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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pete Palahnuik and Fergus Darrow. Palahnuik comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Civilization. On his way into the cage it seems that Pete Palahnuik has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pete Palahnuik seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Pete Palahnuik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Fergus Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Palahnuik moves into the clinch successfully.
Palahnuik is trying to drag Darrow to the mat but Darrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Palahnuik decides to pull guard.
Darrow trying to control but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Palahnuik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darrow trying to control but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Palahnuik keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Palahnuik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
Darrow 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.
Darrow is looking to advance position but Palahnuik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Palahnuik (4) vs (0) Darrow
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palahnuik wants to take Darrow's back here but Darrow is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Palahnuik trying to control but Darrow is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik wants to take Darrow's back here but Darrow is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Palahnuik tries to control but Darrow wriggling away.
Palahnuik moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Palahnuik (7) vs (0) Darrow
Darrow turns into Palahnuik and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Palahnuik (7) vs (2) Darrow
Darrow looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow trying to control but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Palahnuik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
My spies in Hazzard County Gym inform me that Darrow has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Palahnuik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palahnuik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Darrow has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Palahnuik (7) vs (5) Darrow
Darrow trying to control the action but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Darrow tries to move to mount but Palahnuik blocks the move with his legs.
Palahnuik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Darrow stalling away here and it's allowed Palahnuik to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palahnuik is keeping the position for now.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Palahnuik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow passes Palahnuik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palahnuik trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik moves into full guard.
Darrow looking to sit in guard and control but Palahnuik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Palahnuik (9) vs (5) Darrow
Darrow has control of Palahnuik's left arm, preventing Palahnuik from doing any damage.
Darrow is continuing to stall.
Darrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Palahnuik pushes down on Darrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palahnuik passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Palahnuik (12) vs (5) Darrow
Darrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palahnuik is looking to take a break and control but Darrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palahnuik works to advance to full mount. Darrow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Palahnuik (14) vs (5) Darrow
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Palahnuik wants to take Darrow's back but he can't do it this time.
Darrow is trying to escape the mount.
Palahnuik fails to take his opponent's back.
Palahnuik tries to control but Darrow wriggling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Darrow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Darrow tries to roll over but Palahnuik keeps him under control.
Palahnuik controlling the pace.
Darrow is defending against the submission attempts here by Palahnuik.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Darrow's thigh. Darrow counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Palahnuik wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Palahnuik looking to sit in guard and control but Darrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Palahnuik (14) vs (7) Darrow
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is pushing down on Palahnuik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palahnuik is fighting to maintain full guard but Darrow has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Darrow 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.
Darrow is looking to advance position but Palahnuik won't allow it.
Darrow not doing much here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Palahnuik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palahnuik keeping hold of Darrow's head, controlling as best he can.
Palahnuik is staying active underneath Darrow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is looking for a kimura but Palahnuik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrow to get the leverage.
Darrow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Darrow wants to pass to mount but Palahnuik is defending the position.
Darrow is looking for a kimura but Palahnuik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrow to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Darrow seems content to control.
Palahnuik is trying to maintain the position but Darrow is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is pressing down on Palahnuik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palahnuik is holding on for now.
Darrow trying to control from Palahnuik's half guard. Palahnuik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darrow wants to control from the top but Palahnuik keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Palahnuik takes the fight on points by 14 to 7.
Post fight, Pete Palahnuik stared into the camera and said 'Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Miilo Nurkkanen and Katuro Tisoaka. Nurkkanen's entrance music is When im gone remixed by DJ Darkjuice . A fine choice. Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Miilo Nurkkanen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Tisoaka drives through with a takedown into Nurkkanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nurkkanen (0) vs (2) Tisoaka
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.
Tisoaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurkkanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tisoaka controls the pace.
Nurkkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurkkanen looking for a guillotine here but Tisoaka defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Nurkkanen'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.
Tisoaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka is pushing down on Nurkkanen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nurkkanen is fighting to maintain full guard but Tisoaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nurkkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Nurkkanen is looking to get back to full guard here but Tisoaka has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Nurkkanen (0) vs (5) Tisoaka
Nurkkanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nurkkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurkkanen prevents Tisoaka from improving position.
Nurkkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurkkanen is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Tisoaka stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Nurkkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen tries to buck Tisoaka off but Tisoaka is having none of it.
The referee asks Tisoaka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tisoaka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nurkkanen tries to buck Tisoaka off but Tisoaka is having none of it.
Nurkkanen trying to remain calm as Tisoaka controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurkkanen tries to buck Tisoaka off but Tisoaka is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Nurkkanen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tisoaka's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nurkkanen with the active half guard here but Tisoaka passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Nurkkanen (0) vs (8) Tisoaka
A lull in the action here as Tisoaka stalls from top position.
Nurkkanen tries to buck Tisoaka off but Tisoaka is having none of it.
A control attempt from Nurkkanen but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nurkkanen (0) vs (10) Tisoaka
Tisoaka avoids the attempt from Nurkkanen to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen regains half guard.
Nurkkanen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tisoaka manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Nurkkanen (0) vs (13) Tisoaka
Nurkkanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nurkkanen is working hard here to advance position.
Nurkkanen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tisoaka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tisoaka 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.
Nurkkanen actively working from the bottom here.
Nurkkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
Nurkkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Tisoaka passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nurkkanen (0) vs (16) Tisoaka
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nurkkanen is trying to reverse the position but instead Tisoaka has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Nurkkanen (0) vs (19) Tisoaka
Nurkkanen tries to escape the position.
Tisoaka really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nurkkanen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen turns into Tisoaka and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurkkanen (2) vs (19) Tisoaka
Tisoaka looking to control.
Nurkkanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tisoaka looking to control.
Nurkkanen looking to pass the guard.
Tisoaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurkkanen is one step ahead there.
Nurkkanen pushing down on Tisoaka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen prevents Tisoaka from improving his position.
Nurkkanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tisoaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nurkkanen is thwarting Tisoaka's attempts to control the position.
Tisoaka is staying active underneath Nurkkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Nurkkanen 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 ten minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tries to roll over but Nurkkanen keeps him under control.
Tisoaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurkkanen is working away from the top position though.
Tisoaka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tisoaka looking for a guillotine here but Nurkkanen defends easily.
Nurkkanen is stalling in the full guard.
Tisoaka keeping moving, preventing Nurkkanen from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tisoaka can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurkkanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tisoaka gets back to full guard.
Nurkkanen is stalling in the full guard.
Tisoaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka working a defensive guard here.
Nurkkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Tisoaka is retaining full guard.
Tisoaka is looking to sweep but instead, Nurkkanen has passed into half guard.
Nurkkanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tisoaka wants to improve his position but Nurkkanen is controlling well.
Nurkkanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tisoaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tisoaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tisoaka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurkkanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurkkanen (2) vs (21) Tisoaka
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen keeping full guard, as Tisoaka tries to pass.
Nurkkanen working for submissions but it's allowed Tisoaka to get to half guard.
Nurkkanen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tisoaka passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nurkkanen (2) vs (24) Tisoaka
Tisoaka is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nurkkanen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nurkkanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tisoaka controlling from side mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka gets to mount! Nurkkanen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Nurkkanen (2) vs (26) Tisoaka
Nurkkanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tisoaka mounts Nurkkanen! Really nice guard pass there!
Nurkkanen is trying to reverse the position but instead Tisoaka has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Nurkkanen (2) vs (29) Tisoaka
Tisoaka doesn't have the hooks in and Nurkkanen manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurkkanen (4) vs (29) Tisoaka
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurkkanen wants to control from the top but Tisoaka keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tisoaka wins on points by 29 to 4.
Katuro Tisoaka thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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