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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Michael Brakeley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Brakeley clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Brakeley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brakeley (2) vs (0) Martin
Brakeley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Brakeley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brakeley wants to free his trapped foot but Martin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brakeley trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Brakeley is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
#T1#
Brakeley stalling.
Brakeley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brakeley trying to control the pace.
Brakeley'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Brakeley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brakeley slows the pace down in half guard.
Brakeley is trying to control. Martin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brakeley is just content to waste time from the top position. Martin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brakeley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Martin keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
Brakeley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Brakeley continues to stall.#T5#
Brakeley trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Brakeley trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Brakeley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T6#
Brakeley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Brakeley being controlled here momentarily.
Brakeley looking to pass the guard.
Brakeley passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T7#
Brakeley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brakeley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brakeley wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Brakeley controlling the pace.
Brakeley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martin desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T8#
Brakeley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brakeley trying to mount his opponent but Martin defends it.
Brakeley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brakeley controlling the action here.
Brakeley wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it. #T9#
Martin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martin.
Martin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brakeley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T10#
Further stalling from Brakeley.#T11#
Brakeley trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Brakeley passes into half guard.
Martin controlling the position for now.
Brakeley wants to pass the guard but Martin is defending well.
Martin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T12#
Brakeley wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Brakeley content to control rather than advance.
Martin is staying active underneath Brakeley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brakeley not doing much here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brakeley.#T13#
Brakeley wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Brakeley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brakeley tries to pass to full mount but Martin defends it.
Brakeley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brakeley (5) vs (0) Martin#T14#
Brakeley controlling from mount.
Brakeley looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brakeley controlling from mount.
Brakeley is looking to work his way around to Martin's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brakeley controlling the pace for now.
Brakeley trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brakeley takes the fight on points by 5 to 0. |
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Main event
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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Shogun Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ambroos De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Vries is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Vries stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
De Vries wants a takedown.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Vries fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shogun Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vries darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns De Vries into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Vries or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad. #CL#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vries told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
De Vries gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
#TD#
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Vries regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (0) De Vries
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Vries bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (2) De Vries#T1#
De Vries showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva managing to control the position.
De Vries wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controlling De Vries's posture. #T2#
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
De Vries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but De Vries postures up.
De Vries is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silva (6) vs (2) De Vries
De Vries tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Silva wants to control the pace but De Vries is squirming around nicely.
De Vries looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Vries tries to hold on but Silva postures up.#T4#
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Vries tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Vries is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action. #T5#
De Vries tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva is trying to control here but De Vries has managed to regain half guard.
De Vries wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
#T6#
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva trying to control the action but De Vries is working from the bottom.
De Vries controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silva (6) vs (6) De Vries#T7#
De Vries keeps control of the position easily here as Silva tries to buck him off.
Silva tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for De Vries.
#SUB2#
De Vries is persistently looking for the submission but Silva is defending it well.
#T8#
De Vries wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.#SUB2#
De Vries is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Silva 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 De Vries gets his way!
Silva staying busy and making it hard for De Vries to control. #SUB2#
De Vries looking for the choke but no joy. #T9##SUB2#
De Vries is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
De Vries controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but De Vries kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
De Vries gets his hands free as Silva looks to control. #SUB2#
De Vries is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva turns into De Vries and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (8) vs (6) De Vries
De Vries looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there. #T10#
De Vries keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass. #SUB2#
De Vries throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws De Vries's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (11) vs (6) De Vries
Silva controlling the position from side mount. #T11#
De Vries is trying to improve his position.
De Vries manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (11) vs (8) De Vries
De Vries trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it. #T12#
De Vries keeps trying to improve his position.
De Vries content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Vries is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Vries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Vries looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (13) vs (8) De Vries#T13##SUB2#
De Vries looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (16) vs (8) De Vries
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Vries keeps working.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Vries is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Vries is looking for a sweep.#T14#
Silva working away.
De Vries seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but De Vries is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on De Vries's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva takes the fight on points by 16 to 8. |
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