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TWGC 32 (205lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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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 5 wins and 2 losses; Arthur Kincaid! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Kincaid has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
#TD#
Kincaid has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kincaid pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Kincaid dives into Silva's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kincaid (2) vs (0) Silva
Silva pulls Kincaid in close to prevent any damage.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kincaid controls the pace.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kincaid manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (2) vs (2) Silva
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Kincaid looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Kincaid up and slammed him! Kincaid can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kincaid (2) vs (5) Silva
Kincaid is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.#T1#
Kincaid is trying to improve his position.
Kincaid wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hell's Balls Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kincaid is looking to reverse the position.
Kincaid wants to control but Silva postures up.
Kincaid is looking for a sweep.
Kincaid is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Savage Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Kincaid is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it. #T2#
Kincaid tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Kincaid struggling a bit here.
Kincaid is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Kincaid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid is looking to reverse the position.
Kincaid is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
Kincaid tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Kincaid is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Silva controls the position.
Kincaid regains half guard.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kincaid (2) vs (8) Silva
Kincaid is trying to reverse the position but instead Silva has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Kincaid (2) vs (11) Silva
Silva keeps control of the position as Kincaid tries to break free.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Kincaid manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (4) vs (11) Silva
Kincaid preventing the sweep.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Silva managing to control the position.
Kincaid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Kincaid tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (4) vs (13) Silva#SUB#
Kincaid has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Kincaid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kincaid wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T5#
Silva moves into full mount! Kincaid won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Kincaid (4) vs (16) Silva
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kincaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Kincaid is looking to get to half guard.
Kincaid tries to control Silva's body but Silva pushes him off. Kincaid squirms to his side and now Silva has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kincaid (4) vs (19) Silva#T6#
Kincaid trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Kincaid is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Kincaid buck him off.
Kincaid looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kincaid tries to escape but Silva has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Good control from Silva.
Kincaid tries to escape the position.
#T7#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (6) vs (19) Silva
Kincaid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Kincaid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kincaid trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kincaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now. #T8#
Silva controlling the position.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Kincaid being controlled here momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (6) vs (21) Silva#T9#
Silva trying to control the pace.
Kincaid has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Kincaid (6) vs (24) Silva
Kincaid can't escape the position.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T10#
Kincaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Kincaid wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Kincaid is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kincaid tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Kincaid tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kincaid (6) vs (27) Silva
Silva has good solid back control here. #T11#
Silva gets his hands free as Kincaid looks to control.
Kincaid tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Kincaid wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kincaid wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Kincaid (6) vs (30) Silva#T12#
Kincaid trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silva controls the position.
Kincaid trying to control but not successfully.
Kincaid is really stuck here.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Kincaid buck him off.
Kincaid tries to break free.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kincaid.#T13#
Kincaid manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Kincaid.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (8) vs (30) Silva
Silva 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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kincaid (8) vs (32) Silva#SUB#
Kincaid is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Kincaid looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Kincaid is breathing heavily.#T14##SUB#
Kincaid looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Kincaid looking for submissions off his back.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kincaid wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kincaid (8) vs (35) Silva
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva wins on points by 35 to 8. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Trevina Gunter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gunter fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Yueng counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yueng .
Gunter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yueng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yueng tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yueng after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevina Gunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yueng pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Yueng successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Yueng has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Yueng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yueng is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Yueng looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yueng is trying to control the position but Gunter postures up.
Gunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gunter stopping the sweep attempt from Yueng .#T2#
Gunter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yueng trying to keep a closed guard but Gunter is proving a slippery customer.
Gunter sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Yueng has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Yueng looking for a sweep. Not yet Yueng , not yet.
Yueng being controlled here, momentarily.
Yueng looking for a sweep. Not yet Yueng , not yet.
Gunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yueng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunter is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Gunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yueng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunter content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Gunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yueng has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunter has managed to get both his arms back between Yueng 's legs - danger averted.
Our spies down at at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center inform us that Yueng has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T5#
Gunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yueng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yueng 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.
Gunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Yueng is retaining full guard.
Yueng trying to control the position.
Gunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T6#
Yueng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gunter is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Yueng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T7#
Gunter'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.#SUB2#
Gunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yueng has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunter has managed to get both his arms back between Yueng 's legs - danger averted.
Yueng being controlled here, momentarily.
Yueng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T8##SUB2#
Yueng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yueng being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T9#
Gunter wants to pass the guard but Yueng is keeping the position.
Yueng looking to control.
Gunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Yueng throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunter pushes down on Yueng 's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T10#
Gunter controlling the action here.
Gunter works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gunter (3) vs (0) Yueng
Yueng tries to reverse the position but Gunter maintains control.
Gunter controlling from the full mount. #T11#
Yueng wants to control but Gunter is having none of it.
Gunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gunter.
Further stalling from Gunter.
Yueng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T12#
Gunter controlling from mount.
Yueng is working to get back to half guard.
#T13#
Gunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yueng working to try and regain half guard.
Gunter controlling the pace for now.
Yueng is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T14#
Gunter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yueng is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunter controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yueng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
Bolo Yueng was interviewed post fight and said 'i mis managed my energy. I came in over trained'. |
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