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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Fidelity Castro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Joshua Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Floyd instigates a clinch.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Castro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Floyd wants to clinch.
Castro is looking to counter the offense by Floyd and move into the clinch.
Joshua Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Castro pushes Floyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd looking for a takedown.
Floyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Floyd.#CL#
Castro drives through and clinches with Floyd against the cage.
Floyd is trying to drag Castro to the mat but Castro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Castro tries to keep at a distance but Floyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1##TD#
Castro tightens his grip and picks Floyd up, before dumping him to the ground. Floyd manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Castro (2) vs (0) Floyd#SUB2#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castro is aware though and is defending well.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Floyd is looking for a triangle here but Castro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (5) vs (0) Floyd
Floyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Castro (7) vs (0) Floyd
Castro controlling from mount. #T2#
Castro avoids the attempt from Floyd to control.
Castro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Castro tries to control but Floyd wriggling away.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castro fails to advance to Floyd's back.
Floyd is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Castro has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Castro (10) vs (0) Floyd
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floyd is trying to break free.
#T3#
Floyd just trying to survive but Castro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Castro doesn't have the hooks in and Floyd manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (10) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castro trying to control here.
Castro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Floyd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Floyd's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (14) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd tries to escape but Castro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Floyd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Castro.
Floyd wants to escape the position.
Floyd is keeping busy.
#T4#
Castro has the hooks in. Floyd is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Floyd keeps trying to improve his position.
Floyd is still trying to improve position.
Floyd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Castro.
You can see the frustration on Floyd's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Floyd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Floyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Floyd tries to control the position but Castro now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Castro (17) vs (2) Floyd
Castro biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T5#
Castro not allowing Floyd to control his hands.
Castro just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Floyd rolls, trying to escape but Castro keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Castro controlling the positon.
Floyd wants to escape the position.
#T6#
Castro tries to get the hooks in deep but Floyd pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Floyd is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Castro gets his way!
Floyd wants to escape the position.
Floyd rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Castro wants to take a breather but Floyd is having none of it. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Castro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T7##SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Castro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Floyd is looking to control Castro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Floyd avoid being mounted?
Floyd moves into full guard.
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T8##SUB2#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Floyd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Castro has picked Floyd up and slammed him! Floyd can't keep hold of the triangle and Castro manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (20) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd tries to bench press Castro off him but Castro keeps the position.
Castro is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Floyd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Castro sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T9#
Floyd is in trouble now - Castro has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (23) vs (2) Floyd
Castro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Floyd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Floyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Castro controlling his opponent. #T10#
Floyd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Castro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castro prevents Floyd from improving his position.
Castro is looking to pass Floyd's guard but actually Floyd recovers to full guard. #SUB2#
Floyd is looking for a triangle here but Castro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (26) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T11#
Castro has control of an arm but Floyd manages to advance to Castro's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (26) vs (6) Floyd#SUB2#
Floyd working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Castro is in bad spot here.
Floyd not allowing Castro to control his hands.
Castro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Floyd.
Floyd is hanging on to Castro's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Floyd is persistently looking for the submission but Castro is defending it well.
#T12#
Castro wants to escape the position.
Floyd controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Castro right now.
What can Castro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Castro prevents Floyd from getting a body triangle.
Castro is really stuck here.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.#T13##SUB2#
Floyd is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Floyd is trying to stick to Castro's back but Castro is turning into Floyd. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Floyd's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Castro. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (28) vs (6) Floyd
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Floyd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Floyd.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Floyd is controlling Castro's posture.
Floyd wants to control the position but Castro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Castro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Floyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Floyd trying to get back to full guard but Castro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (31) vs (6) Floyd
Floyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T14#
Floyd tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Floyd is looking to improve his position but Castro isn't that keen on the idea.
Castro looking to control but Floyd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Floyd tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Castro (34) vs (6) Floyd
And that's the end of the fight!
Castro takes the fight on points by 34 to 6. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jean Lucroy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Johns has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Lucroy wants the takedown. Johns is fighting it off but Lucroy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johns's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lucroy (2) vs (0) Johns#SUB2#
Johns working for a triangle but Lucroy defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Johns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lucroy advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lucroy (5) vs (0) Johns
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lucroy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lucroy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns being controlled for a moment. #T1#
What's Johns going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#SUB#
Lucroy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Johns can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns is looking for a sweep.
Johns is not content to let Lucroy control the position.
Lucroy wants to take a breather but Johns manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lucroy. #T3#
Johns trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Johns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lucroy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lucroy controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Johns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucroy is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Lucroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucroy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Johns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lucroy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lucroy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johns being controlled here, momentarily. #T5#
Lucroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucroy wants to pass the guard but Johns is keeping the position.
Lucroy postures up.
Lucroy trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns has Lucroy pulled in close to control his posture.
Johns wants to sweep but no luck. #T6#
Johns working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Johns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucroy pushing down on Johns's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johns gets full guard.
Lucroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Lucroy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lucroy won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Lucroy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T7#
Lucroy trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns trying to control the position.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Lucroy passes Johns's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T8#
Lucroy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johns moves into full guard.
Lucroy passes Johns's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johns is trying to control but can't.
Lucroy trying to control from Johns's half guard. Johns has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lucroy's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T9#
Lucroy looking to sit in guard and control but Johns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lucroy (5) vs (2) Johns
Lucroy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johns has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lucroy (5) vs (5) Johns
Johns tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lucroy's legs.
Johns working away.
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.
Lucroy gets back to half guard.#T10#
Lucroy is looking to improve his position.
Johns passes into side control, despite Lucroy's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lucroy (5) vs (8) Johns
Johns advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lucroy (5) vs (10) Johns
Johns moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Lucroy (5) vs (13) Johns
Well, with Johns on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lucroy is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Johns controlling well, preventing Lucroy from escaping the position.
#T11##SUB2#
Johns looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Johns is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Will Johns go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Johns really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lucroy.
Johns gets his hands free as Lucroy looks to control. #T12#
Johns trying to control.
Johns is riding his opponent, not letting Lucroy buck him off.
Johns is not going to allow Lucroy to sit and survive in this position.
Johns doesn't have the hooks in and Lucroy manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lucroy (7) vs (13) Johns#T13#
Lucroy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Lucroy (10) vs (13) Johns#SUB#
Lucroy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johns, who protects the arm well.
Johns tries to buck Lucroy off but Lucroy is having none of it.
Lucroy working away.
Johns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lucroy (10) vs (15) Johns
Lucroy wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Johns trying to mount his opponent but Lucroy defends it. #SUB2#
Johns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lucroy is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Lucroy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Johns passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lucroy (10) vs (18) Johns
And that's the end of the fight!
Johns wins on points by 18 to 10. |
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