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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 2 wins and 4 losses; Theodore Rothschild! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Schrute closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rothschild to the mat! Rothschild manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rothschild (0) vs (2) Schrute
Rothschild has his hands on Schrute's head, controlling the position.
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Rothschild is keeping the position.
Schrute must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schrute 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Schrute not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild 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.
Schrute is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rothschild seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
My spies in Fenrir MMA inform me that Schrute has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T2#
Schrute looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rothschild is trying to control the position but Schrute postures up.
Schrute controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Schrute stopping the sweep attempt from Rothschild.
Schrute controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Rothschild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schrute gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schrute engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Rothschild is keeping the position.
Schrute controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schrute postures up.
#T5#
Schrute tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothschild is retaining full guard.
Rothschild is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schrute stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild being controlled here, momentarily. #T6#
Schrute advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schrute tries to pass to full mount but Rothschild defends it. #T7#
Rothschild is trying to maintain the position but Schrute is very close to passing his half guard.
Rothschild wants to get back to full guard.
Schrute is controlling the pace.
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Rothschild is defending well. #T8#
Rothschild wants to improve his position but Schrute is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Schrute seems content to control.#T9#
Schrute wants to pass to mount but Rothschild is defending the position.
Schrute looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Schrute is pressing down on Rothschild's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rothschild is holding on for now. #T10#
Schrute content to control rather than advance.
Schrute's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.#T11#
Rothschild wants to control but Schrute is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rothschild tries to get to full guard but Schrute has control of the leg.
Schrute controlling the pace.
Schrute is looking to advance position but Rothschild won't allow it. #T12#
Schrute sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schrute trying to pass the guard but Rothschild defending well.
Schrute controlling the action here.
Schrute wants to advance to full mount but Rothschild doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T13#
Schrute is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Rothschild is keeping the position.
Schrute slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T14#
Rothschild has Schrute pulled in close to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schrute stopping the sweep attempt from Rothschild.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schrute wins on points by 2 to 0.
A very excited looking Dwight Schrute 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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Undercard bout
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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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mamed Khalidovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Khalidovic rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khalidovic after a bit of a struggle.
Liddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khalidovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalidovic is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khalidovic can't get the takedown.
Khalidovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Khalidovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Khalidovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Liddell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Liddell showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Khalidovic (0) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Khalidovic keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
Khalidovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalidovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (2) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Khalidovic 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.
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Liddell wants to control the action here but instead Khalidovic manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (5) vs (2) Liddell
Liddell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Liddell tries to hold on but Khalidovic pushes him away.
Liddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Khalidovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Liddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB#
Khalidovic is trying to work for a kimura but Liddell is defending well.
Khalidovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Khalidovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Liddell wants to control but Khalidovic is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T5#
Khalidovic trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liddell defends it well. #SUB#
Khalidovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khalidovic trying to control the pace.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
#T6#
Khalidovic wants to pass to mount but Liddell is defending the position.
Khalidovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Liddell wants to control but Khalidovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khalidovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T7#
Khalidovic wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic pushing down on Liddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura here.
Liddell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalidovic is working away from the top position though.#T8#
Khalidovic works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (8) vs (2) Liddell
Liddell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Khalidovic controlling the pace for now. #T9#
Khalidovic avoids the attempt from Liddell to control.#SUB#
Khalidovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount.
Liddell can't escape the position.
Khalidovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T10#
Liddell working to try and regain half guard.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Khalidovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T11#
Khalidovic trying to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Khalidovic moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Khalidovic (11) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic controlling well, preventing Liddell from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Liddell right now.
Khalidovic is trying to stick to Liddell's back but Liddell is turning into Khalidovic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Khalidovic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Liddell. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (11) vs (4) Liddell
Khalidovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T12#
Khalidovic controls Liddell momentarily but Liddell frees himself.
Khalidovic is pulling down on Liddell's head to control his posture.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Khalidovic keeps moving.
Khalidovic seems keen to control Liddell's posture.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (13) vs (4) Liddell#T13#
Liddell being controlled here, momentarily.
