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TWG 38 (205lbs, D4): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Augustus Frost! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Boxing Man!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augustus Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Man forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Frost drops back down to his feet.
Frost gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Man jumps guard and drags Frost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man seems keen to control Frost's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frost (0) vs (2) Man#SUB#
Frost looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into half guard.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
Man works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Frost (0) vs (5) Man
Man controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Frost is trying to reverse the position but instead Man has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Frost (0) vs (8) Man
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T4##SUB2#
Man is cranking Frost's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Frost! He's tightened the choke and Frost is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boxing Man! |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Daniel Grigoryan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Ross Nyland!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nyland tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigoryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nyland tries for a takedown but Grigoryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grigoryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grigoryan wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Grigoryan clinches up with Nyland and pushes him back against the cage.
Grigoryan goes for a takedown attempt but Nyland pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nyland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grigoryan tries to counter by clinching up but Nyland breaks away and moves out of range.
Daniel Grigoryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Nyland.#CL#
Grigoryan darts in and clinches Nyland up against the cage.#TD#
Grigoryan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grigoryan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyland looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Grigoryan is pulling down on Nyland's head to control his posture.
Nyland trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan pulls Nyland in close to prevent any damage.
Grigoryan continues to stall.#T2#
Nyland wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Grigoryan is controlling Nyland's posture.
Nyland wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Grigoryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Nyland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grigoryan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nyland controls the pace.#T3#
Grigoryan controlling Nyland's posture.
Grigoryan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
More hug and hope from Grigoryan.#T4#
Nyland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Nyland's head to control his posture.
Nyland trying to control but Grigoryan is working from the bottom.
Nyland looking to pass the guard. #T5#
Grigoryan pulls Nyland in to control the position.
Nyland looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Nyland from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyland looking to pass the guard. #T6#
Grigoryan controlling the position.
Nyland wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Nyland is fighting to break Grigoryan's control of his arms but Grigoryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Nyland from controlling successfully. #T7#
Nyland looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Grigoryan (2) vs (0) Nyland
Grigoryan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Nyland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grigoryan defends it easily.
Grigoryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T8##SUB2#
Nyland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grigoryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nyland keeping full guard, as Grigoryan tries to pass. #T9#
Grigoryan stays in close to Nyland's body and controls the position. #T10##SUB2#
Nyland is looking for a triangle here but Grigoryan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Grigoryan (5) vs (0) Nyland
Grigoryan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nyland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nyland trying to remain calm as Grigoryan controls from the top position.#T11#
Grigoryan working away.
Nyland trying to remain calm as Grigoryan controls from the top position.
Nyland is trying to improve his position.
Grigoryan takes a little break here. Nyland wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Grigoryan has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Grigoryan (7) vs (0) Nyland#T12#
Grigoryan takes Nyland's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Nyland is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Grigoryan (10) vs (0) Nyland
Grigoryan is riding his opponent, not letting Nyland buck him off.
Nyland looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grigoryan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nyland's body.
#T13##T14#
Nyland trying to control the hands but Grigoryan won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grigoryan is hanging on to Nyland's back as he tries to escape.
Nyland is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoryan takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
Daniel Grigoryan thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Vladimir Tarlac! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Bobby Dent!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Dent looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tarlac (0) vs (2) Dent
Tarlac might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Dent has gone for a leg lock! Tarlac slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tarlac (2) vs (2) Dent
Tarlac is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tarlac wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlac is really struggling to control Dent but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac wants to pass the guard but Dent is keeping the position.
Tarlac wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Dent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarlac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarlac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Dent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tarlac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Dent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
Tarlac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarlac trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Dent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dent keeping moving, preventing Tarlac from controlling successfully. #T3#
Tarlac slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Dent looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tarlac passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tarlac (5) vs (2) Dent#SUB#
Tarlac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tarlac is looking to take a break and control but Dent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Dent struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent is trying to get back to half guard.
Dent regains half guard.#SUB#
Tarlac is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dent sees it coming and defends easily.
Dent is not content to let Tarlac control the position.#T5##SUB#
Tarlac is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dent has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tarlac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tarlac's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tarlac (5) vs (6) Dent
Dent tries to keep control of the position but Tarlac is staying busy.#SUB2#
Tarlac 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 Dent gets his way!
Tarlac is in bad spot here.
#SUB2#
Dent looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Tarlac is controlling Dent 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tarlac (7) vs (6) Dent#T6##SUB2#
Tarlac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarlac forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Tarlac is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Tarlac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dent defends it well.
Tarlac is breathing heavily.#T7#
Dent controlling the position well.
Tarlac trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
Dent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T8#
Dent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tarlac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tarlac's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tarlac (7) vs (10) Dent#SUB2#
Tarlac 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 Dent gets his way!
Tarlac trying to control the hands but Dent breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Dent is persistently looking for the submission but Tarlac is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Dent has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T9##SUB2#
Dent patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tarlac really is a fat lump.#SUB2#
Dent looking for the choke but no joy.
Dent trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tarlac tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dent controlling the positon.#SUB2#
Dent tightening his grip on Tarlac, looking for the choke. #T10##SUB2#
Dent looking to break Tarlac's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tarlac remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dent will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dent wants to control the position but Tarlac frees himself and scrambles - Dent manages to regain control in side control.
#SUB2#
Dent looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Dent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tarlac has escaped the position, nice work there. #T11#
Dent trying to control the action but Tarlac is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Dent wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tarlac, who protects the arm well.
Tarlac tries to buck Dent off but Dent is having none of it.#T12##SUB2#
Dent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tarlac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dent taking a break here but Tarlac is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dent controlling the action here.
Dent wants to control but Tarlac is keeping him busy. #T13#
Tarlac desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dent keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tarlac is not content to let Dent control the position.#SUB2#
Dent 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.
Tarlac is looking to improve his position.
#T14#
Dent wants to pass to mount but Tarlac is defending the position.
Tarlac is staying active underneath Dent, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Dent wants to work for an arm triangle but Tarlac is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Dent is looking for a kimura but Tarlac is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dent to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dent wins on points by 10 to 7.
Bobby Dent took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fighting is better than a cheese sandwich'.
Vladimir Tarlac was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for all the fun times and all the memories this is my last ride'. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Crazy Boco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Petr Kuzmitch!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Boco gets caught napping as Kuzmitch dives in and scores a takedown. Boco manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boco (0) vs (2) Kuzmitch
Boco is breathing heavily.
Kuzmitch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Boco (0) vs (5) Kuzmitch
Kuzmitch staying calm.
Boco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Boco (0) vs (7) Kuzmitch
Kuzmitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Kuzmitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kuzmitch is continuing to stall.#T1#
Kuzmitch moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Boco (0) vs (10) Kuzmitch
Boco is in bad spot here.
Kuzmitch trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Boco doesn't escape. #T2#
The adventures of Kuzmitch the control monster continue. Boring.
Kuzmitch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Kuzmitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Boco is in bad spot here.
Kuzmitch has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Boco's body.
More stalling from Kuzmitch.#T4#
Kuzmitch with more of the same as he continues to hold on.#T5#
Boco is trying to break free.
What can Boco do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boco can't escape the position.
Kuzmitch just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T6##T7#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8##T9##T10##T11##T12##T13##T14#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuzmitch wins on points by 10 to 0. |
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