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TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Two Chainz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alan Moore!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Chainz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chainz (2) vs (0) Moore
Chainz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Chainz is proving a slippery customer.
Chainz is stalling in the full guard.
Moore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chainz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chainz tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Moore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Moore trying to control the position.
Chainz slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Chainz tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
Moore trying to hold on to Chainz's head to control him but Chainz postures up.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Chainz seems content to control.
Moore trying to control here.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Chainz has control of the leg.
Moore trying to control but Chainz postures up.
Chainz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
Moore won't allow Chainz to pass to mount.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Chainz tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
Still in half guard, Chainz seems content to control.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is concentrating on defense, preventing Chainz from advancing position. #SUB#
Chainz seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Chainz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chainz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Chainz is very close to passing his half guard.
Chainz content to control rather than advance.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chainz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chainz's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chainz (2) vs (4) Moore#T3#
Moore is trying to stick to Chainz's back but Chainz is turning into Moore. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moore's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chainz. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chainz (4) vs (4) Moore
Chainz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chainz stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Chainz 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.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chainz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chainz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Chainz wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore is trying to keep Chainz in close.
Chainz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chainz looking to pass the guard.
Moore looking to control but Chainz passes into half guard.
Chainz works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (7) vs (4) Moore
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Chainz's attempts to control the action.
Chainz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T5#
Chainz controlling from mount.
Chainz looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chainz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chainz controlling the position easily from mount.
Chainz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T6#
Chainz avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Chainz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chainz prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Moore wants to hold on but Chainz pushes him away.
Moore 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.
Moore trying to control but Chainz postures up.
Moore gets back to full guard.
Chainz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chainz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chainz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Moore 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.#T7#
Moore working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Moore has his foot on Chainz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chainz works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore working a defensive guard but Chainz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (10) vs (4) Moore#SUB#
Chainz is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
Moore looking for a sweep but Chainz has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chainz (12) vs (4) Moore
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T8#
Chainz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moore 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: Chainz (12) vs (6) Moore
Chainz wants to sweep but no luck.
Chainz is working hard here to advance position.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chainz keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (12) vs (9) Moore
Chainz is trying to improve his position.
Chainz prevents Moore from moving into mount.
Moore trying to control the action but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Chainz struggling a bit here.#T9#
Chainz is trying to get back to half guard.
Moore working away.
Chainz prevents Moore from moving into mount.
Moore trying to control the position but Chainz is working away.
Chainz manages to get back to half guard.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Chainz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Moore is working for a submission of some sort.
Chainz won't allow Moore to pass to mount. #T10#
Chainz is positioning himself well to prevent Moore advancing to mount.
Chainz wants to get back to full guard.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Chainz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore wants to free his trapped foot but Chainz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chainz is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chainz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chainz is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore trying to control but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Chainz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chainz (14) vs (9) Moore
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet. #T11#
Chainz trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Chainz content to stall in guard here.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Chainz 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.
Chainz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chainz slips nicely into half guard.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Moore is defending well.
Chainz works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (17) vs (9) Moore#T12#
Moore tries to hold on but Chainz postures up.
Chainz controlling his opponent.
Moore tries to hold on but Chainz postures up.
Chainz controlling from mount.
Chainz tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Moore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moore wants to hold on but Chainz pushes him away.
Chainz prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Chainz controlling from the full mount.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Chainz's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chainz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chainz looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chainz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore wants to hold on but Chainz pushes him away.#SUB#
Chainz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chainz wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.#T14#
Chainz tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Chainz controlling the pace for now.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Chainz controlling the pace for now.
Moore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chainz controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chainz takes the fight on points by 17 to 9.
An out of breath Two Chainz 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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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Rimtas Kentas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Donald O Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Kentas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kentas (2) vs (0) O Rourke
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rourke gets back to full guard.
Kentas wants to control from the top but O Rourke keeps moving.
Kentas being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Rourke 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.
Our spies down at at Crapollas Gym inform us that O Rourke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
O Rourke is trying to keep Kentas in close.
Kentas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Rourke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rourke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kentas is one step ahead there.
Kentas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
O Rourke working for a triangle but Kentas defends it easily.
Kentas trying to control but O Rourke is working from the bottom. #T1#
O Rourke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kentas trying to control but O Rourke is working from the bottom.
O Rourke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kentas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Kentas (5) vs (0) O Rourke
Kentas controls the position.#SUB#
Kentas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Rourke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Kentas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on O Rourke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2##SUB#
Kentas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Rourke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Rourke is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Kentas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kentas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Rourke is trying to control Kentas's posture but Kentas avoids it.
O Rourke is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kentas is staying active.#T3#
O Rourke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kentas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Rourke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kentas's best efforts.#SUB#
Kentas is working for a submission of some sort.
Kentas wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Rourke keeps working. #SUB#
Kentas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
O Rourke tries to get to full guard but Kentas has control of the leg.
O Rourke wants to control but Kentas is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Kentas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Rourke defends it well.
O Rourke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Rourke working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
O Rourke 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.
O Rourke managing to control the position.
Kentas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Rourke is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
O Rourke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Rourke keeping full guard, as Kentas tries to pass.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but O Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Rourke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Rourke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kentas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
O Rourke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kentas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kentas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T5##SUB#
Kentas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kentas looking to pass the guard.
Kentas stays in close to O Rourke's body and controls the position.
Kentas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down O Rourke for as long as he can get away with.
Kentas being controlled here momentarily.
Kentas stopping the sweep attempt from O Rourke.#T6#
O Rourke is trying to keep Kentas in close.
#SUB2#
O Rourke looking for a guillotine here but Kentas defends easily.
O Rourke is trying to keep Kentas in close.
Kentas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kentas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but O Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Rourke looking to control.
#T7##SUB#
Kentas 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.
O Rourke 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.#SUB#
Kentas 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.
O Rourke trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
O Rourke has his foot on Kentas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kentas works his way back into a safe position though.
Kentas sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Rourke trying to control the position.
Kentas wants to control from the top but O Rourke keeps moving.
Kentas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T8#
O Rourke trying to control the position.
O Rourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kentas manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kentas (5) vs (2) O Rourke
Kentas wants to sweep here but O Rourke controlling him for the moment.
O Rourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Rourke wants to control from the top but Kentas keeps moving. #SUB#
Kentas pushes a forearm under O Rourke's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, O Rourke is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Donald O Rourke had this to say: 'Its whatever, i'm young and this is a learning experience. '. |
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