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TWGC 23 (145lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 2013 p4p, 0 weight class) and David McCarthy (ranked 2386 p4p, 271 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. McCarthy has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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 0 wins and 0 losses; Altair Brain! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; David McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Brain moves into range and clinches up with McCarthy.
Brain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brain keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCarthy has gone for a leg lock! Brain slips out almost immediately though and dives into McCarthy's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (2) vs (0) McCarthy
McCarthy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brain tries to free his leg and advance position but McCarthy is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Brain from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brain seems to be looking for submissions.
McCarthy with the active half guard here but Brain passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (5) vs (0) McCarthy
McCarthy is letting Brain control him for a moment.
Brain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCarthy has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCarthy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brain is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brain (7) vs (0) McCarthy
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brain (10) vs (0) McCarthy
Brain gets his hands free as McCarthy looks to control.
Brain has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McCarthy's body.
McCarthy can't escape the position.
Brain keeps control of the position easily here as McCarthy tries to buck him off.
Brain has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brain has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain working for the choke.
McCarthy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McCarthy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brain wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
McCarthy wants to escape the position.
Brain looking for the RNC.
I would not like to be McCarthy right now.
McCarthy is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brain.
Brain has the hooks in. McCarthy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brain wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
Brain looking for the choke but no joy.
Brain has the hooks in. McCarthy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brain controls the action.
McCarthy tries to escape but Brain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCarthy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brain trying to control momentarily.
McCarthy fending off the submission attempt from Brain.
McCarthy showing good submission defense here.
A lull in the action here.
Brain controls the position.
Brain trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brain is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McCarthy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Brain controls the position.
Brain is looking for the choke from the back position but McCarthy is controlling his hands well.
Brain is hanging on to McCarthy's back as he tries to escape.
Brain has good solid back control here.
Brain is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McCarthy is defending well though. Brain let's go of the attempt for now.
I would not like to be McCarthy right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brain avoiding McCarthy 's attempts to control his hands.
Brain tries to get the hooks in deep but McCarthy pushed the leg off.
McCarthy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brain.
Brain trying to control momentarily.
Brain trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure McCarthy doesn't escape.
McCarthy tries to escape the position.
Brain has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brain wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brain working for the choke.
McCarthy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brain wants to take his opponent's back but McCarthy doesn't allow it.
Brain controlling his opponent.
McCarthy is trying desperately to improve position.
Brain fails to move to back control.
Brain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCarthy is looking to escape.
Brain takes McCarthy's back. Score +3 for taking back: Brain (13) vs (0) McCarthy
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brain looking for the RNC.
McCarthy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brain's guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (13) vs (2) McCarthy
McCarthy looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (15) vs (2) McCarthy
Brain wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
Brain wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
Brain stands and throws McCarthy's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (18) vs (2) McCarthy
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brain controlling the position from side mount.
McCarthy tries to buck Brain off but Brain is having none of it.
Brain is looking to take a break and control but McCarthy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brain wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
McCarthy tries to improve position but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brain wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
Brain moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Brain (20) vs (2) McCarthy
Brain controlling from mount.
McCarthy working to try and regain half guard.
McCarthy is still trying to improve position.
Brain wants to control the pace but McCarthy is squirming around nicely.
Brain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brain wants to take his opponent's back but McCarthy doesn't allow it.
McCarthy is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
McCarthy is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Brain has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Brain (23) vs (2) McCarthy
McCarthy prevents Brain from getting a body triangle.
McCarthy fending off the submission attempt from Brain.
Brain trying to control momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brain is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Brain has the hooks in. McCarthy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
McCarthy keeps trying to improve his position.
McCarthy staying busy and making it hard for Brain to control.
Brain tightening his grip on McCarthy, looking for the choke.
Brain 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, McCarthy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McCarthy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brain has the hooks in. McCarthy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
McCarthy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
McCarthy is really stuck here.
McCarthy looks winded!
Brain looking to break McCarthy's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McCarthy remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Brain will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brain has the hooks in. McCarthy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brain controlling the position well here. McCarthy rolled but Brain kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brain takes the fight on points by 23 to 2.
Altair Brain thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 3299 p4p, 338 weight class) and Augustine Tupper (ranked 4038 p4p, 195 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Borys Mankowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Augustine Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tupper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mankowski's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mankowski (0) vs (2) Tupper
Mankowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tupper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mankowski keeping full guard, as Tupper tries to pass.
Tupper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tupper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tupper tries to free his leg and advance position but Mankowski is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Tupper pushes his legs off easily.
Tupper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mankowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tupper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Tupper from controlling successfully.
Tupper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tupper is looking to take a break and control but Mankowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tupper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mankowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Mankowski actively working from the bottom here.
Tupper is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tupper wants to pass to mount but Mankowski is defending the position.
Tupper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mankowski! Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (0) vs (5) Tupper
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Tupper wants to take his opponent's back but Mankowski doesn't allow it.
Mankowski is trying to escape the mount.
Tupper controlling from the full mount.
My spies in Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center inform me that Tupper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mankowski tries to reverse the position but Tupper maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper trying to control but Mankowski is having none of it.
Tupper is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mankowski is surviving well by controlling Tupper's body position as best he can.
Mankowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Tupper has a good base and remains in mount.
Tupper moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Mankowski (0) vs (8) Tupper
Mankowski rolls, trying to escape but Tupper keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Tupper working for the choke.
Will Tupper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tupper keeps control of the position as Mankowski tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tupper.
Tupper has his arm under Mankowski's chin here. Game over son! Tupper squeezes tightly and Mankowski is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Augustine Tupper!
An out of breath Augustine Tupper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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