Khalidovic looking to pass the guard.
Liddell wants to control the position but Khalidovic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Khalidovic is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Liddell has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Khalidovic escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Khalidovic! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (16) vs (4) Liddell
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T14#
Khalidovic slows the pace down.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (16) vs (6) Liddell
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalidovic takes the fight on points by 16 to 6.
A victorious Mamed Khalidovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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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 2 wins and 0 losses; Hatori Hanzo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Volkan Caner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Caner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanzo as he jumps to the side.
Hanzo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caner.
Hanzo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Hanzo moves into the clinch.#TD#
Hanzo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanzo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hanzo seems keen to control Caner's posture.
Caner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Hanzo controlling Caner's posture.
Hanzo'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.
Hanzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanzo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Caner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caner won't allow Hanzo to sweep him here.
Hanzo pulls Caner in to control the position.
Caner wants to pass the guard but Hanzo is keeping the position.#T3#
Caner wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
Caner is fighting to break Hanzo's control of his arms but Hanzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Caner from controlling successfully.
Caner content to stall in guard here.
Caner looking to sit in guard and control but Hanzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanzo (2) vs (0) Caner#T4#
Hanzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hanzo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Caner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caner trying to hold on to Hanzo's head to control him but Hanzo postures up.
#T5#
Hanzo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hanzo (5) vs (0) Caner
Caner wants to hold on but Hanzo pushes him away.
Hanzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hanzo prevents Caner from getting the reversal.#T6#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caner wants to hold on but Hanzo pushes him away.
Hanzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Caner is looking to improve his position but Hanzo isn't that keen on the idea.
Caner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanzo moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Hanzo (8) vs (0) Caner#T7#
Hanzo is not going to allow Caner to sit and survive in this position.
Hanzo controlling the position well here. Caner rolled but Hanzo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Caner trying to control the hands but Hanzo breaks the grip.
What can Caner do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T8#
Caner tries to escape but Hanzo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Caner is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hanzo.
Caner trying to control the position but Hanzo manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Caner.#T9#
Hanzo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Caner trying to control the action but Hanzo just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Hanzo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Caner knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Caner for a finish. #T10#
Hanzo is hanging on to Caner's back as he tries to escape.
Caner wants to control his opponent's hands but Hanzo gets his hands free.
Caner is really stuck here.
#SUB#
Caner fending off the submission attempt from Hanzo.
Hanzo is hanging on to Caner's back as he tries to escape.
Caner looks winded!#T11#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hanzo controlling the positon.
Caner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanzo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hanzo continues to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hanzo.#T12#
I really don't envy Caner right now.
#T13#
Hanzo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Caner trying to control the position but Hanzo manages to sink in the hooks. #T14#
You can see the frustration on Caner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hanzo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Caner is trying to break free.
Hanzo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Caner.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanzo takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hatori Hanzo made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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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 2 wins and 0 losses; Bruno Henrique! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Karsten Koererlaerer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Koererlaerer circles away.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Koererlaerer feints the counter takedown.
Koererlaerer tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
Henrique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Koererlaerer tries to counter it with a takedown but Henrique pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koererlaerer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique tries to counter by clinching up but Koererlaerer breaks away and moves out of range.
Koererlaerer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koererlaerer circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Koererlaerer with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Henrique gets caught napping as Koererlaerer dives in and scores a takedown. Henrique manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henrique (0) vs (2) Koererlaerer
Henrique keeping moving, preventing Koererlaerer from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Koererlaerer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koererlaerer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koererlaerer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Koererlaerer pushes down on Henrique's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Koererlaerer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koererlaerer wants to control but Henrique is keeping him busy.
Henrique is trying to control but Koererlaerer manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Henrique (0) vs (5) Koererlaerer
Koererlaerer fails to move to back control.
Koererlaerer moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Henrique (0) vs (8) Koererlaerer#T2##SUB2#
Koererlaerer is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Henrique has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Henrique has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Henrique taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Koererlaerer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karsten Koererlaerer! |
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