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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Coyote Starrk and Steel Grappler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Coyote Starrk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Steel Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Starrk closes the distance and pushes Grappler back into the cage.
Starrk gets control of Grappler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Starrk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grappler manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (2) vs (0) Grappler
Starrk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starrk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grappler controls Starrk momentarily but Starrk frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grappler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grappler looking to control.
Starrk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grappler trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Starrk content to stall in guard here.
Grappler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grappler looking for a sweep. Not yet Grappler, not yet.
Starrk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk preventing the sweep.
Grappler trying to control the position.
Starrk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappler looking for a sweep. Not yet Grappler, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starrk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grappler wants to sweep here but Starrk controlling him for the moment.
Starrk is fighting to break Grappler's control of his arms but Grappler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grappler working a defensive guard but Starrk passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grappler gets full guard.
Grappler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starrk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grappler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grappler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk won't allow Grappler to sweep him here.
Grappler keeps trying to improve his position.
Grappler has Starrk pulled in close to control his posture.
Starrk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starrk is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grappler trying to keep a closed guard but Starrk is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Grappler is looking to sweep but instead, Starrk has passed into half guard.
Grappler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starrk tries to pass to full mount but Grappler defends it.
Grappler tries to roll over but Starrk keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grappler trying to hold on to Starrk's head to control him but Starrk postures up.
Grappler won't allow Starrk to pass to mount.
Grappler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grappler wants to control the action here but instead Starrk manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Starrk (5) vs (0) Grappler
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Starrk tries to take his opponent's back but Grappler turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (5) vs (2) Grappler
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Grappler from controlling successfully.
Starrk managing to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk wants to sweep but no luck.
Starrk is pulling down on Grappler's head to control his posture.
Starrk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Grappler from controlling successfully.
Starrk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grappler manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Starrk (7) vs (2) Grappler
Starrk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk continues to stall.
Grappler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Grappler looking for subs off his back but Starrk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Starrk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grappler wants to control but Starrk is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk takes the fight on points by 7 to 2. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ghivur Thadee and Pablo Manjuelez. Manjuelez has chosen el Jarabe Tapatio as his entrance music. Pablo Manjuelez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ghivur Thadee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Pablo Manjuelez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Manjuelez gets tackled into the cage by Thadee. Thadee maintains the clinch.
Thadee gets control of Manjuelez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thadee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thadee has his foot on Manjuelez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manjuelez works his way back into a safe position though.
Thadee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manjuelez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thadee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manjuelez has managed to get both his arms back between Thadee's legs - danger averted.
Thadee is trying to control the position but Manjuelez postures up.
Manjuelez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thadee can't keep his opponent in guard - Manjuelez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Thadee (0) vs (3) Manjuelez
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez controls the position from side control.
Manjuelez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thadee, who protects the arm well.
Thadee is trying to control Manjuelez's posture but Manjuelez avoids it.
Thadee tries to bench press Manjuelez off him but Manjuelez keeps the position.
Thadee struggling a bit here.
Manjuelez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thadee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez controls the position from side control.
Thadee struggling a bit here.
Manjuelez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Manjuelez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thadee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thadee sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez 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.
Thadee is trying is best to control the position here.
Thadee wants to control but Manjuelez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manjuelez controlling the action here.
Manjuelez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Manjuelez 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.
Thadee trying to hold on to Manjuelez's head to control him but Manjuelez postures up.
Manjuelez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thadee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Manjuelez is working for a kimura but Thadee is defending it quite comfortably.
Thadee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manjuelez is thwarting Thadee's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control from half guard but Thadee is working away.
Manjuelez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thadee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thadee actively working from the bottom here.
Thadee is looking to control Manjuelez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thadee avoid being mounted?
Manjuelez tries to pass to full mount but Thadee defends it.
Manjuelez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Manjuelez 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.
Thadee wants to improve his position but Manjuelez is controlling well.
Thadee trying to hold on to Manjuelez's head to control him but Manjuelez postures up.
Manjuelez works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Thadee (0) vs (6) Manjuelez
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control but Thadee is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thadee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manjuelez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thadee trying to control but Manjuelez postures up.
Manjuelez is trying to control the action in half guard but Thadee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thadee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thadee is trying to control but can't.
Manjuelez seems to be working for a kimura but Thadee defends the submission attempt.
Manjuelez is working for a kimura but Thadee is defending it quite comfortably.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Thadee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Manjuelez slows the pace down in half guard.
Manjuelez is working for a kimura here but Thadee manages to reverse the position and he's now in Manjuelez's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thadee (2) vs (6) Manjuelez
Thadee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Manjuelez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Manjuelez has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thadee (2) vs (8) Manjuelez
Thadee keeping moving, preventing Manjuelez from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thadee trying to control the position.
Manjuelez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thadee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manjuelez keeps trying to improve his position.
Manjuelez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manjuelez wants to pass the guard but Thadee is keeping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thadee working a defensive guard here.
Thadee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thadee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manjuelez defends well.
Manjuelez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manjuelez is continuing to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control but Thadee is working from the bottom.
Thadee trying to control the position.
Thadee keeping full guard, as Manjuelez tries to pass.
Thadee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thadee being controlled here, momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thadee is pulling down on Manjuelez's head. It's preventing any offense from Manjuelez, at least for the moment.
Manjuelez advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thadee (2) vs (11) Manjuelez
Manjuelez working away.
Manjuelez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thadee's legs.
Manjuelez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thadee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thadee struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manjuelez wins on points by 11 to 2.
Our winner, Pablo Manjuelez, 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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