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TWGC 23 (145lbs, D4): London Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brandon Long (ranked 20784 p4p, 459 weight class) and Asian Chinaman (ranked 23499 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Orient Express Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Brandon Long! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Asian Chinaman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chinaman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Long defends it nicely.
Chinaman instigates a clinch.
Chinaman gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Long (0) vs (2) Chinaman
Long wants to get back to full guard.
Chinaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Long is controlling Chinaman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but Chinaman is keeping busy.
Long is doing well to control the position and prevent Chinaman from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaman seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long tries to roll over but Chinaman keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long manages to get to full guard.
Chinaman looking to pass the guard.
Chinaman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but Chinaman is proving a slippery customer.
Chinaman pushes down on Long's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chinaman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chinaman wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chinaman trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chinaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chinaman prevents Long from improving his position.
Chinaman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Long tries to roll over but Chinaman keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is defending against the submission attempts here by Chinaman.
Chinaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chinaman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chinaman trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Chinaman is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Long sees it coming and defends easily.
Long makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Long.
Long wants to sweep here but Chinaman controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chinaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chinaman trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Chinaman looking to pass the guard.
Chinaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chinaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Long being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping moving, preventing Chinaman from controlling successfully.
Chinaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Long has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chinaman has managed to get both his arms back between Long's legs - danger averted.
Chinaman wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chinaman is now in half guard.
Chinaman is taking a breather. Long 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Chinaman is very close to passing his half guard.
Chinaman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chinaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Long does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
Chinaman is looking to stall here but Long recovers full guard.
Long controls Chinaman momentarily but Chinaman frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Long looking for a guillotine here but Chinaman defends easily.
Long keeping moving, preventing Chinaman from controlling successfully.
Chinaman advances to half guard.
Chinaman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Long! Score +3 for passing guard: Long (0) vs (5) Chinaman
Chinaman trying to control but Long is having none of it.
Chinaman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Long can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Long is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Long and Chinaman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chinaman is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long struggling a bit here.
Chinaman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Chinaman tries for a kimura but Long is defending well.
The referee asks Chinaman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chinaman prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chinaman 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.
Long is not content to let Chinaman control the position.
Chinaman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chinaman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chinaman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Long tries to bench press Chinaman off him but Chinaman keeps the position.
Chinaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Chinaman swings around for an armbar but Long sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chinaman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Long (2) vs (5) Chinaman
Long is pushing down on Chinaman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chinaman is fighting to maintain full guard but Long has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chinaman is trying to control but Long passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Long (5) vs (5) Chinaman
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chinaman is trying to get back to half guard.
Long trying to control the position but Chinaman is working away.
Chinaman tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Chinaman seems a little lost for a moment, as Long dominates the positioning.
Long is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chinaman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chinaman is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Chinaman gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Chinaman wins on points by 6 to 5.
A very excited looking Asian Chinaman 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 featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 9021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Carrera (ranked 6122 p4p, 0 weight class). Carrera has chosen SOAD- Toxicity as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 4 losses; Kyle Rad! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Reno Carrera !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Carrera tries to keep at a distance but Rad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carrera is trying to drag Rad to the mat but Rad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rad jumps guard and drags Carrera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rad pulls Carrera in close to prevent any damage.
Carrera 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrera wants to control from the top but Rad keeps moving.
Carrera has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Carrera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rad (2) vs (0) Carrera
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carrera looking for a guillotine here but Rad defends easily.
Rad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carrera has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rad 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 Carrera . Score +3 for passing guard: Rad (5) vs (0) Carrera
Carrera is trying to control Rad's posture but Rad avoids it.
Carrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rad tries to move to mount but Carrera blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrera is trying to improve his position.
Rad happy to just control the position for now.
Carrera is trying to control Rad's posture but Rad avoids it.
Carrera being controlled for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rad taking a breather here.
Rad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Carrera is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Carrera 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carrera is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rad works to advance to full mount. Carrera defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Rad (7) vs (0) Carrera
Carrera can't escape the position.
Rad fails to take his opponent's back.
Rad avoids the attempt from Carrera to control.
Rad 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rad.
Carrera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carrera wants to control the action here but instead Rad manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rad (10) vs (0) Carrera
Rad seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Carrera is holding on tight.
Carrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carrera wants to hold on but Rad pushes him away.
Rad controlling the position easily from mount.
Carrera tries to hold on but Rad postures up.
Rad prevents Carrera from getting the reversal.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Carrera keeps trying to improve his position.
Rad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carrera is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Rad has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Rad (13) vs (0) Carrera
Rad is not going to allow Carrera to sit and survive in this position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Carrera wants to escape the position.
Rad avoiding Carrera 's attempts to control his hands.
Carrera tries to escape the position.
Rad is not going to allow Carrera to sit and survive in this position.
Rad trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Carrera doesn't escape.
Carrera trying to control but not successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rad controls the position.
Carrera trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rad trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Carrera doesn't escape.
Rad keeps control of the position as Carrera tries to break free.
Rad is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Carrera tries to break free.
Rad controlling the position well here. Carrera rolled but Rad kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Rad continues to hold on tight.
Carrera is trying to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Carrera trying to control the position but Rad manages to sink in the hooks.
I would not like to be Carrera right now.
Carrera trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rad keeps control of the position easily here as Carrera tries to buck him off.
Carrera looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rad takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
An out of breath Kyle Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Reno Carrera had this to say: 'I want to thank all my fans for supporting me, god bless you.'. |
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