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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rafael Loureiro (ranked 6349 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bam Bam (ranked 3032 p4p, 348 weight class). Bam Bam has chosen Sleep Now In The Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Rafael Loureiro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Joey Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bam Bam 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: Loureiro (0) vs (4) Bam Bam
Bam Bam controls the position.
Bam Bam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loureiro keeps working.
Loureiro tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam Bam is looking to take a break and control but Loureiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bam Bam tries for a kimura but Loureiro is defending well.
Loureiro is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loureiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bam Bam off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Loureiro (4) vs (4) Bam Bam
Loureiro is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bam Bam with him. Bam Bam is trying to defend but Loureiro has an arm under the chin now! Bam Bam grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Loureiro!
An out of breath Rafael Loureiro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 3632 p4p, 387 weight class) and Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 1717 p4p, 0 weight class). Drahomir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outspoken. Dalibor Drahomir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Victor Mordino! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Dalibor Drahomir!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Drahomir has managed to clinch.
Drahomir can't get the takedown.
Drahomir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mordino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drahomir has picked Mordino up - he's going for a ride! Drahomir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mordino (0) vs (2) Drahomir
Drahomir not doing much here.
Mordino controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mordino tries to get to full guard but Drahomir has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Drahomir seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino wants to improve his position but Drahomir is controlling well.
Drahomir passes into side control, despite Mordino's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mordino (0) vs (5) Drahomir
Drahomir controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is trying to get back to half guard.
Mordino is trying to control Drahomir's posture but Drahomir avoids it.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is looking to regain half guard here but Drahomir keeps moving and retains side control.
Drahomir moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir working away.
Mordino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drahomir taking a breather here.
Mordino is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mordino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mordino wants to control but Drahomir postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Drahomir politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drahomir prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mordino tries to bench press Drahomir off him but Drahomir keeps the position.
Drahomir is staying tight to Mordino's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Mordino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mordino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir is continuing to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mordino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mordino's shoulder. That is not cool.
Drahomir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mordino is looking for a sweep.
Drahomir controls the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Drahomir politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drahomir prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Drahomir 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.
Drahomir working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mordino is trying to escape the position but Drahomir is controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The adventures of Drahomir the control monster continue. Boring.
Mordino is looking to regain half guard here but Drahomir keeps moving and retains side control.
Drahomir taking a breather here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mordino tries to improve position but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mordino can't do much from the bottom here.
Drahomir just content to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is trying to control Drahomir's posture but Drahomir avoids it.
Drahomir happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mordino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drahomir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drahomir wins on points by 5 to 0.
A relieved looking Dalibor Drahomir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Donal Noye (ranked 6367 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hell (ranked 6250 p4p, 151 weight class). Noye comes to the cage accompanied by Horse the Band - Cutsman. Ryan Hell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Donal Noye! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Ryan Hell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Noye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noye changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noye clinches.
Hell fails to pull guard.
Hell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noye smiles and moves away.
Noye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noye wants a takedown but no success here.
Hell goes for a takedown attempt but Noye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donal Noye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hell.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hell or perhaps it was just good defense by Noye, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell misses with a takedown attempt - Noye sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noye changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Noye pushes Hell up against the cage in a clinch.
Hell decides to pull guard.
Noye showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is adopting a defensive guard.
Noye postures up.
Hell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Noye postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noye stopping the sweep attempt from Hell.
Hell looking for a guillotine here but Noye defends easily.
Noye stopping the sweep attempt from Hell.
Hell is trying to control the position but Noye postures up.
Hell has Noye pulled in close to control his posture.
Noye has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell controls Noye momentarily but Noye frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Noye has passed into half guard!
Hell gets full guard.
Hell working for submissions but it's allowed Noye to get to half guard.
Hell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noye is thwarting Hell's attempts to control the position.
Hell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noye haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hell with the active half guard here but Noye passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Noye (3) vs (0) Hell
You can see the frustration on Hell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hell is looking to regain half guard here but Noye keeps moving and retains side control.
