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TWGC 14 (170lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Asa Sharp and Amisviiksi Tolonen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Asa Sharp! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Amisviiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Tolonen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sharp sprawls well initially but Tolonen persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sharp (0) vs (2) Tolonen
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sharp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tolonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tolonen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tolonen wants to pass the guard but Sharp is defending well.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. Tolonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharp trying to control from the bottom.
Tolonen passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (0) vs (5) Tolonen
Tolonen controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Tolonen 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.
Tolonen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sharp has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sharp! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sharp (2) vs (5) Tolonen
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tolonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolonen is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Sharp sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Tolonen keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Tolonen is controlling Sharp's posture.
Tolonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Sharp is pushing down on Tolonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tolonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sharp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tolonen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tolonen wants to control the action here but instead Sharp manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (5) vs (5) Tolonen
Tolonen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tolonen is refusing to be controlled, as Sharp sits in half guard.
Tolonen tries to roll over but Sharp keeps him under control.
Tolonen is staying active underneath Sharp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is looking for a sweep. Sharp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharp wants to pass to mount but Tolonen is defending the position.
Tolonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sharp seems to be looking for submissions.
Tolonen is pressing down on Sharp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sharp looking to sit in guard and control but Tolonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sharp (5) vs (7) Tolonen
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to improve his position but instead Tolonen has moved into half guard.
Sharp trying to control but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (5) vs (10) Tolonen
Sharp tries to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
Sharp gets back to half guard.
Tolonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to maintain the position but Tolonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Tolonen controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Tolonen 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.
Sharp looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to get to full guard but Tolonen has control of the leg.
Sharp is working hard here to advance position.
Tolonen slows the pace down in half guard.
Sharp tries to roll over but Tolonen keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control here.
Sharp wants to improve his position but Tolonen is controlling well.
Tolonen is looking to advance position but Sharp won't allow it.
Tolonen trying to control the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (5) vs (13) Tolonen
Tolonen controlling his opponent.
Sharp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sharp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tolonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tolonen's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sharp (9) vs (13) Tolonen
Sharp doesn't have the hooks in and Tolonen manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sharp (9) vs (15) Tolonen
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to hold Tolonen in close to prevent damage but Tolonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Sharp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tolonen is working away from the top position though.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sharp is trying to control but Tolonen manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (9) vs (18) Tolonen
Sharp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen controlling the pace for now.
Sharp tries to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
Tolonen content just to control the position here.
Tolonen avoids the attempt from Sharp to control.
Tolonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is working to get back to half guard.
Sharp sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sharp trying to hold on to Tolonen's head to control him but Tolonen postures up.
Sharp wants to sweep but Tolonen has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sharp (9) vs (21) Tolonen
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen working away.
Sharp tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tolonen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sharp (9) vs (23) Tolonen
Tolonen controlling the pace for now.
Sharp working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sharp is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tolonen wins on points by 23 to 9. |
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