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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Renato Gracie and Patrick Kenzie. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Renato Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.
Kenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie has Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Kenzie
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenzie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie's coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT 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.
Gracie is staying active underneath Kenzie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Kenzie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie wants to control but Kenzie is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Kenzie prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Kenzie is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kenzie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Well, if Kenzie 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Kenzie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenzie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Kenzie is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenzie wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Kenzie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Kenzie sits in half guard.
Kenzie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to roll over but Kenzie keeps him under control.
Kenzie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kenzie.
Kenzie wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kenzie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenzie wants to advance to full mount but Gracie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kenzie postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenzie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Kenzie
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (4) Kenzie
Kenzie advances to half guard.
Kenzie passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (7) Kenzie
Kenzie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Kenzie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gracie is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (2) vs (10) Kenzie
Kenzie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kenzie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gracie.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kenzie just sinks the hooks in.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Kenzie working for the choke.
Kenzie looking for the choke but no joy.
Kenzie doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (10) Kenzie
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Kenzie 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: Gracie (4) vs (12) Kenzie
Gracie is staying active underneath Kenzie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kenzie is looking for a kimura here.
Kenzie trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kenzie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kenzie is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kenzie wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Kenzie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Kenzie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kenzie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (4) vs (15) Kenzie
Kenzie tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie tries to bench press Kenzie off him but Kenzie keeps the position.
Kenzie wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Kenzie advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (4) vs (17) Kenzie
Kenzie looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hold on but Kenzie pushes him away.
Kenzie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gracie is now in Kenzie's guard. A big mistake from Kenzie there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (6) vs (17) Kenzie
Kenzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Kenzie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kenzie wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Kenzie 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.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenzie's guard.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Kenzie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kenzie controlling the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie prevents Kenzie from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzie wins on points by 17 to 6.
A very excited looking Patrick Kenzie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Olympia Unchained and Ely Scrubs. Olympia Unchained has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Olympia Unchained! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ely Scrubs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Unchained takes the fight into the clinch.
Scrubs tries to score a body lock takedown but Unchained shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Scrubs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Unchained pulls his leg out and moves away.
Unchained slaps away a takedown attempt from Scrubs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Unchained tries to counter by clinching up but Scrubs breaks away and moves out of range.
Olympia Unchained has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ely Scrubs.
Scrubs pushes Unchained up against the cage in a clinch.
Scrubs is looking for a takedown.
Scrubs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Unchained prevents it.
Unchained definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrubs is trying to drag Unchained to the mat but Unchained just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Unchained gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Unchained (2) vs (0) Scrubs
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained controlling the action here.
Scrubs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Unchained is working away from the top position though.
Unchained content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Scrubs tries to roll over but Unchained keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Unchained seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scrubs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
Unchained wants to pass to mount but Scrubs is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Scrubs trying to keep a closed guard but Unchained is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Unchained controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scrubs 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.
Unchained not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scrubs can't keep his opponent in guard - Unchained advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Unchained content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Unchained trying to mount his opponent but Scrubs defends it.
Well, if Unchained 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs is trying to maintain the position but Unchained is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scrubs tries to get to full guard but Unchained has control of the leg.
Scrubs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Unchained seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scrubs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scrubs tries to roll over but Unchained keeps him under control.
Scrubs is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Unchained perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Unchained passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Unchained (5) vs (0) Scrubs
Scrubs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Unchained has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs struggling a bit here.
Scrubs is looking for a sweep.
Unchained slows the pace down.
Scrubs sneaks back into half guard.
Unchained looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs tries to get to full guard but Unchained has control of the leg.
Unchained passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Unchained (8) vs (0) Scrubs
Unchained controlling the position easily from mount.
Unchained prevents Scrubs from getting the reversal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Unchained is trying to control. Scrubs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scrubs 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.
Unchained takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Unchained seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Scrubs for as long as he can get away with.
Scrubs actively working from the bottom here.
Scrubs trying to control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Unchained trying to control the pace.
Unchained tries to pass to full mount but Scrubs defends it.
Scrubs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scrubs is trying to get back to full guard.
Unchained trying to control the pace.
Unchained continues to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Unchained looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scrubs is trying to maintain the position but Unchained is very close to passing his half guard.
Unchained looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scrubs is looking to control Unchained's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scrubs avoid being mounted?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Unchained stalling.
Scrubs is refusing to be controlled, as Unchained sits in half guard.
Scrubs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scrubs 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.
Unchained controlling from the top position.
Unchained looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Unchained looking to sit in guard and control but Scrubs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Unchained (8) vs (2) Scrubs
Unchained tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Unchained is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unchained is looking for a triangle but Scrubs pushes his legs off easily.
Scrubs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unchained is keeping the position for now.
Unchained controlling the position.
Unchained tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Unchained pulls Scrubs in close to prevent any damage.
More hug and hope from Unchained.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Unchained.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unchained keeping moving, preventing Scrubs from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Unchained holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unchained takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Olympia Unchained 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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