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TWG 38 (205lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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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 2 wins and 0 losses; Presley Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Karl Schwarzschild!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Schwarzschild tries to keep at a distance but Chai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzschild tries to pull guard but Chai won't allow it.
#TD2#
Schwarzschild pulls Chai into guard.
#SUB2#
Schwarzschild working for a triangle but Chai defends it easily.
Schwarzschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Schwarzschild is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai 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 been hearing that Chai has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Schwarzschild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Schwarzschild#T1#
Schwarzschild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzschild trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Schwarzschild
Chai being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Schwarzschild is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwarzschild is trying to control the position but Chai postures up. #T2#
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzschild is keeping the position for now.
Chai postures up.
Chai advances to half guard.
Schwarzschild is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwarzschild trying to control here.
Chai controlling the action here.
Schwarzschild is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai controlling the action here. #T3#
Schwarzschild is concentrating on defense, preventing Chai from advancing position.
Schwarzschild trying to get back to full guard but Chai takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (2) Schwarzschild
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzschild bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (5) vs (4) Schwarzschild
Chai keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Schwarzschild is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chai is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chai has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (4) Schwarzschild
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwarzschild is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (6) Schwarzschild#T4#
Schwarzschild wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving. #SUB2#
Schwarzschild has gone for a leg lock! Chai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schwarzschild's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (9) vs (6) Schwarzschild
Chai advances to half guard.
Schwarzschild trying to control here.
Schwarzschild moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T5#
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzschild 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.
Schwarzschild lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (9) vs (8) Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild is stalling in the full guard.
Chai wants to sweep here but Schwarzschild controlling him for the moment. #T6#
Schwarzschild wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Schwarzschild wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
My spies in Monkey Magic inform me that Schwarzschild has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzschild manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (11) vs (8) Schwarzschild
Chai wants to pass the guard but Schwarzschild is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Schwarzschild looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
#T7#
Schwarzschild controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Schwarzschild controlling Chai's posture.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzschild is retaining full guard.
Schwarzschild lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (11) vs (10) Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T8#
Chai keeping full guard, as Schwarzschild tries to pass.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
Schwarzschild looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (13) vs (10) Schwarzschild
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai looking to pass the guard. #T9#
Schwarzschild has control of Chai's left arm, preventing Chai from doing any damage.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzschild is retaining full guard.
Chai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schwarzschild wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment. #T10#
Schwarzschild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (13) vs (12) Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild controlling from the top position.
Schwarzschild wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai keeping full guard, as Schwarzschild tries to pass.
Schwarzschild sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T11#
Chai keeping full guard, as Schwarzschild tries to pass.
Chai pulls Schwarzschild in close to his closed guard and prevents Schwarzschild from doing any damage or advancing position.
Schwarzschild passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schwarzschild trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom. #T12#
Chai tries to roll over but Schwarzschild keeps him under control.
Schwarzschild is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Schwarzschild is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karl Schwarzschild!
A victorious Karl Schwarzschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Paul Sight! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Sight darts in and clinches Hanma up against the cage.#TD2#
Hanma manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hanma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sight (0) vs (2) Hanma
Sight keeping full guard, as Hanma tries to pass. #SUB#
Sight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanma trying to control but Sight is working from the bottom.
Sight keeping full guard, as Hanma tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hanma drops back looking for a leg! Sight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sight manages to kick Hanma off! Hanma jumps back into Sight's guard. #SUB#
Sight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanma defends it easily.#T1#
Sight looking for a sweep. Not yet Sight, not yet.
Hanma slips nicely into half guard.
Hanma has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Roosters Coop. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sight is positioning himself well to prevent Hanma advancing to mount.
Sight moves into full guard.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Sight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sight (0) vs (5) Hanma#SUB2#
Hanma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sight is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanma trying to control the action but Sight is working from the bottom.
Hanma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
Hanma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB2#
Hanma tries for a kimura but Sight is defending well. #SUB2#
Hanma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Hanma is trying to get an arm triangle but Sight is defending well. #SUB2#
Hanma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sight can't do much from the bottom here. #T4##SUB2#
Hanma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanma moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sight (0) vs (7) Hanma
Sight is looking to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Hanma moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sight has worked his arm free - good work by Sight!
Sight prevents Hanma from moving into mount. #T5#
Sight gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sight (0) vs (9) Hanma
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hanma is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Sight is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Sight (0) vs (12) Hanma
Hanma trying to control momentarily.
#SUB2#
Sight showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Hanma on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sight is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#SUB2#
Sight defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sight (2) vs (12) Hanma#SUB2#
Sight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sight has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.#T6##SUB2#
Hanma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sight defends well.
Hanma keeping full guard, as Sight tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Sight from controlling successfully. #T7#
Sight wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma trying to keep a closed guard but Sight is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Hanma working for a triangle but Sight defends it easily.
Sight 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. #T8#
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Hanma is looking for a triangle here but Sight uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sight (5) vs (12) Hanma
Sight tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hanma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sight has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sight (7) vs (12) Hanma#T9#
Sight controlling from the full mount.
Sight avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.#SUB#
Sight is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanma is surviving well by controlling Sight's body position as best he can.
Hanma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sight (7) vs (14) Hanma
Hanma passes Sight's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T10#
Sight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sight pulls Hanma in close to prevent any damage.
Sight keeping full guard, as Hanma tries to pass.
Hanma advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sight (7) vs (17) Hanma
Sight tries to bench press Hanma off him but Hanma keeps the position.
Hanma has knee on belly momentarily but Sight bucks him off and regains half guard. #SUB2#
Hanma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hanma prevents Sight from improving his position.#T11##SUB2#
Hanma is looking for a kimura here.
Sight is doing well to control the position and prevent Hanma from advancing to side control.
Sight is not content to let Hanma control the position.#SUB2#
Hanma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sight defends it well.
Hanma is trying to control the action in half guard but Sight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sight is holding on to half guard well.#T12##SUB2#
Hanma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Hanma maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sight could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hanma has cracked it and Sight is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hanma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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