing down on Coxall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coxall is one step ahead there.
Coxall wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Coxall tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coxall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Coxall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jokinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jokinen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Coxall is now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coxall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jokinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Coxall has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (8) vs (5) Coxall
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Coxall is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coxall just content to control the position.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coxall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jokinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jokinen is trying to control Coxall's posture but Coxall avoids it.
Jokinen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jokinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Coxall dominates the positioning.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Jokinen is trying to maintain the position but Coxall is very close to passing his half guard.
Coxall controlling the action here.
Jokinen trying to control here.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Coxall keeps him under control.
Jokinen trying to get back to full guard but Coxall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (8) vs (8) Coxall
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Coxall swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jokinen is now in Coxall's guard. A big mistake from Coxall there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jokinen (10) vs (8) Coxall
Jokinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Coxall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Coxall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coxall keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Jokinen stands and throws Coxall's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (13) vs (8) Coxall
Coxall is looking to regain half guard here but Jokinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Coxall struggling a bit here.
Jokinen wants to control but Coxall is keeping him busy.
Coxall is looking to reverse the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Coxall rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jokinen's guard! Nice work there by Coxall! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jokinen (13) vs (10) Coxall
Coxall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen wants to control the position but Coxall says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Coxall prevents Jokinen from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jokinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jokinen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Coxall has passed into half guard!
Coxall wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pressing down on Coxall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen looking for subs off his back but Coxall has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jokinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coxall moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (13) vs (13) Coxall
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Coxall working away.
Coxall wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coxall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen is trying to control Coxall's posture but Coxall avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Jokinen gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Jokinen takes the fight on points by 14 to 13.
After the big win, Ori Jokinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ON TAP 160Q Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Gustavo Santos and Waldo Claudiano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Gustavo Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos decides to pull guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Claudiano working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Claudiano passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (0) vs (3) Claudiano
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Claudiano controlling from side mount.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Claudiano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Claudiano dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Johnson MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano controlling the position.
Claudiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Claudiano slows the pace down.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Claudiano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano controlling the action here.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Claudiano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Claudiano wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Claudiano controlling the action here.
Santos won't allow Claudiano to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has his hands clasped together around Claudiano's back. He's all about the action.
Santos wants to control but Claudiano is keeping busy.
Claudiano prevents Santos from improving his position.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Claudiano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos wants to control but Claudiano is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to improve his position but Claudiano is controlling well.
Claudiano controlling the action here.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Claudiano is just content to waste time from the top position. Santos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Claudiano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Claudiano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
Claudiano wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Claudiano uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (0) vs (6) Claudiano
The referee asks Claudiano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Claudiano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Claudiano 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.
Claudiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Claudiano controlling the position from side mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos regains half guard.
Claudiano is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Claudiano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Claudiano.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano controlling the action here.
Santos tries to roll over but Claudiano keeps him under control.
Santos is looking to control Claudiano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Claudiano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Claudiano trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos controls Claudiano momentarily but Claudiano frees himself.
Santos 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.
Claudiano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Santos is pulling down on Claudiano's head. It's preventing any offense from Claudiano, at least for the moment.
Claudiano passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (0) vs (9) Claudiano
Claudiano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Santos is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Santos is trying to control Claudiano's posture but Claudiano avoids it.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano controls the position.
Claudiano trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos is letting Claudiano control him for a moment.
Well,Santos is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Claudiano working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Claudiano content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Claudiano postures up.
Claudiano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Claudiano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claudiano trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudiano wins on points by 9 to 0. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah and Quentin DeBramalo. Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Quentin DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yeboah rushes DeBramalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that DeBramalo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yeboah successfully pulls guard.
DeBramalo postures up.
Yeboah is looking for a triangle here but DeBramalo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (0) vs (3) DeBramalo
Yeboah tries to bench press DeBramalo off him but DeBramalo keeps the position.
Yeboah is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to improve position but can't.
DeBramalo working away.
DeBramalo tries to advance to mount but Yeboah denies him.
Yeboah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeBramalo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DeBramalo trying to control the position but Yeboah is working away.
Yeboah wants to improve his position, back to half guard but DeBramalo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Yeboah's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Yeboah is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for DeBramalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quentin DeBramalo!
Quentin DeBramalo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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