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TWGC 11 (265+lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Q - R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ernesto Leonardo and Hayden Easterly. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ernesto Leonardo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Hayden Easterly!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Easterly goes for a double leg but Leonardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leonardo continues to drive forward.
Leonardo pushes Easterly up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo jumps guard.
Leonardo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Easterly doesn't defend quickly enough and Leonardo has managed to lock this one up! Can Easterly escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Leonardo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ernesto Leonardo!
Our winner, Ernesto Leonardo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Vladislav Munchkin and Bong Ki Duk. Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Vladislav Munchkin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ki Duk closes the distance and clinches.
Ki Duk goes for a takedown attempt but Munchkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ki Duk darts in and clinches Munchkin up against the cage.
Munchkin tries to pull guard but Ki Duk holds him up against the cage and eventually Munchkin drops back down to his feet.
Ki Duk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Munchkin uses from the top position.
Ki Duk keeping full guard, as Munchkin tries to pass.
Ki Duk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munchkin is one step ahead there.
Munchkin stands and throws Ki Duk's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Munchkin (3) vs (0) Ki Duk
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munchkin taking a breather here.
Ki Duk wants to control but Munchkin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ki Duk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Munchkin is looking to take a break and control but Ki Duk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munchkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Munchkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Munchkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ki Duk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ki Duk struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin is looking to take a break and control but Ki Duk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munchkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munchkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ki Duk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Munchkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ki Duk has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Munchkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ki Duk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Munchkin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Munchkin controlling the position from side mount.
Munchkin working away.
Ki Duk is looking for a sweep.
Munchkin tries for a kimura but Ki Duk is defending well.
Munchkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ki Duk has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ki Duk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Munchkin but great work by Ki Duk. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Munchkin (3) vs (4) Ki Duk
Ki Duk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munchkin keeps working.
Ki Duk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Munchkin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ki Duk's guard! Nice work there by Munchkin! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Munchkin (5) vs (4) Ki Duk
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchkin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ki Duk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Munchkin has Ki Duk in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Munchkin (5) vs (6) Ki Duk
Munchkin keeping moving, preventing Ki Duk from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Ki Duk trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom.
Ki Duk looking to pass the guard.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Munchkin keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Munchkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ki Duk trying to control the position from guard on top but Munchkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ki Duk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ki Duk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Munchkin's guard.
Munchkin trying to control from the bottom.
Ki Duk is controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ki Duk working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Munchkin's thigh. Munchkin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ki Duk tries to free his leg and advance position but Munchkin is retaining full guard.
Munchkin is pulling down on Ki Duk's head to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Munchkin keeps moving.
Ki Duk slips nicely into half guard.
Ki Duk is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ki Duk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Munchkin keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ki Duk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ki Duk forces his way into half guard.
Ki Duk wants to advance to full mount but Munchkin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Munchkin keeping moving, preventing Ki Duk from controlling successfully.
Ki Duk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk advances to half guard.
Ki Duk is looking to take a break and control but Munchkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munchkin trying to control here.
Ki Duk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Munchkin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Munchkin is refusing to be controlled, as Ki Duk sits in half guard.
Munchkin wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Munchkin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Munchkin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ki Duk in particular looking to stall.
Ki Duk is looking to take a break and control but Munchkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Ki Duk.
Munchkin won't allow Ki Duk to pass to mount.
Ki Duk trying to advance position but Munchkin counters by regaining guard.
Ki Duk trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom.
Ki Duk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Munchkin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Munchkin (7) vs (6) Ki Duk
Munchkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ki Duk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ki Duk is pulling down on Munchkin's head. It's preventing any offense from Munchkin, at least for the moment.
Munchkin looking to pass the guard.
Ki Duk keeping moving, preventing Munchkin from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin wants to pass the guard but Ki Duk is keeping the position.
Munchkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Duk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munchkin wants to pass the guard but Ki Duk is keeping the position.
Ki Duk 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: Munchkin (7) vs (8) Ki Duk
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munchkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ki Duk wins on points by 8 to 7.
Bong Ki Duk took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '. |
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