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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Chan Siam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Sacha Gardet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardet keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Siam or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardet, which made it look bad.
Siam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siam misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Gardet counters with a single leg into guard. Siam didn't expect that. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Siam (0) vs (2) Gardet
Gardet tries to free his leg and advance position but Siam is retaining full guard.
Gardet trying to control the position from guard on top but Siam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siam 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.
Gardet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siam is pulling down on Gardet's head to control his posture.
Gardet wants to control from the top but Siam keeps moving. #T1#
Gardet passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (0) vs (5) Gardet
Siam is letting Gardet control him for a moment.
Siam's coaches at SSJ Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Siam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gardet trying to control the position but Siam is working away.
Gardet wants to take a breather but Siam manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gardet.
Gardet pushing down on Siam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Gardet wants to take a breather but Siam is having none of it. #SUB2#
Gardet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gardet wants to control but Siam is keeping him busy.
Gardet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gardet slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Gardet wants to control but Siam is keeping him busy.
Siam gets full guard.
Gardet looking to pass the guard.
Siam is pulling down on Gardet's head to control his posture.
Gardet trying to control but Siam is working from the bottom.
Gardet stands and throws Siam's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (0) vs (8) Gardet
Gardet working away.#T4#
Gardet looking to control but instead Siam has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Siam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gardet stopping the sweep attempt from Siam.
Siam is trying to control the position but Gardet postures up.
Gardet trying to control but Siam is working from the bottom.
Siam pulls Gardet in close to prevent any damage.
Siam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T5#
Gardet wants to control from the top but Siam keeps moving.
Siam wants to improve his position but instead Gardet has moved into half guard.
Gardet trying to control the action but Siam is working from the bottom.
Siam is trying to get back to full guard.
Siam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gardet trying to control but Siam is working from the bottom. #T6#
Gardet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Siam haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gardet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Siam trying to control the position here.
Gardet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gardet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Siam is controlling Gardet's posture.#T7#
Siam 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.
Siam lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Siam (2) vs (8) Gardet#SUB2#
Gardet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Siam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T8#
Siam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gardet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardet is looking to sweep but instead, Siam has passed into half guard.
Siam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gardet trying to hold on to Siam's head to control him but Siam postures up.
Siam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gardet is trying to control but can't.
#T9#
Gardet moves into full guard.
Gardet wants to sweep but no luck.
Siam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gardet wants to improve his position but instead Siam has moved into half guard.
Siam is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T10#
Gardet wants to improve his position but Siam is controlling well.
Gardet trying to control here.
Siam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gardet tries to roll over but Siam keeps him under control.
Gardet wants to sweep but Siam has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (5) vs (8) Gardet#T11#
Siam content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gardet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Siam slows the pace down in half guard.
Siam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gardet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Siam sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T12#
Gardet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Siam is working away from the top position though.
Gardet is trying to get back to full guard.
Siam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gardet wants to get back to full guard.
Gardet felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardet is looking to control Siam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gardet avoid being mounted?#T13#
Siam wants to free his trapped foot but Gardet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gardet is looking to control Siam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gardet avoid being mounted?
Gardet is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Siam jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (8) vs (8) Gardet
Siam taking a breather here.
Gardet is trying to improve his position.
Gardet trying to remain calm as Siam controls from the top position.#T14#
Gardet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gardet tries to control but Siam manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Siam (11) vs (8) Gardet
Siam controls the position.
Gardet tries to escape the position.
Gardet keeps trying to improve his position.
Gardet trying to control the position but Siam manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardet tries to escape but Siam has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Siam really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gardet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siam takes the fight on points by 11 to 8.
Our winner, Chan Siam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Antonio Zetsika! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Zetsika closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zetsika lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Zetsika (2) vs (0) Friman
Zetsika trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman looking to control.
Friman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zetsika won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
Zetsika wants to control from the top but Friman keeps moving.
Friman wants to sweep here but Zetsika controlling him for the moment.
Friman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Lab. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zetsika slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zetsika in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friman trying to control here.
#T1##SUB#
Zetsika wants to work for an arm triangle but Friman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Friman is looking for a sweep. Zetsika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zetsika seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Friman is defending against the submission attempts here by Zetsika.
#SUB#
Zetsika looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Friman is controlling Zetsika's trapped leg to prevent Zetsika from advancing to side control.#T2##SUB#
Zetsika is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zetsika passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Zetsika (5) vs (0) Friman
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Friman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zetsika wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Zetsika goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Friman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zetsika's guard! Nice work there by Friman! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zetsika (5) vs (2) Friman
Friman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zetsika is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friman is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
Friman works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Zetsika (5) vs (5) Friman
Friman trying to control but Zetsika is having none of it.
Friman avoids the attempt from Zetsika to control.
Friman prevents Zetsika from getting the reversal.
Friman moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Zetsika (5) vs (8) Friman#T4#
Friman controls the action.#SUB2#
Friman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Zetsika defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T5#
Zetsika is in bad spot here.
Zetsika looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Friman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zetsika doesn't escape. #T6#
Zetsika rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Friman trying to control the action but Zetsika is working from the bottom.
Zetsika slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zetsika swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Friman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Friman passes into half guard. #T7#
Friman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zetsika does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Friman not doing much here.
Zetsika makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zetsika.
Friman won't allow Zetsika to sweep him here. #T8#
Zetsika trying to control the position.
Friman stays in close to Zetsika's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Friman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Friman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zetsika is keeping the position for now.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but Zetsika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Zetsika has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Friman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T9#
Friman tries to free his leg and advance position but Zetsika is retaining full guard.
Friman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zetsika keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Zetsika is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Friman defends well.
Friman passes Zetsika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zetsika wants to get back to full guard.
Zetsika is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Friman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Friman's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Zetsika (9) vs (8) Friman#T10##SUB#
Zetsika is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Friman rolls, trying to escape but Zetsika keeps control of the position.
Friman trying to control the position but Zetsika manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB#
Zetsika looking to break Friman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Friman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zetsika will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Zetsika is persistently looking for the submission but Friman is defending it well.
Zetsika is looking to control Friman but Friman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Friman is in bad spot here.
Friman breaks Zetsika's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zetsika (9) vs (10) Friman#T11##SUB#
Zetsika working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Friman has passed into half guard!
Zetsika is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Friman is controlling the pace.
Friman wants to pass the guard but Zetsika is defending well. #SUB#
Zetsika looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T12#
Zetsika wants to control but Friman is keeping busy.
Friman moves into full mount! Zetsika won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Zetsika (9) vs (13) Friman
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zetsika is working to get back to half guard.
Friman tries to control but Zetsika wriggling away.
Zetsika has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Zetsika (9) vs (16) Friman#T13#
Friman keeps control of the position easily here as Zetsika tries to buck him off.
Zetsika trying to control the position but Friman manages to sink in the hooks.
Zetsika looking very determined here, making life difficult for Friman.
Friman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Friman.
Zetsika trying to control the hands but Friman won't let him. #T14#
Friman trying to control.
What can Zetsika do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Friman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zetsika is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Zetsika's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friman wins on points by 16 to 9.
A relieved looking Oskar Friman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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