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TWGC 12 (145lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kaivo Huone and Koko Pinea. Huone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RMB - Spring. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kaivo Huone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pinea closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Huone did well to prevent Pinea getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Huone (0) vs (2) Pinea
Pinea wants to control but Huone is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huone is looking to improve his position.
Pinea controlling the action here.
Huone is controlling Pinea's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pinea trying to control from half guard but Huone is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huone won't allow Pinea to pass to mount.
Pinea is keen to just control but Huone is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Huone (0) vs (5) Pinea
Huone is desperately trying to improve his position but Pinea has a good base and remains in mount.
Pinea controlling the pace for now.
Huone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huone is looking for a sweep. Pinea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinea wants to free his trapped foot but Huone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Pinea 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.
Huone gets back to full guard.
Huone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinea controls the pace.
Pinea looking to sit in guard and control but Huone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Huone (2) vs (5) Pinea
Huone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinea pulls Huone in close to prevent any damage.
Pinea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huone controls the pace.
Pinea 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: Huone (2) vs (7) Pinea
Pinea is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pinea is thwarting Huone's attempts to control the position.
Huone controlling the position for now.
Pinea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Huone controlling the position for now.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but Huone defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huone is trying to control but Pinea manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Huone (2) vs (10) Pinea
Pinea looking for a guillotine from mount but Huone is having none of it.
Pinea can't control as he wanted to and Huone manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but Huone defending well.
Pinea content to control rather than advance.
Huone is looking for a sweep. Pinea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huone is trying to maintain the position but Pinea is very close to passing his half guard.
Huone is not content to let Pinea control the position.
Huone tries to roll over but Pinea keeps him under control.
Pinea tries to pass to full mount but Huone defends it.
Huone is trying to control but can't.
Huone tries to get to full guard but Pinea has control of the leg.
Pinea wants to take a breather but Huone is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huone manages to get to full guard.
Pinea tries to free his leg and advance position but Huone is retaining full guard.
Pinea is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Huone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huone trying to keep a closed guard but Pinea is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pinea works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Huone is trying to maintain the position but Pinea is very close to passing his half guard.
Huone tries to roll over but Pinea keeps him under control.
Huone is working hard here to advance position.
Pinea is trying to control. Huone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pinea looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Huone desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pinea is trying to control. Huone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huone wants to get back to full guard but Pinea has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Huone (2) vs (13) Pinea
Huone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pinea trying to control but Huone is having none of it.
Pinea is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pinea controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pinea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huone is looking to escape.
Huone is working to get back to half guard.
Pinea trying to control but Huone is having none of it.
Huone tries to hold on but Pinea postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pinea wants to control the pace but Huone is squirming around nicely.
Huone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pinea trying to control but Huone is having none of it.
Huone tries to reverse the position but Pinea maintains control.
Huone wants to hold on but Pinea pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pinea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huone tries to hold on but Pinea pushes him away.
Pinea controlling the position easily from mount.
Pinea avoids the attempt from Huone to control.
Pinea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huone is looking to escape.
Huone is trying desperately to improve position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pinea controlling the pace for now.
Pinea tries to control but Huone wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huone is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinea wins on points by 13 to 2. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte and Donnie Mizrahi. Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. 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 featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Fantinaz Del Norte! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Del Norte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mizrahi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mizrahi has Del Norte up against the cage in a clinch.
Mizrahi is trying to pull guard but Del Norte has him pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi tries for a takedown but Del Norte manages to get underhooks.
Mizrahi is trying to pull guard but Del Norte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantinaz Del Norte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is pressed up against the cage. Del Norte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mizrahi down to the mat. Mizrahi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Del Norte has Mizrahi up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Norte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi wants a takedown but no success here.
Mizrahi decides to pull guard.
Del Norte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Del Norte passes into half guard.
Del Norte 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.
Mizrahi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi trying to control here.
Del Norte is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mizrahi as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Norte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mizrahi 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: Del Norte (0) vs (2) Mizrahi
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mizrahi escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mizrahi! Score +3 for passing guard: Del Norte (0) vs (5) Mizrahi
Del Norte tries to improve position but can't.
Del Norte tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Del Norte (0) vs (7) Mizrahi
Del Norte is looking to improve his position but Mizrahi isn't that keen on the idea.
Mizrahi takes Del Norte's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Del Norte is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Del Norte (0) vs (10) Mizrahi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Del Norte.
Del Norte trying to control the position but Mizrahi manages to sink in the hooks.
Del Norte can't escape the position.
Del Norte trying to control the position but Mizrahi manages to sink in the hooks.
Del Norte tries to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi controls the position.
Del Norte breaks Mizrahi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Norte (2) vs (10) Mizrahi
Del Norte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mizrahi is keeping the position for now.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Del Norte is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mizrahi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mizrahi, not yet.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Del Norte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Del Norte passes Mizrahi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Del Norte is keen to just control but Mizrahi is a slippery customer.
Del Norte seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Del Norte 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.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.
Mizrahi moves into full guard.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Mizrahi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Norte won't allow Mizrahi to sweep him here.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Mizrahi keeps moving.
Del Norte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Del Norte (5) vs (10) Mizrahi
Del Norte is looking to take a break and control but Mizrahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Del Norte trying to control the action but Mizrahi is working from the bottom.
Del Norte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to control the position but Mizrahi is working away.
Del Norte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mizrahi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Del Norte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mizrahi, who protects the arm well.
Mizrahi struggling a bit here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mizrahi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Del Norte's guard! Nice work there by Mizrahi! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Norte (5) vs (12) Mizrahi
Del Norte trying to keep a closed guard but Mizrahi is proving a slippery customer.
Del Norte is looking for a triangle but Mizrahi pushes his legs off easily.
Del Norte is trying to hold Mizrahi in close to prevent damage but Mizrahi has managed to pass into half guard.
Del Norte is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte gets full guard.
Del Norte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Del Norte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mizrahi defends it easily.
Del Norte has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mizrahi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Del Norte. Score +3 for passing guard: Del Norte (5) vs (15) Mizrahi
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi controlling the position from side mount.
Del Norte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mizrahi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Del Norte can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Norte is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte tries to bench press Mizrahi off him but Mizrahi keeps the position.
Mizrahi controlling the position from side mount.
Del Norte is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mizrahi wins on points by 15 to 5.
Donnie Mizrahi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Fantinaz Del Norte spoke after the fight, saying 'Great job fucker, one hell of a fight :)'. |
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