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TWGC 28 (135lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Geo Martinez (ranked 4890 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 2120 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cruz Dominiguez enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Geo Martinez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Cruz Dominiguez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Dominiguez. Dominiguez maintains the clinch.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dominiguez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominiguez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martinez is trying to keep an underhook but Dominiguez manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Martinez (0) vs (2) Dominiguez
Martinez trying to control but Dominiguez postures up.
Dominiguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martinez regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez controls Dominiguez momentarily but Dominiguez frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dominiguez has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (0) vs (5) Dominiguez
Dominiguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominiguez is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez wants to control but Dominiguez postures up.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Dominiguez 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.
Dominiguez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martinez defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominiguez postures up.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dominiguez has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (0) vs (8) Dominiguez
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard but Dominiguez has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (0) vs (11) Dominiguez
Martinez is trying to control Dominiguez's posture but Dominiguez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
Dominiguez trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Dominiguez working away.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dominiguez is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now.
Martinez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (0) vs (14) Dominiguez
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez fails to advance to Martinez's back.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez tries to hold on but Dominiguez postures up.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominiguez avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (2) vs (14) Dominiguez
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Dominiguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dominiguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dominiguez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (2) vs (16) Dominiguez
Martinez is trying to control the position but Dominiguez postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to hold Dominiguez in close to prevent damage but Dominiguez has managed to pass into half guard.
Dominiguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Dominiguez is controlling well.
Martinez is trying to control but Dominiguez passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (2) vs (19) Dominiguez
Dominiguez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dominiguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dominiguez has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (2) vs (22) Dominiguez
Dominiguez avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to reverse the position but instead Dominiguez has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Martinez (2) vs (25) Dominiguez
Martinez is in bad spot here.
Dominiguez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Martinez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Martinez for a finish.
Martinez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position but Dominiguez manages to sink in the hooks.
Dominiguez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Martinez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Martinez for a finish.
Dominiguez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martinez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dominiguez is not going to allow Martinez to sit and survive in this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to escape the position.
Martinez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dominiguez's guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (4) vs (25) Dominiguez
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (7) vs (25) Dominiguez
Dominiguez regains half guard.
Dominiguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominiguez trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dominiguez keeps working.
Martinez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dominiguez is just riding it out for now. Martinez eventually gives up the hold.
Dominiguez moves into full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Dominiguez is working from the bottom.
Dominiguez working for submissions but it's allowed Martinez to get to half guard.
Martinez is just content to waste time from the top position. Dominiguez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominiguez keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominiguez wins on points by 25 to 7. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 6848 p4p, 297 weight class) and Wagdy Hustler (ranked 4763 p4p, 119 weight class). Hustler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Finer Things- Polo G kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wagdy Hustler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Dylan Elkins! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Wagdy Hustler!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Elkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Elkins (4) vs (0) Hustler
Elkins trying to control the action but Hustler is working from the bottom.
Elkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hustler, who protects the arm well.
Hustler is looking to regain half guard here but Elkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Elkins is looking to take a break and control but Hustler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hustler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins trying to control the position but Hustler is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustler tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Elkins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Elkins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Elkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hustler, who protects the arm well.
Elkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elkins working away.
Hustler tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hustler, who protects the arm well.
Elkins has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Elkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Elkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hustler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elkins wants to control but Hustler is keeping him busy.
Hustler is looking to reverse the position.
Elkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Hustler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hustler tries to bench press Elkins off him but Elkins keeps the position.
Hustler wants to control but Elkins postures up.
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.
Hustler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Elkins is trying to work for a kimura but Hustler is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hustler trying to control but Elkins postures up.
Hustler looking for submissions off his back.
Hustler is trying to control but can't.
Elkins is looking for a kimura here.
Elkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hustler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hustler looking for submissions off his back.
Elkins is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hustler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dylan Elkins! |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 20029 p4p, 299 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 6632 p4p, 291 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Jose Pacheco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Thayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacheco tries to sprawl out of it but Thayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacheco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacheco tries to counter with a takedown but Thayer is quick to defend against it.
Thayer forces Pacheco back against the cage and clinches.
Pacheco decides to pull guard.
Pacheco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacheco pulls Thayer in close to prevent any damage.
Pacheco looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacheco, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is working hard here to advance position.
Thayer wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco has control of Thayer's left arm, preventing Thayer from doing any damage.
Pacheco keeping full guard, as Thayer tries to pass.
Thayer is still trying to improve position.
Thayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacheco trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco'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.
Thayer content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Pacheco has locked up a guillotine! Pacheco's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Thayer is holding on here and Pacheco must be using up a lot of energy. Thayer has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Pacheco gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Pacheco!
Jose Pacheco thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Matt Spanks (ranked 4726 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirus Hughes (ranked 3746 p4p, 209 weight class). Hughes has chosen Devil "Shinedown" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Matt Spanks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 6 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spanks tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spanks's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spanks (0) vs (2) Hughes
Spanks has control of Hughes's left arm, preventing Hughes from doing any damage.
Hughes passes into half guard.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Spanks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spanks is looking to improve his position.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spanks is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Spanks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanks is not content to let Hughes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanks holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Spanks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Spanks defend it? Hughes steps over the head and cranks it - Spanks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sirus Hughes! |
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