Hell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hell wants to control but Noye is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hell wants to improve his position but Noye is controlling well.
Hell is looking to get back to full guard here but Noye has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Noye (6) vs (0) Hell
Hell trying his best to control but Noye has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Noye (8) vs (0) Hell
Hell tries to hold on but Noye pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Noye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hell regains half guard.
Hell wants to control but Noye is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries to get to full guard but Noye has control of the leg.
Noye tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hell is looking for a sweep. Noye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hell has his hands clasped together around Noye's back. He's all about the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hell wants to sweep but Noye has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Noye (11) vs (0) Hell
Hell tries to improve position but can't.
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Hell tries to improve position but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hell keeps trying to improve his position.
Hell can't do much from the bottom here.
Hell is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Noye is staying active.
Hell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hell's face as Noye controls the position.
Hell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noye wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hell struggling a bit here.
Hell is looking to regain half guard here but Noye keeps moving and retains side control.
Hell can't do much from the bottom here.
Hell is looking to regain half guard here but Noye keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hell can't do much from the bottom here.
Hell seems a little lost for a moment, as Noye dominates the positioning.
Noye has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hell! Score +2 for reaching mount: Noye (13) vs (0) Hell
Hell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Noye (16) vs (0) Hell
Hell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hell is in bad spot here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Noye not allowing Hell to control his hands.
Hell tries to escape the position.
Noye avoiding Hell 's attempts to control his hands.
Hell can't escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Noye wants to take his opponent's back but Hell doesn't allow it.
Hell can't escape the position.
Hell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Noye takes the fight on points by 16 to 0.
Our winner, Donal Noye, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 3854 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Marfaker (ranked 2622 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skovgaard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Second Reality. On his way into the cage it seems that Valentin Skovgaard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Valentin Skovgaard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Valentin Skovgaard! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Juan Marfaker!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Marfaker shoots in for a takedown but Skovgaard shows good takedown defense.
Skovgaard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker is pressed up against the cage. Skovgaard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marfaker down to the mat. Marfaker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skovgaard shoots in looking for a takedown. Marfaker tries to sprawl out of it but Skovgaard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marfaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marfaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skovgaard is fending him off so far but Marfaker persists. Nope, Skovgaard circles away and we're back to standing.
Skovgaard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marfaker tries to avoid it but Skovgaard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marfaker to the ground. Marfaker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Skovgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard closes the distance and clinches up with Marfaker, looking for a takedown. Skovgaard pushes Marfaker against the cage but Marfaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skovgaard dives in for a single leg takedown but Marfaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Skovgaard looks for a takedown but Marfaker sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skovgaard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Marfaker with that takedown attempt.
Skovgaard pushes Marfaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Skovgaard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skovgaard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marfaker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marfaker gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Skovgaard (0) vs (4) Marfaker
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard is not content to let Marfaker control the position.
Skovgaard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Skovgaard is looking to reverse the position.
Skovgaard sneaks back into half guard.
Marfaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skovgaard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skovgaard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker stays in close to Skovgaard's body and controls the position.
Marfaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marfaker trying to control but Skovgaard is working from the bottom.
Skovgaard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marfaker is one step ahead there.
Marfaker slips nicely into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marfaker trying to control but Skovgaard is working from the bottom.
Marfaker controlling from the top position.
Skovgaard keeping moving, preventing Marfaker from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marfaker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skovgaard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marfaker's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Skovgaard (2) vs (4) Marfaker
Marfaker is trying to control the position but Skovgaard postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marfaker is keeping the position for now.
Marfaker 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.
Skovgaard forces his way into half guard.
Marfaker is not content to let Skovgaard control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker wants to get back to full guard.
Marfaker is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Skovgaard has latched onto it... Big trouble! Skovgaard pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Marfaker is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Skovgaard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valentin Skovgaard!
An out of breath and clearly excited Valentin Skovgaard thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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