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TWGC 20 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 1476 p4p, 175 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 2934 p4p, 336 weight class). Chiarmanda comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem of Tajikstan. 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 London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Ossilus Chiarmanda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Kyoraku changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and clinches.
Chiarmanda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chiarmanda tries to pull guard but Kyoraku won't allow it.
Chiarmanda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kyoraku walks away with a smile on his face. Chiarmanda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossilus Chiarmanda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda jumps guard.
Chiarmanda pulls Kyoraku in to control the position.
Chiarmanda is trying to keep Kyoraku in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda being controlled here, momentarily.
Chiarmanda seems keen to control Kyoraku's posture.
Kyoraku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kyoraku showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chiarmanda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda 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.
Kyoraku wants to pass the guard but Chiarmanda is keeping the position.
Chiarmanda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyoraku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiarmanda is keeping the position for now.
Kyoraku is fighting to break Chiarmanda's control of his arms but Chiarmanda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kyoraku preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chiarmanda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chiarmanda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chiarmanda holds on and takes a little breather.
Chiarmanda working a defensive guard here.
Kyoraku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kyoraku passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kyoraku prevents Chiarmanda from improving his position.
Chiarmanda is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda gets full guard.
Chiarmanda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kyoraku 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.
Kyoraku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chiarmanda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chiarmanda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chiarmanda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chiarmanda is trying to control the position but Kyoraku postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kyoraku is one step ahead there.
Chiarmanda is trying to keep Kyoraku in close.
Chiarmanda is pulling down on Kyoraku's head to control his posture.
Kyoraku sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku won't allow Chiarmanda to sweep him here.
Kyoraku is stalling in the full guard.
Chiarmanda pulls Kyoraku in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chiarmanda's guard.
Chiarmanda is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda keeping control of the position.
Chiarmanda tries to roll over but Kyoraku keeps him under control.
Chiarmanda is looking to get back to full guard here but Kyoraku has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Chiarmanda (0) vs (3) Kyoraku
Chiarmanda struggling a bit here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is looking to reverse the position.
Chiarmanda is holding Kyoraku down, trying to stall.
Chiarmanda tries to improve position but can't.
Chiarmanda struggling a bit here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kyoraku off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chiarmanda (4) vs (3) Kyoraku
Chiarmanda not allowing Kyoraku to control his hands.
Chiarmanda controls the position.
Chiarmanda trying to control momentarily.
Chiarmanda biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Chiarmanda is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiarmanda is looking to control Kyoraku but Kyoraku is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chiarmanda takes the fight on points by 4 to 3.
A very excited looking Ossilus Chiarmanda 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 Grappling Penn (ranked 23027 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 2537 p4p, 306 weight class). Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Grappling Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 3 losses; Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Penn has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris pulls guard effortlessly.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (0) vs (2) Harris
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn is trying to keep Harris in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Penn managing to control the position.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (2) vs (2) Harris
Harris is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (2) vs (4) Harris
Penn is controlling Harris's posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling from the top position.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Harris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn is trying to keep Harris in close.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Penn up and slammed him! Penn can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (2) vs (7) Harris
Harris controls the position from side control.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Penn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control.
Penn looking for subs off his back but Harris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penn keeping hold of Harris's head, controlling as best he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harris is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris wins on points by 7 to 2.
Bastien Harris took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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