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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Samuel Turbitt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Doyle has hold of one of Turbitt's legs. Turbitt is fighting the takedown attempt but Doyle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Turbitt (0) vs (2) Doyle#SUB#
Turbitt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doyle defends it easily.
Turbitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Turbitt, not yet.
Doyle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turbitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbitt 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#
Turbitt is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turbitt has his hands on Doyle's head, controlling the position.
Turbitt wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
Doyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turbitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turbitt working a defensive guard but Doyle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (0) vs (5) Doyle
Turbitt stops Doyle from passing to mount. #T2#
Turbitt gets back to half guard.
Turbitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doyle's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Turbitt (4) vs (5) Doyle
Doyle tries to roll but Turbitt sticks to his back.
Doyle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Turbitt doesn't have the hooks in and Doyle manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turbitt (4) vs (7) Doyle#T3#
Doyle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turbitt keeping full guard, as Doyle tries to pass.
Turbitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Turbitt trying to control the position.
Turbitt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doyle controls the pace.
Turbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there. #T4#
Turbitt being controlled here, momentarily.
Turbitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turbitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Doyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T5#
Turbitt keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Doyle won't allow Turbitt to sweep him here. #SUB#
Turbitt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doyle has passed into half guard!
We've been hearing good reports from Turbitt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Turbitt manages to get to full guard.
#T6#
Turbitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Turbitt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyle defends well.
Turbitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turbitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T7#
Doyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Turbitt has his foot on Doyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Turbitt working a defensive guard but Doyle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (4) vs (10) Doyle#T8#
Doyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turbitt keeps working.
Turbitt is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Turbitt tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turbitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turbitt regains half guard.#T9#
Doyle prevents Turbitt from improving his position.
Turbitt wants to control but Doyle is keeping busy.
Turbitt trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Doyle manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (4) vs (13) Doyle
Turbitt working to try and regain half guard.
#T10#
Doyle trying to control but Turbitt is having none of it.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Doyle working for a guillotine from mount but Turbitt is in no mood to give up.
Turbitt can't escape the position.
#T11#
Doyle avoids the attempt from Turbitt to control.
Turbitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Turbitt is controlling Doyle's trapped leg to prevent Doyle from advancing to side control.
Turbitt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turbitt is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turbitt holds on and takes a little breather.
Turbitt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doyle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turbitt (6) vs (13) Doyle#T12#
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Turbitt passes Doyle's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Turbitt seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Turbitt seems to be looking for submissions.
#T13#
Turbitt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turbitt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doyle tries to roll over but Turbitt keeps him under control.
Turbitt wants to take a breather but Doyle is having none of it.
Turbitt wants to free his trapped foot but Doyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Doyle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T14#
Doyle is trying to control but can't.
Turbitt moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (9) vs (13) Doyle#SUB#
Turbitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Turbitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doyle wins on points by 13 to 9.
After winning the bout, Jimmy Doyle 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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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Konstantin Kuznetsov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Kuznetsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuznetsov is working for takedown but Doctore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuznetsov is working for takedown but Doctore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuznetsov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Kuznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doctore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kuznetsov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doctore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doctore gets underhooks to prevent Kuznetsov's takedown attempt.
Doctore stops a takedown attempt from Kuznetsov.
Doctore prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD2#
Doctore decides to pull guard. #T1#
Doctore wants to sweep here but Kuznetsov controlling him for the moment.
Doctore is trying to keep Kuznetsov in close.
#SUB2#
Kuznetsov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doctore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuznetsov has managed to get both his arms back between Doctore's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Doctore working for a triangle but Kuznetsov defends it easily.
Doctore has his hands on Kuznetsov's head, controlling the position. #T2#
Doctore wants to improve his position but instead Kuznetsov has moved into half guard.
Doctore trying to control but Kuznetsov postures up.
#SUB2#
Doctore looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctore is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Doctore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Doctore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuznetsov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doctore pulls Kuznetsov in to control the position. #T4#
Doctore keeping full guard, as Kuznetsov tries to pass.
Kuznetsov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Doctore controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
Doctore tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Doctore looking for a guillotine here but Kuznetsov defends easily.
#T5#
Kuznetsov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doctore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doctore trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Doctore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T6##SUB2#
Doctore working for a triangle but Kuznetsov defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Doctore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doctore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T7##SUB2#
Doctore has his foot on Kuznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuznetsov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Doctore is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
#T8#
Kuznetsov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Doctore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Doctore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuznetsov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T9#
Doctore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kuznetsov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here.
Doctore is looking to control Kuznetsov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doctore avoid being mounted?#T10#
Doctore is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kuznetsov is staying active.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here.
Doctore wants to improve his position but Kuznetsov is controlling well.
#T11#
Kuznetsov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doctore is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuznetsov in particular looking to stall.
Doctore trying to control from the bottom.
#T12#
Doctore wants to get back to full guard.
Kuznetsov tries to pass to full mount but Doctore defends it.
Kuznetsov not doing much here.
Kuznetsov tries to pass to full mount but Doctore defends it. #T13#
Kuznetsov stalling.
Doctore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Doctore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doctore is trying to control but can't.
#T14#
Kuznetsov trying to pass the guard but Doctore defending well.
Doctore wants to control but Kuznetsov passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kuznetsov (3) vs (0) Doctore
Doctore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuznetsov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuznetsov takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
A victorious Konstantin Kuznetsov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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