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TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Q - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 28 losses; Torkel Bystrom! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 23 losses; Tyrano Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bystrom avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bystrom (0) vs (2) Jackson
Bystrom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Bystrom actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson prevents Bystrom from improving his position.#SUB#
Bystrom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bystrom is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (0) vs (5) Jackson
Bystrom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Bystrom wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (0) vs (8) Jackson
Bystrom is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bystrom wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Bystrom tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position. #T3#
Bystrom wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Bystrom is looking for a sweep.
Jackson wants to control but Bystrom is keeping him busy. #T4#
Bystrom tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bystrom (0) vs (10) Jackson
Bystrom is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson controlling the pace for now. #T5#
It looks like Jackson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bystrom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bystrom is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bystrom regains half guard.#SUB#
Bystrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bystrom wants to get back to full guard.#T6#
Jackson controlling the action here. #SUB#
Bystrom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson is thwarting Bystrom's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Bystrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T7#
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Bystrom looking for submissions off his back.#T8##SUB#
Bystrom looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jackson pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (0) vs (13) Jackson
Bystrom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bystrom prevents Jackson from taking his back.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Bystrom is working to get back to half guard.
#T9#
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bystrom looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Bystrom (0) vs (16) Jackson
I would not like to be Bystrom right now.
Bystrom can't escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jackson controlling the positon.#T10#
Bystrom turns into Jackson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bystrom (2) vs (16) Jackson#T11#
Bystrom trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bystrom looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bystrom (2) vs (18) Jackson
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Bystrom has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson 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 Bystrom. Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (2) vs (21) Jackson
Bystrom is trying to get back to half guard.#T12#
Bystrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Bystrom looking for a sweep but Jackson has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bystrom (2) vs (23) Jackson
Bystrom is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Bystrom working to try and regain half guard.
#T13#
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Well,Bystrom is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bystrom is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson prevents Bystrom from getting the reversal.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T14#
Bystrom wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Bystrom (2) vs (26) Jackson
Bystrom tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson tries to keep control of the position but Bystrom is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bystrom's body.
Bystrom wants to control his opponent's hands but Jackson gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson wins on points by 26 to 2.
Tyrano Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Torkel Bystrom was interviewed post fight and said 'Well back to the gym.'. |
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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Norman Pearson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Zachary Benjamins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Benjamins shoots in looking for a takedown. Pearson tries to sprawl out of it but Benjamins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pearson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Benjamins with that takedown attempt.
Benjamins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Benjamins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Norman Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Benjamins.
Pearson can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson tries to score a body lock takedown but Benjamins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson wants a takedown.
Pearson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benjamins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T1#
Pearson goes for a takedown attempt but Benjamins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Pearson gets tackled into the cage by Benjamins. Benjamins maintains the clinch.
Benjamins 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.
Benjamins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pearson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benjamins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Benjamins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Benjamins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Benjamins looking for a guillotine here but Pearson defends easily.
Benjamins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pearson (0) vs (2) Benjamins
Pearson keeping full guard, as Benjamins tries to pass. #T2#
Pearson pulls Benjamins in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
Benjamins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson pulls Benjamins in close to prevent any damage.
Benjamins is looking to advance position but Pearson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pearson (4) vs (2) Benjamins#T3#
Pearson controlling his opponent.
Pearson forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Pearson (7) vs (2) Benjamins#SUB#
Pearson looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Benjamins showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Pearson looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pearson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Benjamins is defending well though. Pearson let's go of the attempt for now.
Pearson gets his hands free as Benjamins looks to control. #T4##SUB#
Pearson tightening his grip on Benjamins, looking for the choke.
Benjamins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pearson is hanging on to Benjamins's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB#
Pearson working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamins tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Pearson is looking for the choke from the back position but Benjamins is controlling his hands well.
We've been hearing good reports from Pearson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Benjamins rolls, trying to escape but Pearson keeps control of the position.
Benjamins is still trying to improve position.#T5##SUB#
Benjamins tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Pearson has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Benjamins is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Norman Pearson!
After winning the bout, Norman Pearson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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