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TWGC 34 (265+lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Covid Gonna Get! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonna Get appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Gonna Get gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gonna Get (2) vs (0) Silva
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gonna Get trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gonna Get (2) vs (2) Silva#SUB#
Gonna Get is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonna Get manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gonna Get (4) vs (2) Silva
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Gonna Get is working hard here to advance position.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is pulling down on Gonna Get's head to control his posture.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gonna Get controlling him for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gonna Get from controlling successfully.
Gonna Get trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Gonna Get is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonna Get forces his way into half guard.
Gonna Get is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Gonna Get trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gonna Get pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Gonna Get looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonna Get trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB#
Gonna Get drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gonna Get (4) vs (6) Silva
Gonna Get wants to control but Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonna Get is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Gonna Get struggling a bit here.
Gonna Get is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T5#
Silva 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 Gonna Get's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gonna Get can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonna Get is looking for a sweep.#T6#
Gonna Get manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gonna Get (6) vs (6) Silva
Silva is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Gonna Get is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Gonna Get wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Gonna Get is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gonna Get seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gonna Get (6) vs (10) Silva#T7#
Gonna Get trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Gonna Get is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Gonna Get regains half guard.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonna Get trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gonna Get (6) vs (13) Silva#T8#
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonna Get can't escape the position.
Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gonna Get to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gonna Get (6) vs (16) Silva
You can see the frustration on Gonna Get's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gonna Get.
Silva is trying to stick to Gonna Get's back but Gonna Get is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gonna Get. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gonna Get (8) vs (16) Silva#T9#
Gonna Get 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: Gonna Get (8) vs (18) Silva
Gonna Get trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Gonna Get looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB#
Gonna Get is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is taking a breather. Gonna Get says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T10##SUB#
Gonna Get looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Gonna Get is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonna Get is looking to improve his position.
#T11#
Gonna Get trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gonna Get (8) vs (21) Silva
Gonna Get is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonna Get is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gonna Get is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gonna Get tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.#T12#
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonna Get is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Gonna Get is just holding on here. Silva manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gonna Get (8) vs (24) Silva
Silva controlling from the back.#T13#
Silva avoiding Gonna Get 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Gonna Get right now.
Silva keeps control of the position easily here as Gonna Get tries to buck him off.
Gonna Get is trying to break free.
Gonna Get is breathing heavily.
Gonna Get trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T14#
Silva is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gonna Get rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gonna Get wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonna Get is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gonna Get (8) vs (27) Silva
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva wins on points by 27 to 8.
In defeat, Covid Gonna Get stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry, I still got you.'. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Ali Amir! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Amir moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Amir pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Amir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Wijnbergen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Wijnbergen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amir seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Amir keeping full guard, as Van Wijnbergen tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Amir throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Van Wijnbergen escapes and throws Amir's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Amir (0) vs (3) Van Wijnbergen
Amir is trying to work for a sweep but Van Wijnbergen has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Amir (0) vs (5) Van Wijnbergen
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Amir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amir tries to improve his position but instead Van Wijnbergen has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Amir (0) vs (8) Van Wijnbergen
Amir tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Van Wijnbergen controlling the positon.
Amir is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Van Wijnbergen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Amir looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T2#
Amir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Wijnbergen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Amir is keeping busy.
Amir tries to escape the position.
Amir tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Amir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amir looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Amir (0) vs (11) Van Wijnbergen
Amir rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T3#
Amir wants to improve his position but Van Wijnbergen is controlling well.
#SUB#
Amir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amir wants to improve his position but Van Wijnbergen is controlling well.
Amir has a hand on Van Wijnbergen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Van Wijnbergen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Amir (0) vs (14) Van Wijnbergen
Amir wants to hold on but Van Wijnbergen pushes him away.#T4#
Van Wijnbergen prevents Amir from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir tries to hold on but Van Wijnbergen postures up.
Van Wijnbergen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amir is looking to escape.
Amir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T5#
Amir looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Amir (0) vs (17) Van Wijnbergen
Amir tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Van Wijnbergen prevents Amir from getting the reversal.
Amir tries to hold on but Van Wijnbergen postures up.
Amir is looking to get to half guard.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the attempt from Amir to control.#T6#
Van Wijnbergen prevents Amir from getting the reversal.
Amir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amir 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: Amir (2) vs (17) Van Wijnbergen
Amir passes Van Wijnbergen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to control but can't.
Amir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Wijnbergen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Amir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Wijnbergen defends it well. #T7##SUB#
Amir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Amir is trying to work for a kimura but Van Wijnbergen is defending well.
Van Wijnbergen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Amir wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Wijnbergen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Amir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and defends easily.
Amir is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van Wijnbergen reverses the position - he's now on top in Amir's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Amir (2) vs (19) Van Wijnbergen#T8##SUB#
Amir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Amir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Wijnbergen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Amir. Score +3 for passing guard: Amir (2) vs (22) Van Wijnbergen
Amir tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Van Wijnbergen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Amir (2) vs (24) Van Wijnbergen
Amir tries to control Van Wijnbergen's body but Van Wijnbergen pushes him off. Amir squirms to his side and now Van Wijnbergen has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Amir (2) vs (27) Van Wijnbergen
Amir is trying to break free.
#T9#
Amir is working hard here to advance position.
I would not like to be Amir right now.
Amir is keeping busy.
Amir can't escape the position.
Amir trying to control the position but Van Wijnbergen manages to sink in the hooks.
Van Wijnbergen controls the action.
Amir is keeping busy.
#T10#
Amir is trying to break free.
Amir trying to control the hands but Van Wijnbergen breaks the grip.
Amir rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB#
Amir actively working from the bottom here.#T11#
Van Wijnbergen trying to control the action but Amir is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Amir actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Van Wijnbergen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Amir. Score +3 for passing guard: Amir (2) vs (30) Van Wijnbergen
Amir is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Amir gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Van Wijnbergen prevents Amir from improving his position.
Amir is refusing to be controlled, as Van Wijnbergen sits in half guard.
Amir wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Amir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Amir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Amir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T13##SUB#
Amir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Wijnbergen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Amir (2) vs (33) Van Wijnbergen
Amir is looking to improve his position but Van Wijnbergen isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Wijnbergen controlling his opponent.
Amir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T14#
Amir 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: Amir (4) vs (33) Van Wijnbergen
Amir looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amir passes Van Wijnbergen's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Amir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Wijnbergen is just riding it out for now. Amir eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Wijnbergen wins on points by 33 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Joels Van Wijnbergen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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