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TWGC 30 (265+lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Darek Zuber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joseph Krakowski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Zuber misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Krakowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Krakowski manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuber trying to control the position from guard on top but Krakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Zuber has gone for a leg lock! Krakowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zuber's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zuber (0) vs (2) Krakowski
Zuber is pulling down on Krakowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Krakowski, at least for the moment.
Zuber keeping full guard, as Krakowski tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuber keeping moving, preventing Krakowski from controlling successfully. #T1#
Zuber controlling the position.
Krakowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zuber haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zuber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Krakowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Zuber is retaining full guard.
Krakowski content to stall in guard here.
Zuber has his hands on Krakowski's head, controlling the position.
Krakowski trying to control but Zuber is working from the bottom.
Zuber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Krakowski won't allow Zuber to sweep him here.
Zuber keeping moving, preventing Krakowski from controlling successfully.
Krakowski looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krakowski won't allow Zuber to sweep him here. #T4#
Krakowski looking to pass the guard.
Zuber keeping moving, preventing Krakowski from controlling successfully.
Zuber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krakowski is one step ahead there.
Zuber controlling Krakowski's posture.
Zuber keeping moving, preventing Krakowski from controlling successfully. #T5#
Krakowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Krakowski pushes down on Zuber's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Krakowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krakowski looks winded!#T6#
Zuber is trying to get back to full guard.
Zuber is working hard here to advance position.
Zuber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T7#
Krakowski wants to take a breather but Zuber is having none of it. #SUB2#
Krakowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zuber keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB2#
Krakowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zuber has managed to free his arm - good work. #T8#
Zuber is trying to get back to full guard.
Krakowski trying to control from Zuber's half guard. Zuber has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB2#
Krakowski 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.
Zuber pulls Krakowski in close to prevent any damage. #T9#
Zuber wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Krakowski has gone for a leg lock! Zuber slips out almost immediately though and dives into Krakowski's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zuber (2) vs (2) Krakowski
Zuber sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T10##SUB#
Zuber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krakowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krakowski has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zuber (2) vs (4) Krakowski
Krakowski wants to control from the top but Zuber keeps moving.
Krakowski looking to pass the guard.
Zuber looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuber, not yet. #T11#
Krakowski trying to control but Zuber is working from the bottom.
Zuber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Krakowski drops back looking for a leg! Zuber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zuber manages to kick Krakowski off! Krakowski jumps back into Zuber's guard.
Zuber pulls Krakowski in close to prevent any damage. #T12#
Zuber looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuber, not yet.
Zuber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krakowski's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zuber (4) vs (4) Krakowski#SUB#
Zuber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Krakowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Krakowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Krakowski! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Zuber (4) vs (8) Krakowski#SUB2#
Krakowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T13#
Krakowski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zuber is trying to improve his position.
Zuber can't do much from the bottom here. #T14#
Krakowski tries to advance to mount but Zuber denies him.
Krakowski is looking to take a break and control but Zuber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krakowski on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuber is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krakowski wins on points by 8 to 4.
Joseph Krakowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Fits Miz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; George Trent!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Miz gets tackled into the cage by Trent. Trent maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Trent drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Miz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miz postures up.
Miz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trent swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Miz drops back looking for a leg! Trent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trent manages to kick Miz off! Miz jumps back into Trent's guard.
Miz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trent is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trent looking to control.
Miz wants to pass the guard but Trent is keeping the position.
Trent 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.#T1#
Trent controls Miz momentarily but Miz frees himself.
Miz preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trent keeping full guard, as Miz tries to pass.
Miz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miz wants to take a breather but Trent is having none of it. #SUB#
Miz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trent has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Miz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trent keeps working. #T2#
Miz prevents Trent from improving his position.#SUB#
Miz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miz. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Trent is trying to control Miz's posture. Miz takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Trent! Miz is rotating here... this could be the end... Trent is out! Miz has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fits Miz!
After the big win, Fits Miz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Threads of HARDCORE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Jonny Sins! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Pawel Borysek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Borysek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sins did well to prevent Borysek getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sins (0) vs (2) Borysek
Borysek controlling the action here. #SUB#
Sins looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Borysek is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Borysek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sins has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Sins is defending against the submission attempts here by Borysek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Borysek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1##SUB2#
Borysek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Borysek. #SUB2#
Borysek is trying to work for a kimura but Sins is defending well.
Sins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borysek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Borysek is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sins as he works his way to full guard.
#SUB2#
Borysek is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sins has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sins (2) vs (2) Borysek#T2##SUB2#
Sins is posturing up here but Borysek has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sins tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sins has to tap! Slick submission there by Borysek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pawel Borysek!
Jonny Sins spoke after the fight, saying 'Turns out I suck'. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Glenn Horowitz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jason Durant !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Horowitz closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Horowitz gets control of Durant 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Horowitz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Durant trying to control but Horowitz is working from the bottom.
Horowitz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durant is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Horowitz pushes a forearm under Durant 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Durant is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Horowitz!
Glenn Horowitz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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