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TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Raphael Swanson and Bobby Lawson. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Lawson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Raphael Swanson ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Bobby Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson gets tackled into the cage by Swanson . Swanson maintains the clinch.
Lawson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lawson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Swanson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Swanson '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.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Lawson is keeping the position.
Lawson controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Swanson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swanson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lawson is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.
Lawson is looking to sweep but instead, Swanson has passed into half guard.
Swanson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lawson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Swanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swanson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swanson postures up.
Lawson pulls Swanson in close to prevent any damage.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Lawson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Lawson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Swanson (0) vs (2) Lawson
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawson has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson 's legs - danger averted.
Lawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawson has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson 's legs - danger averted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Lawson defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Swanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swanson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lawson 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 Swanson . Score +3 for passing guard: Swanson (0) vs (5) Lawson
Swanson sneaks back into half guard.
Lawson tries to pass to full mount but Swanson defends it.
Lawson works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Swanson (0) vs (8) Lawson
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to get to half guard.
Lawson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swanson is looking to escape.
Swanson is trying desperately to improve position.
Swanson is working hard here to advance position.
Swanson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Swanson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lawson pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Swanson (0) vs (11) Lawson
Swanson is looking to improve his position but Lawson isn't that keen on the idea.
Lawson tries to control but Swanson wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Swanson stops Lawson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Swanson regains half guard.
Swanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swanson .
Lawson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swanson is keeping the position for now.
Lawson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lawson is aware though and is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swanson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lawson escapes and throws Swanson 's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Swanson (0) vs (14) Lawson
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Swanson tries to buck Lawson off but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Swanson (0) vs (16) Lawson
Swanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swanson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Swanson (0) vs (19) Lawson
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to control Swanson but Swanson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lawson controlling well, preventing Swanson from escaping the position.
Lawson tries to get the hooks in deep but Swanson pushed the leg off.
Swanson wants to escape the position.
Swanson prevents Lawson from getting a body triangle.
Swanson tries to escape but Lawson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Swanson breaks Lawson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Swanson (2) vs (19) Lawson
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson.
Swanson slips nicely into half guard.
Lawson controlling the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to work for a kimura but Lawson is defending well.
Lawson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Swanson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lawson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lawson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lawson! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Swanson (2) vs (23) Lawson
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Swanson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lawson is pressing down on Swanson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swanson is holding on for now.
Swanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawson pulls his head out easily.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lawson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
Lawson trying to mount his opponent but Swanson defends it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawson pulls his head out easily.
Swanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lawson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lawson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Swanson (6) vs (23) Lawson
Lawson tries to roll but Swanson sticks to his back.
Lawson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Swanson gets his way!
Swanson looking for the choke from the back.
Lawson showing good submission defense here.
Swanson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lawson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Swanson avoiding Lawson 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Lawson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Swanson is persistently looking for the submission but Lawson is defending it well.
Swanson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Lawson is controlling his hands well.
Lawson wants to control his opponent's hands but Swanson gets his hands free.
Lawson showing good submission defense here.
Swanson is trying to stick to Lawson's back but Lawson is turning into Swanson . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Swanson 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lawson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Swanson (6) vs (25) Lawson
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swanson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawson defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawson wins on points by 25 to 6.
A very excited looking Bobby Lawson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Oaki Sato and Paul Williams. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Paul Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Williams darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams manages to pull guard.
Williams seems keen to control Sato's posture.
Sato advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sato (3) vs (0) Williams
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sato goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sato's guard! Nice work there by Williams! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sato (3) vs (2) Williams
Sato is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sato is tightening it up a little... Williams has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Williams reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Williams taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oaki Sato!
After the fight, Oaki Sato 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Gary Bishoff and Tim Tom. Tom has chosen Kings Of Leon - Sex on Fire as his entrance music. Tim Tom has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Gary Bishoff! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Tim Tom!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Tom has his takedown stuffed
and Bishoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Tom drags the fight down to the ground.
Bishoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bishoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bishoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tom is keeping the position for now.
Tom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishoff wants to pass the guard but Tom is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishoff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tom has his foot on Bishoff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishoff works his way back into a safe position though.
Tom working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bishoff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tom for as long as he can get away with.
Tom has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bishoff 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 Tom. Score +3 for passing guard: Bishoff (3) vs (0) Tom
Bishoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Tom is defending well.
Tom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tom gets back to full guard.
Bishoff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishoff has managed to get both his arms back between Tom's legs - danger averted.
Bishoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bishoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bishoff passes into half guard.
Bishoff stalling.
Bishoff 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishoff pulls his head out easily.
Tom looking for submissions off his back.
Tom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishoff pulls his head out easily.
Bishoff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tom has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishoff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bishoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tom defends it well.
Bishoff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bishoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tom is looking to control Bishoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tom avoid being mounted?
Tom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishoff pulls his head out easily.
Bishoff trying to mount his opponent but Tom defends it.
Bishoff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tom is trying to control but can't.
Tom tries to roll over but Bishoff keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tom looking for a triangle here. Bishoff is fighting it but it looks tight! Tom pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bishoff is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tim Tom! |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Haislan Garcia and Mike Charles. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Haislan Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mike Charles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Garcia (4) vs (0) Charles
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.
Charles is trying to get back to half guard.
Charles has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Garcia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Charles looks calm but he's in trouble here. Garcia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Charles is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Garcia lets go of the hold and Charles can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haislan Garcia! |
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