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TWGC 20 (185lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between George Arias (ranked 3977 p4p, 472 weight class) and Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 1189 p4p, 161 weight class). Al Qarni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hells Bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 2 losses; George Arias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Fahad Al Qarni!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Arias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Qarni swivels and escapes.
Al Qarni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Arias (0) vs (4) Al Qarni
Arias is looking to reverse the position.
Arias prevents Al Qarni from improving position.
A control attempt from Arias but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Arias (0) vs (6) Al Qarni
Al Qarni content just to control the position here.
Arias tries to lock up and control but Al Qarni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arias is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Arias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arias trying to control from the bottom.
Arias has his hands clasped together around Al Qarni's back. He's all about the action.
Al Qarni is thwarting Arias's attempts to control the position.
Al Qarni trying to mount his opponent but Arias defends it.
Arias tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias trying to control here.
Arias preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Arias is looking for a sweep. Al Qarni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Qarni is looking to advance position but Arias won't allow it.
Arias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al Qarni is working away from the top position though.
Arias won't allow Al Qarni to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias is trying to control but can't.
Al Qarni is trying to control. Arias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Qarni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Arias's thigh. Arias counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Al Qarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Arias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arias is trying to control the position but Al Qarni postures up.
Al Qarni pushing down on Arias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Al Qarni not doing much here.
Arias is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to get back to full guard.
Arias is staying active underneath Al Qarni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arias is trying to maintain the position but Al Qarni is very close to passing his half guard.
Arias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arias wants to improve his position but Al Qarni is controlling well.
Al Qarni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Al Qarni is looking to advance position but Arias won't allow it.
Arias tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Qarni trying to control the pace.
Al Qarni frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (0) vs (9) Al Qarni
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni fails to take his opponent's back.
Al Qarni controlling from mount.
Arias wants to hold on but Al Qarni pushes him away.
Arias is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Al Qarni trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
Arias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (2) vs (9) Al Qarni
Al Qarni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Qarni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arias 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.
Arias trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Arias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni 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.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Al Qarni is keeping the position.
Al Qarni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arias is one step ahead there.
Al Qarni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias won't allow Al Qarni to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arias trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Qarni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Al Qarni is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (2) vs (11) Al Qarni
Arias is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Qarni 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.
Arias trying to keep a closed guard but Al Qarni is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Arias seems keen to control Al Qarni's posture.
Al Qarni looking to pass the guard.
Al Qarni controlling from the top position.
Arias pulls Al Qarni in to control the position.
Arias is trying to control the position but Al Qarni postures up.
Al Qarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Arias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Qarni stands and throws Arias's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (2) vs (14) Al Qarni
Arias tries to bench press Al Qarni off him but Al Qarni keeps the position.
Arias looking for a sweep but Al Qarni has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Arias (2) vs (16) Al Qarni
Al Qarni trying to control but Arias is having none of it.
Arias is trying desperately to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias has given up his back here. Will Al Qarni look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Arias (2) vs (19) Al Qarni
Arias tries to escape the position.
Al Qarni is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Arias is defending well though. Al Qarni let's go of the attempt for now.
Al Qarni controlling well, preventing Arias from escaping the position.
Al Qarni looking to break Arias's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Arias remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Al Qarni will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Arias turns into Al Qarni and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (4) vs (19) Al Qarni
Al Qarni looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Qarni, not yet.
Arias slips nicely into half guard.
Al Qarni is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Arias jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (7) vs (19) Al Qarni
Al Qarni is looking to reverse the position.
Arias wants to control but Al Qarni is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Al Qarni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Qarni wins on points by 19 to 7.
A very excited looking Fahad Al Qarni 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 middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Aito Lager (ranked 20454 p4p, 728 weight class) and Your Name Here (ranked 3172 p4p, 399 weight class). Lager comes to the cage accompanied by Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven. Here has chosen Green Card as his entrance music. Your Name Here acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Aito Lager! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Your Name Here!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lager has managed to clinch.
Lager has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Here is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lager is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lager is trying to drag Here to the mat but Here just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aito Lager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Here manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lager wants to control from the top but Here keeps moving.
Here has his hands on Lager's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Here keeping full guard, as Lager tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Lager has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Here keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
Lager passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager wants to pass to mount but Here is defending the position.
Lager is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Here 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.
Here is refusing to be controlled, as Lager sits in half guard.
Here keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lager is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Here has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lager trying to control the action but Here is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Here looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lager is working for a submission of some sort.
Lager is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Here is just riding it out for now. Lager eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Here wants to control but Lager is keeping busy.
Lager is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lager is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lager is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Here has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Here looking for submissions off his back.
Lager not doing much here.
Lager looking for a submission but Here manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lager looking to sit in guard and control but Here gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lager (0) vs (2) Here
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lager wants to hit a switch here but Here passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lager there! Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (5) Here
Here tries to control but Lager wriggling away.
Here prevents Lager from getting the reversal.
Here controlling the pace for now.
Lager is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lager gets back to half guard.
Lager tries to roll over but Here keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lager is staying active underneath Here, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lager tries to get to full guard but Here has control of the leg.
Lager wants to control but Here is keeping busy.
Here prevents Lager from improving his position.
Lager is trying to control but Here manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (8) Here
Here trying to control but Lager is having none of it.
Lager manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lager tries to roll over but Here keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Here passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lager! Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (11) Here
Here trying to control but Lager is having none of it.
Lager working to try and regain half guard.
Lager regains half guard.
Lager is staying active underneath Here, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lager trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lager.
Lager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Here wants to control from the top but Lager keeps moving.
Lager managing to control the position.
Here controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Here avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Here trying to control the position from guard on top but Lager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lager working a defensive guard but Here passes into half guard.
Here trying to control the action but Lager is working from the bottom.
Lager is trying to get back to full guard.
Lager gets full guard.
Lager controls Here momentarily but Here frees himself.
Lager has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Here has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (14) Here
Here just content to control the position.
Lager looks to move to half guard but instead Here has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lager (0) vs (16) Here
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Here tries to control but Lager wriggling away.
Lager working to try and regain half guard.
Here tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lager 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.
Still in half guard, Here seems content to control.
Lager is looking to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lager is in trouble now - Here has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (19) Here
Here looking to control but Lager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Here controlling from mount.
Here prevents Lager from getting the reversal.
Lager gets back to half guard.
Lager tries to roll over but Here keeps him under control.
Here is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lager wants to control but Here is keeping busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Here perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lager trying to control here.
Lager tries to get to full guard but Here has control of the leg.
Lager keeping hold of Here's head, controlling as best he can.
Still in half guard, Here seems content to control.
Lager wants to improve his position but Here is controlling well.
Lager trying to control here.
Here trying to control from half guard but Lager is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lager wants to get back to full guard.
Here slows the pace down in half guard.
Lager tries to get to full guard but Here has control of the leg.
Lager wants to sweep but Here has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lager (0) vs (22) Here
Lager wants to control but Here postures up.
Lager is looking for a sweep.
Here moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lager (0) vs (24) Here
Lager is working to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Here avoids the attempt from Lager to control.
Lager really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Here trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Here tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lager is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Here wins on points by 24 to 0.
Your Name Here thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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