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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Aurelius Augustus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Augustus clinches up with About Don and pushes him back against the cage.
Augustus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but About Don pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Augustus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Augustus (2) vs (0) About Don
Augustus advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Augustus (5) vs (0) About Don
About Don is looking to regain half guard here but Augustus keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down About Don's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
About Don is trying to get back to half guard.
Augustus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Augustus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Augustus advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Augustus (7) vs (0) About Don#T2#
Augustus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
About Don is wriggling around trying to escape.
About Don tries to lock up and control but Augustus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
About Don keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Augustus fails to move to back control.
Augustus content just to control the position here. #T3#
Augustus avoids the attempt from About Don to control.
Augustus looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
About Don looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Augustus avoids the attempt from About Don to control.
Augustus is looking to work his way around to About Don's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Augustus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T5#
About Don is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustus controlling from the full mount.
Augustus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T6#
About Don tries to lock up and control but Augustus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Augustus looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Augustus.#T7#
Augustus'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.
Augustus looking to control but About Don is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
About Don tries to lock up and control but Augustus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
About Don has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Augustus (10) vs (0) About Don
What can About Don 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#
Augustus continues to hold on tight.
Augustus doesn't have the hooks in and About Don manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Augustus (10) vs (2) About Don#T9#
About Don trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus is pulling down on About Don's head to control his posture.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully.
Augustus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Augustus trying to keep a closed guard but About Don is proving a slippery customer.
#T10#
Augustus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Augustus (12) vs (2) About Don#SUB2#
About Don is looking to cinch up a triangle. Augustus throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to About Don's body to avoid the submission. About Don has instead reached around Augustus's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! About Don arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Get Wet About Don!
Get Wet About Don took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.
Aurelius Augustus spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Michal Materlak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kai Kona!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kona shoots in for a takedown but Materlak shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Kona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Materlak (0) vs (2) Kona
Materlak is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kona in particular looking to stall.
Materlak is looking for a sweep. Kona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Kona is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kona is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Materlak (0) vs (5) Kona#T1#
Kona tries to control but Materlak wriggling away.
Kona controlling from mount.
Materlak is squirming around, avoiding Kona's attempts to control the action.
Materlak wants to hold on but Kona pushes him away.
Materlak reaches up to try and control the position but Kona seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Materlak rolls and tries to escape and now Kona has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Materlak (0) vs (8) Kona#T2#
A lull in the action here.
Materlak's coaches at Cope's have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Kona is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Materlak defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Materlak is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kona gets his way!
#SUB2#
Materlak defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kona's arms. #T3#
Kona has good solid back control here.
Kona controlling well, preventing Materlak from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Kona has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kona not allowing Materlak to control his hands.
Materlak is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kona.
#T4#
I really don't envy Materlak right now.
#SUB2#
Kona patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Materlak tries to roll but Kona sticks to his back.
#SUB2#
Materlak defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kona's arms.
I really don't envy Materlak right now.
#T5#
Materlak turns into Kona and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Materlak (2) vs (8) Kona
Kona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Materlak is one step ahead there.
Materlak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Materlak is one step ahead there. #T6#
Materlak controlling from the top position.
Materlak trying to control but Kona is working from the bottom.
Kona keeping full guard, as Materlak tries to pass.
Materlak sitting in guard here, content to control. #T7#
Kona is adopting a defensive guard.
Kona bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Materlak's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Materlak (2) vs (10) Kona
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Materlak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kona's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Materlak (4) vs (10) Kona
Kona is trying to control the position but Materlak postures up.
Kona pulls Materlak in to control the position.
Kona looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T8#
Materlak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Kona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Materlak trying to control but Kona is working from the bottom.
Materlak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T9#
Kona 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.
Materlak wants to pass the guard but Kona is keeping the position.
Kona is controlling Materlak's posture.
Kona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Materlak is one step ahead there.
Materlak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kona is keeping the position for now. #T10#
Kona 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: Materlak (4) vs (12) Kona
Kona tries to pass the half guard into mount. Materlak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kona in particular looking to stall.
Materlak is positioning himself well to prevent Kona advancing to mount.
Materlak trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kona manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Materlak (4) vs (15) Kona#T11#
Kona wants to control the pace but Materlak is squirming around nicely.
Kona wants to take Materlak's back here but Materlak is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Materlak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kona controlling the position easily from mount. #T12#
Materlak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Materlak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Kona is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Materlak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kona.
Materlak is trying to get back to full guard.#T13#
Kona wants to pass to mount but Materlak is defending the position.
Kona is looking to take a break and control but Materlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kona uses his free foot to push down on Materlak's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Materlak. Score +3 for passing guard: Materlak (4) vs (18) Kona
Kona can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Materlak is looking to escape. #T14#
Kona moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Materlak (4) vs (21) Kona
Kona is trying to stick to Materlak's back but Materlak is turning into Kona. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kona's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Materlak. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Materlak (6) vs (21) Kona
Materlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Kona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kona wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kona wins on points by 21 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Kona thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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