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Monday Night Wrestling S1 E3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Lance Davenport! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Sanemoto Tozan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Davenport shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davenport showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Davenport (2) vs (0) Tozan#SUB2#
Tozan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davenport pulls his head out easily.
Davenport trying to control the action but Tozan is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tozan actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Tozan looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Davenport is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tozan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Tozan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davenport wants to control from the top but Tozan keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Tozan looking for a guillotine here but Davenport defends easily.
Davenport seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davenport trying to control but Tozan is working from the bottom.
Davenport is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tozan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tozan being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Tozan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davenport defends well.
Davenport trying to control the position from guard on top but Tozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB2#
Davenport avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davenport looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tozan keeping full guard, as Davenport tries to pass. #SUB2#
Tozan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Davenport is defending well. Tozan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Davenport has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tozan celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sanemoto Tozan! |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Steve Louis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Mirko Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kozlov wants to clinch.
Louis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kozlov defends it nicely.
And Kozlov tries to counter it with a takedown but Louis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Louis has been working on his balance at Canadian Combat Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kozlov.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Louis instigates a clinch.
Kozlov jumps guard but Louis stands there with Kozlov around his waist. Kozlov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kozlov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Louis walks away with a smile on his face. Kozlov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kozlov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Kozlov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Louis to the ground. Kozlov is now in Louis's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Louis (0) vs (2) Kozlov#T1#
Kozlov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Louis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kozlov advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Louis (0) vs (5) Kozlov
Kozlov 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 Louis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kozlov tries to advance to mount but Louis denies him.
Louis is looking for a sweep.#T2#
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Louis wants to control but Kozlov postures up.#SUB2#
Kozlov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Louis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mirko Kozlov! Mirko Kozlov retains his lightweight title!
Mirko Kozlov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Tony Xi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Mike Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Marsh gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Marsh drags the fight down to the ground.
Marsh being controlled here, momentarily.
Marsh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xi is one step ahead there.
Xi sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Xi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xi defends well.
Xi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Xi passes into half guard. #SUB#
Xi seems to be working for a kimura but Marsh defends the submission attempt.
Xi not doing much here.
Xi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marsh for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Xi prevents Marsh from improving his position.
Marsh won't allow Xi to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Xi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Xi stalling. #T4#
Marsh trying to hold on to Xi's head to control him but Xi postures up.
Xi trying to mount his opponent but Marsh defends it.
Marsh trying to control but Xi postures up.
#SUB#
Xi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marsh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Xi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Xi! |
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Undercard bout
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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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ed Shwartz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Leon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Shwartz shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones with the counter takedown but Shwartz avoids it easily.#CL#
Shwartz moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shwartz regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shwartz (0) vs (2) Jones
Shwartz can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Jones is working for a kimura but Shwartz is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Shwartz is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controlling the action here. #T1#
Shwartz is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Shwartz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Jones! Leon Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
Leon Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Undercard bout
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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 0 wins and 2 losses; Buck Wagner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Brandon Thicke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wagner shoots in and drives through. Thicke sprawls well.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thicke stops a takedown attempt from Wagner.
Thicke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Wagner is trying to trip Thicke. He has hold of a leg but Thicke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wagner persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wagner (2) vs (0) Thicke
Wagner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Thicke is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wagner rolls with it to try and escape but Thicke cranks on the arm and Wagner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Thicke! |
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Co-main event
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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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rick Balboa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balboa (0) vs (2) Stone
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Balboa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Balboa is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Balboa (0) vs (5) Stone
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.#SUB2#
Stone is working to tighten his grip on Balboa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Balboa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Stone is really squeezing tight and eventually Balboa passes out! Stone breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Stone! |
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Main event
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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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mike Dux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Santos Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dux. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Dux (4) vs (0) Fontes
Fontes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fontes is not content to let Dux control the position.
Fontes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontes keeps working.
Fontes wants to control but Dux postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux wants to control but Fontes is keeping him busy.
Dux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fontes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
Fontes is looking to regain half guard here but Dux keeps moving and retains side control.
Dux tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fontes wants to control but Dux postures up.#SUB#
Dux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dux trying to control the action but Fontes is working from the bottom.
Fontes is trying to control Dux's posture but Dux avoids it. #T2#
Dux moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dux (6) vs (0) Fontes
Fontes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dux controlling the pace for now.
Dux looking to control but Fontes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fontes wants to control but Dux is having none of it.#T3#
Fontes regains half guard.
Fontes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dux wants to take a breather but Fontes is having none of it.
Fontes tries to get to full guard but Dux has control of the leg.
Fontes wants to sweep but Dux has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (9) vs (0) Fontes#T4#
Fontes is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Fontes is trying to get back to half guard.
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontes keeps working.
Dux controls the position from side control.
Fontes tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T5#
Dux advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dux (11) vs (0) Fontes
Dux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fontes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fontes keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Dux throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Fontes has his hands clasped together but Dux breaks the hold and Fontes is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Dux!
Mike Dux retains his super heavyweight title! |
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