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ADWGC 9 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 5685 p4p, 409 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 7540 p4p, 451 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Waldo Claudiano! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shui rushes Claudiano and presses him up against the cage.
Shui has picked Claudiano up - he's going for a ride! Shui dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Claudiano (0) vs (2) Shui
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.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Shui content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Claudiano tries to roll over but Shui keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano trying to control but Shui postures up.
Claudiano manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui looking to pass the guard.
Shui postures up.
Claudiano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Claudiano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Claudiano is controlling Shui's posture.
Shui slips nicely into half guard.
Shui seems to be looking for submissions.
Claudiano tries to roll over but Shui keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is pressing down on Shui's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Claudiano pulls Shui in to control the position.
Shui trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shui might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Claudiano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Claudiano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shui works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claudiano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shui seems to be looking for submissions.
Shui 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.
Claudiano wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is controlling Shui's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shui is trying to work for a kimura but Claudiano is defending well.
Shui wants to work for an arm triangle but Claudiano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shui prevents Claudiano from improving his position.
Shui trying to control the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano actively working from the bottom here.
Claudiano gets back to full guard.
Claudiano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Claudiano is looking to sweep but instead, Shui has passed into half guard.
Claudiano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shui trying to control from half guard but Claudiano is working away.
Claudiano tries to get to full guard but Shui has control of the leg.
Shui wants to control but Claudiano is keeping him busy.
Claudiano wants to improve his position but Shui is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shui is keen to just control but Claudiano is a slippery customer.
Shui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Claudiano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shui.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Shui is looking to stall here but Claudiano recovers full guard.
Claudiano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shui defends it easily.
Claudiano wants to hit a switch here but Shui passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Claudiano there! Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (0) vs (5) Shui
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shui tries to control but Claudiano wriggling away.
Shui fails to advance to Claudiano's back.
Shui controlling from mount.
Claudiano tries to improve his position but instead Shui has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Claudiano (0) vs (8) Shui
Claudiano tries to escape but Shui has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano fending off the submission attempt from Shui.
Claudiano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shui's guard. Nice work there by Claudiano.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Claudiano (2) vs (8) Shui
Claudiano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Claudiano pushing down on Shui's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shui preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shui is refusing to be controlled, as Claudiano sits in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shui preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shui is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shui knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Claudiano is just content to waste time from the top position. Shui takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano preventing the sweep.
Claudiano controlling from the top position.
Shui pulls Claudiano in close to prevent any damage.
Claudiano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shui controls Claudiano momentarily but Claudiano frees himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Claudiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shui working a defensive guard here.
Claudiano wants to pass the guard but Shui is keeping the position.
Shui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claudiano wants to pass the guard but Shui is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shui trying to keep a closed guard but Claudiano is proving a slippery customer.
Shui seems keen to control Claudiano's posture.
Claudiano won't allow Shui to sweep him here.
Shui is controlling Claudiano's posture.
Our spies down at at EMPIRE BJJ Academy inform us that Shui has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Claudiano passes into half guard.
Shui wants to control but Claudiano passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Claudiano (5) vs (8) Shui
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Claudiano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Claudiano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shui struggling a bit here.
Claudiano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shui has escaped the position, nice work there.
Claudiano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shui tries to buck Claudiano off but Claudiano is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shui wins on points by 8 to 5. |
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