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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat and Big J Smiles. Chooooooooon! I think Tiyapairat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ram Muay. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smiles manages to pull guard.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiyapairat wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiyapairat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has his hands on Tiyapairat's head, controlling the position.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Smiles 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.
Smiles 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles is continuing to stall.
Tiyapairat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Smiles.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiyapairat, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Smiles the control monster continue. Boring.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
Tiyapairat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiyapairat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiyapairat is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiyapairat manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (2) Smiles
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smiles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiyapairat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Smiles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Tiyapairat.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Well,Tiyapairat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Smiles keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tiyapairat can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Smiles 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.
Smiles moves into full mount! Tiyapairat won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles controlling from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Smiles.
Smiles is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tiyapairat is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Tiyapairat (0) vs (8) Smiles
Smiles is hanging on to Tiyapairat's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, with Smiles on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Tiyapairat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rupert Whiston and Terry Akki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Rupert Whiston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Terry Akki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Whiston has managed to clinch.
Akki jumps guard but Whiston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whiston jumps guard and drags Akki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Whiston keeping moving, preventing Akki from controlling successfully.
Whiston pulls Akki in close to prevent any damage.
Whiston keeping moving, preventing Akki from controlling successfully.
Akki tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.
Akki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.
Whiston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whiston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston continues to stall.
Akki slips nicely into half guard.
Whiston wants to control but Akki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Akki is trying to control. Whiston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Akki is thwarting Whiston's attempts to control the position.
Whiston is controlling Akki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Whiston is trying to control but can't.
Akki trying to control from half guard but Whiston is working away.
Whiston is trying is best to control the position here.
Whiston is looking to improve his position.
Whiston is controlling Akki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Whiston wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Akki wants to control from the top but Whiston keeps moving.
Whiston pulls Akki in close to his closed guard and prevents Akki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Akki tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston pulls Akki in to control the position.
Akki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whiston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling Akki's posture.
Akki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whiston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whiston has his hands on Akki's head, controlling the position.
Akki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whiston has his hands on Akki's head, controlling the position.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.
Whiston is working hard here to advance position.
Whiston pulls Akki in close to prevent any damage.
Whiston 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whiston controlling the position.
Whiston looking to control but Akki passes into half guard.
Akki prevents Whiston from improving his position.
Akki is trying to control the action in half guard but Whiston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whiston is looking to control Akki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whiston avoid being mounted?
Whiston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whiston is looking for a sweep. Akki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is controlling Akki's trapped leg to prevent Akki from advancing to side control.
Whiston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Akki stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whiston holds on and takes a little breather.
Akki wants to control from the top but Whiston keeps moving.
Whiston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whiston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whiston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whiston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Akki tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston has control of Akki's left arm, preventing Akki from doing any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Akki wants to pass the guard but Whiston is keeping the position.
Whiston has Akki pulled in close to control his posture.
Whiston looking to control.
Whiston trying to control the position here.
Akki wants to control from the top but Whiston keeps moving.
Whiston controlling the position.
Akki won't allow Whiston to sweep him here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Whiston pulls Akki in to control the position.
Whiston working a defensive guard here.
Akki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
Akki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Akki trying to control the position from guard on top but Whiston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiston controlling Akki's posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Whiston keeping moving, preventing Akki from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whiston holds on and takes a little breather.
Further stalling from Whiston.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Whiston is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Akki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Akki stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
Whiston keeping full guard, as Akki tries to pass.
Whiston has Akki pulled in close to control his posture.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whiston is adopting a defensive guard.
Akki preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Akki trying to control the position from guard on top but Whiston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akki is fighting to break Whiston's control of his arms but Whiston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Whiston is heads and Akki is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Whiston takes the fight on points by 1 to 0. |
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