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TWGC 16 (145lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ori Jokinen and Free Agent Steel Penn. 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 featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Ori Jokinen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Steel Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Steel Penn has Jokinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jokinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jokinen has picked Steel Penn up - he's going for a ride! Jokinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jokinen (2) vs (0) Steel Penn
Jokinen is controlling the pace.
Steel Penn is controlling Jokinen's trapped leg to prevent Jokinen from advancing to side control.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jokinen trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Steel Penn controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen being controlled here momentarily.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jokinen manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jokinen (2) vs (2) Steel Penn
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel Penn pushing down on Jokinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jokinen trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jokinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steel Penn defends well.
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jokinen (4) vs (2) Steel Penn
Steel Penn is pulling down on Jokinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Jokinen, at least for the moment.
Steel Penn working a defensive guard but Jokinen passes into half guard.
Jokinen is controlling the pace.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard but Jokinen has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (7) vs (2) Steel Penn
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Steel Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Jokinen wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Steel Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Steel Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jokinen.
Jokinen working for a guillotine from mount but Steel Penn is in no mood to give up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Steel Penn wants to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Jokinen trying to control but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Jokinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jokinen tries to control but Steel Penn wriggling away.
Steel Penn tries to lock up and control but Jokinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Jokinen fails to move to back control.
Jokinen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Steel Penn has worked his arm free - good work by Steel Penn!
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jokinen controls the position.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn keeping his opponent close.
Steel Penn 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jokinen trying to control the position but Steel Penn is working away.
Jokinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Steel Penn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jokinen wants to control for a moment but Steel Penn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel Penn is holding on to half guard well.
Jokinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steel Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jokinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steel Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jokinen is working away from the top position though.
Jokinen controlling the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Jokinen is looking for a kimura here.
Steel Penn wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Jokinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Jokinen (10) vs (2) Steel Penn
Jokinen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Steel Penn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Steel Penn and Jokinen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jokinen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Steel Penn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jokinen but great work by Steel Penn. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jokinen (10) vs (6) Steel Penn
Jokinen wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Steel Penn has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Jokinen's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Jokinen is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Steel Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Free Agent Steel Penn!
A very excited looking Free Agent Steel Penn 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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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo and Waldo Claudiano. Waldo Claudiano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Quentin DeBramalo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Claudiano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeBramalo wants to take the fight to the mat but Claudiano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
DeBramalo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claudiano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
DeBramalo stops a takedown attempt from Claudiano.
DeBramalo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claudiano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeBramalo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin DeBramalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claudiano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claudiano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeBramalo.
Claudiano tries for a takedown but DeBramalo manages to get underhooks.
DeBramalo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Claudiano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip DeBramalo to the mat. DeBramalo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: DeBramalo (0) vs (2) Claudiano
Claudiano sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from DeBramalo'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Claudiano 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.
DeBramalo wants to sweep here but Claudiano controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano looking to pass the guard.
DeBramalo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Claudiano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano preventing the sweep.
Claudiano content to stall in guard here.
Claudiano looking to pass the guard.
Claudiano content to stall in guard here.
Claudiano preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to free his leg and advance position but DeBramalo is retaining full guard.
Claudiano pushes down on DeBramalo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Claudiano is looking for a kimura but DeBramalo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Claudiano to get the leverage.
Claudiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeBramalo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Claudiano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeBramalo is trying to control but can't.
Claudiano tries to pass to full mount but DeBramalo defends it.
Claudiano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Claudiano wants to pass to mount but DeBramalo is defending the position.
DeBramalo wants to improve his position but Claudiano is controlling well.
Claudiano is stalling here. DeBramalo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Claudiano seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and DeBramalo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: DeBramalo (4) vs (2) Claudiano
Claudiano struggling a bit here.
Claudiano is looking to reverse the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeBramalo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeBramalo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Claudiano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claudiano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Claudiano is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeBramalo is looking to advance position but Claudiano won't allow it.
Claudiano keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is defending against the submission attempts here by DeBramalo.
Claudiano moves into full guard.
Claudiano is pulling down on DeBramalo's head to control his posture.
Claudiano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Claudiano has DeBramalo pulled in close to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DeBramalo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Claudiano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DeBramalo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Claudiano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Claudiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeBramalo is one step ahead there.
Claudiano trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeBramalo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DeBramalo (4) vs (4) Claudiano
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Claudiano working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Claudiano trying to control but DeBramalo is working from the bottom.
DeBramalo trying to control the position.
Claudiano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DeBramalo's guard.
Claudiano content to control rather than advance.
DeBramalo wants to control but Claudiano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeBramalo keeps working.
DeBramalo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claudiano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but DeBramalo keeps moving.
DeBramalo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Claudiano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Claudiano.
Claudiano looking to sit in guard and control but DeBramalo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DeBramalo (6) vs (4) Claudiano
Claudiano managing to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. DeBramalo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Claudiano keeping moving, preventing DeBramalo from controlling successfully.
Claudiano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DeBramalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Claudiano is retaining full guard.
DeBramalo postures up.
Claudiano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano trying to control the position.
Claudiano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control DeBramalo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well,DeBramalo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Claudiano keeping moving, preventing DeBramalo from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Claudiano holds on and takes a little breather.
Claudiano throws his legs up looking for a submission but DeBramalo uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: DeBramalo (9) vs (4) Claudiano
Claudiano tries to control but DeBramalo manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: DeBramalo (12) vs (4) Claudiano
DeBramalo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
DeBramalo tries to get the hooks in deep but Claudiano pushed the leg off.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo has the hooks in. Claudiano is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
DeBramalo wants to control but Claudiano is keeping busy.
Claudiano tries to roll but DeBramalo sticks to his back.
Claudiano trying to control the hands but DeBramalo breaks the grip.
Claudiano tries to escape but DeBramalo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
DeBramalo is riding his opponent, not letting Claudiano buck him off.
DeBramalo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Claudiano is defending well though. DeBramalo let's go of the attempt for now.
Claudiano manages to reverse the position and now he's in DeBramalo's guard. Nice work there by Claudiano.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DeBramalo (12) vs (6) Claudiano
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano wants to pass the guard but DeBramalo is keeping the position.
DeBramalo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Claudiano controls the pace.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but DeBramalo keeps moving.
Claudiano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeBramalo 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeBramalo takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
A pretty intense looking Quentin DeBramalo took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title. |
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