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TWGC 30 (155lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Matt Spanks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Elay Arson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Spanks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spanks (2) vs (0) Arson
Spanks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spanks wants to pass the guard but Arson is keeping the position.
Spanks is pushing down on Arson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arson is fighting to maintain full guard but Spanks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spanks is pressing down on Arson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arson is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanks trying to control from Arson's half guard. Arson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Spanks being controlled here momentarily.
Spanks is looking to pass into half guard but Arson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arson is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (2) vs (2) Arson
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arson trying to control but Spanks is working from the bottom.
Arson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.#T1#
Arson is still trying to improve position.
Arson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arson trying to control but Spanks is working from the bottom.
Spanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (4) vs (2) Arson
Arson pulls Spanks in close to prevent any damage.
Spanks tries to free his leg and advance position but Arson is retaining full guard.
Spanks wants to control from the top but Arson keeps moving.
Spanks slips nicely into half guard.
Arson wants to improve his position but Spanks is controlling well.
#T2#
Spanks trying to mount his opponent but Arson defends it.
Arson tries to get to full guard but Spanks has control of the leg.
Spanks is looking to pass Arson's guard but actually Arson recovers to full guard.
Spanks passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Spanks (7) vs (2) Arson#SUB#
Spanks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arson has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Spanks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Spanks trying to control the action but Arson is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Arson's face as Spanks controls the position.
Arson trying his best to control but Spanks has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Spanks (9) vs (2) Arson
Spanks fails to move to back control.
Arson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spanks wants to control the pace but Arson is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Spanks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spanks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spanks tries to control but Arson wriggling away.
Arson tries to lock up and control but Spanks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T5#
Arson is squirming around, avoiding Spanks's attempts to control the action.
Spanks content just to control the position here.
Arson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Spanks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Spanks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Spanks fails to move to back control.
Spanks trying to control but Arson is having none of it. #T6#
Arson tries to reverse the position but Spanks maintains control.
Arson keeps trying to improve his position.
Arson stops Spanks from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Spanks tries to control but Arson wriggling away.
Arson is looking to improve his position but Spanks isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB#
Spanks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arson is surviving well by controlling Spanks's body position as best he can. #T7#
Spanks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Spanks goes for an armbar but Arson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (9) vs (4) Arson
Arson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arson wants to control from the top but Spanks keeps moving.
Arson looking to pass the guard. #T8#
Spanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (11) vs (4) Arson
Spanks is looking to advance position but Arson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Spanks (11) vs (8) Arson
Spanks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arson content just to control the position here.
Arson wants to take Spanks's back here but Spanks is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Spanks regains half guard.
Spanks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arson preventing the sweep. #T9#
Arson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Spanks (11) vs (11) Arson
Spanks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spanks is working hard here to advance position.
Arson is looking to take a break and control but Spanks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arson controlling the position.
Spanks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arson off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Spanks (15) vs (11) Arson#T10##SUB#
Spanks is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Arson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Arson is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Spanks is looking for a rear naked choke here but Arson reverses the position brilliantly into Spanks's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spanks (15) vs (13) Arson
Spanks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spanks is looking to sweep but instead, Arson has passed into half guard.
Spanks is breathing heavily.
Arson is looking to take a break and control but Spanks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T11##SUB#
Spanks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Arson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Spanks could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Arson has cracked it and Spanks is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Arson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elay Arson! |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Phat Bhoy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Rauf Amudaev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Bhoy gets caught napping as Amudaev dives in and scores a takedown. Bhoy manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bhoy (0) vs (2) Amudaev
Amudaev won't allow Bhoy to sweep him here.
Amudaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Bhoy is retaining full guard.
Amudaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bhoy 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.
Bhoy keeping moving, preventing Amudaev from controlling successfully.
Amudaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhoy is keeping the position for now.
Bhoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amudaev looking to pass the guard.
Amudaev content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amudaev preventing the sweep.
Amudaev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amudaev postures up.
#T1#
Amudaev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amudaev postures up.
Amudaev preventing the sweep.
Amudaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bhoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bhoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amudaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amudaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amudaev passes Bhoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Amudaev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bhoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Amudaev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bhoy defends it well.
Bhoy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amudaev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amudaev's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bhoy (4) vs (2) Amudaev#T2#
I really don't envy Amudaev right now.
Amudaev prevents Bhoy from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Bhoy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Amudaev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Amudaev tries to escape but Bhoy has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
Bhoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bhoy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Amudaev is holding onto Bhoy's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.#T3#
Amudaev is trying to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bhoy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Amudaev can't escape the position.
Bhoy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Amudaev.
Bhoy struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T4#
Amudaev tries to escape but Bhoy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Amudaev just trying to survive but Bhoy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Amudaev staying busy and making it hard for Bhoy to control.
Bhoy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Amudaev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Amudaev is trying to break free.
Bhoy is trying to stick to Amudaev's back but Amudaev is turning into Bhoy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bhoy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Amudaev. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bhoy (4) vs (4) Amudaev
Bhoy trying to control the position.
Amudaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amudaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Bhoy is retaining full guard. #T5#
Bhoy trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Amudaev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amudaev content to stall in guard here.
Bhoy keeping moving, preventing Amudaev from controlling successfully.
Amudaev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhoy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amudaev's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bhoy (6) vs (4) Amudaev
Amudaev keeping moving, preventing Bhoy from controlling successfully.
Bhoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amudaev is keeping the position for now.
Amudaev is controlling Bhoy's posture.#T6#
Bhoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Amudaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amudaev has control of Bhoy's left arm, preventing Bhoy from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Amudaev is looking for a triangle here but Bhoy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bhoy (9) vs (4) Amudaev
Amudaev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Amudaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bhoy wants to control from the top but Amudaev keeps moving.
Bhoy looking to pass the guard.
Amudaev seems keen to control Bhoy's posture.#T7#
Bhoy wants to pass the guard but Amudaev is keeping the position.
Amudaev pulls Bhoy in close to prevent any damage.
Bhoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Amudaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Amudaev working for a triangle but Bhoy defends it easily.
Bhoy advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bhoy (12) vs (4) Amudaev#T8#
Amudaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bhoy trying to control the action but Amudaev is working from the bottom.
Amudaev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bhoy off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bhoy (12) vs (8) Amudaev#SUB2#
Amudaev working for a choke but Bhoy is defending well. #SUB2#
Amudaev is cranking Bhoy's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bhoy! He's tightened the choke and Bhoy is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rauf Amudaev!
After winning the bout, Rauf Amudaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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