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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Russell Paulman and Ryo Narushima. Paulman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War is my Love . 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Russell Paulman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Paulman gets a clinch.
Paulman gets underhooks to prevent Narushima's takedown attempt.
Paulman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Narushima clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Paulman (4) vs (0) Narushima
I would not like to be Narushima right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman is riding his opponent, not letting Narushima buck him off.
Narushima trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Narushima is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Paulman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Narushima is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Paulman really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Narushima.
Narushima turns into Paulman and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Paulman (4) vs (2) Narushima
Paulman being controlled here, momentarily.
Paulman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Narushima is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paulman is controlling Narushima's posture.
Paulman 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: Paulman (6) vs (2) Narushima
Paulman is looking to advance position but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima wants to control but Paulman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paulman controlling the action here.
Narushima won't allow Paulman to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries to get to full guard but Paulman has control of the leg.
Paulman is taking a breather. Narushima says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narushima is looking to improve his position.
Paulman not doing much here.
Narushima is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima trying to control but Paulman postures up.
Paulman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paulman trying to mount his opponent but Narushima defends it.
Paulman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paulman is pressing down on Narushima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Narushima is holding on for now.
Paulman stalling.
Narushima tries to get to full guard but Paulman has control of the leg.
Paulman slows the pace down in half guard.
Paulman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Narushima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Narushima is looking to improve his position.
Narushima is controlling Paulman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulman not doing much here.
Paulman wants to pass to mount but Narushima is defending the position.
Paulman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Narushima tries to roll over but Paulman keeps him under control.
Narushima won't allow Paulman to pass to mount.
Paulman is controlling the pace.
Paulman trying to mount his opponent but Narushima defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Narushima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paulman stays in close to Narushima's body and controls the position.
Narushima keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paulman wants to control from the top but Narushima keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Paulman passes Narushima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Narushima is trying to get back to full guard.
Narushima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paulman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paulman's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Paulman (6) vs (6) Narushima
I really don't envy Paulman right now.
Narushima is looking to control Paulman but Paulman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Narushima is trying to stick to Paulman's back but Paulman is turning into Narushima. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Narushima's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paulman. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Paulman (8) vs (6) Narushima
Narushima keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Narushima keeping full guard, as Paulman tries to pass.
Paulman slips nicely into half guard.
Paulman is controlling the pace.
Paulman moves into full mount! Narushima won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Paulman (11) vs (6) Narushima
Narushima manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paulman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Paulman (14) vs (6) Narushima
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is working to get back to half guard.
Paulman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Narushima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Narushima keeps trying to improve his position.
Paulman controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is squirming around, avoiding Paulman's attempts to control the action.
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Paulman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulman tries to control but Narushima wriggling away.
Paulman content just to control the position here.
Narushima is working to get back to half guard.
Paulman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman avoids the attempt from Narushima to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narushima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paulman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paulman'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.
Narushima is looking to improve his position but Paulman isn't that keen on the idea.
Paulman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paulman controlling from mount.
Narushima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Narushima wants to control but Paulman is having none of it.
Paulman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulman looking to control but Narushima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulman takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Russell Paulman thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrew Henry and Szandor Storm. Henry comes to the cage accompanied by knuck if you buck . Storm has chosen Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Szandor Storm 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Andrew Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Szandor Storm!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henry looks for a takedown but Storm sprawls well.
Storm forces Henry back against the cage and clinches.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Storm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Storm jumps guard.
Henry 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is pushing down on Storm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Storm is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Storm trying to control but Henry postures up.
Henry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Storm wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Henry (3) vs (0) Storm
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Storm wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Storm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Storm is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Storm tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Henry controlling the pace for now.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Storm working to try and regain half guard.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry is stalling here but it's allowed Storm to get half guard.
Storm wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Storm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Storm keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Storm trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Storm wants to get back to full guard.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Storm is staying active underneath Henry , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry '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.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Storm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henry passes into half guard.
Storm wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry controlling the action here.
Storm trying to control but Henry postures up.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Storm is defending well.
Storm tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Storm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Storm keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Storm being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry passes Storm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry stalling.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Storm is defending the position.
Henry is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Storm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Storm tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Storm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Storm defends it well.
Henry is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Henry .
Henry is pressing down on Storm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Storm is holding on for now.
Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Storm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents Storm from improving his position.
Henry controlling the pace.
Storm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Storm keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry 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.
Storm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Storm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henry controls the pace.
Storm looking for a sweep. Not yet Storm, not yet.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry passes Storm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Storm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Henry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Storm gets back to full guard.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Storm's guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Henry 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.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Storm is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry continues to hold on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
Andrew Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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