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TWG 38 (135lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Maksim Taranin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cheese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taranin.
We've been hearing reports that Taranin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Taranin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese wants to counter with a clinch but Taranin pushes him away.
Taranin shoots for a takedown but Cheese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taranin sets himself, and Cheese steps forward looking for the clinch! Taranin avoids it this time.
Cheese stuffs the takedown attempt from Taranin. Taranin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksim Taranin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin shoots in but Cheese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cheese is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Taranin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese wants to counter with a clinch but Taranin pushes him away.
Taranin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheese circles away.
Cheese steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taranin.
Taranin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese wants to counter with a clinch but Taranin pushes him away.
Taranin shoots in for a double leg but Cheese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Taranin clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Taranin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cheese uses from the top position. #T2#
Taranin looking for a sweep. Not yet Taranin, not yet.
Taranin trying to control the position.
Taranin 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taranin is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Cheese won't allow Taranin to sweep him here.
Taranin working a defensive guard here.
Taranin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cheese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taranin can't keep his opponent in guard - Cheese advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
Taranin is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Taranin is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Taranin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Taranin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T5#
Cheese tries to pass to full mount but Taranin defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cheese's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T6#
Taranin is doing well to control the position and prevent Cheese from advancing to side control.
Taranin wants to control but Cheese passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Taranin (0) vs (3) Cheese
Cheese happy to just control the position for now.
Taranin tries to buck Cheese off but Cheese is having none of it.#T7#
Taranin struggling a bit here.
Cheese content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Taranin is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it. #T8#
Cheese moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taranin is looking to regain half guard here but Cheese keeps moving and retains side control. #T9#
Cheese staying calm.
Taranin is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin can't do much from the bottom here.
Taranin is trying to get back to half guard.#T10#
Cheese happy to just control the position for now.
Taranin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T11#
Taranin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taranin is trying is best to control the position here.
Taranin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Taranin working for submissions but it's allowed Cheese to get to half guard.
#SUB#
Taranin actively working from the bottom here.#T12#
Cheese keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taranin wants to get back to full guard.
Cheese looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taranin trying to control here.
Taranin keeping hold of Cheese's head, controlling as best he can. #T13#
Taranin is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Cheese trying to control the pace.
Taranin wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy.
#T14#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cheese in particular looking to stall.
Taranin is looking for a sweep. Cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taranin won't allow Cheese to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Taranin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheese wins on points by 3 to 0.
Richard Cheese seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mac Bandini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joao Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bandini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Bandini drags the fight down to the ground.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Bandini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandini (2) vs (0) Dos Santos
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Bandini tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bandini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Dos Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Bandini looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bandini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandini forces his way into half guard.#T2##SUB#
Bandini seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Bandini seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandini is looking to stall here but Dos Santos recovers full guard. #SUB2#
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Bandini defends it easily.
Bandini pushing down on Dos Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Bandini defends it easily.
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Bandini postures up.
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Bandini tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard. #T4#
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Bandini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandini trying to control from Dos Santos's half guard. Dos Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bandini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Bandini has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
Bandini is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bandini to get the leverage. #T5#
Bandini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Bandini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bandini keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandini wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandini is working away from the top position though.
Bandini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos is not content to let Bandini control the position.#T6#
Bandini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bandini works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandini (5) vs (0) Dos Santos#SUB#
Bandini working for a submission but Dos Santos is keeping him at bay.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Bandini controlling the pace for now. #T7#
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Bandini is working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
Bandini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bandini is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bandini controlling from the full mount. #T8#
Dos Santos regains half guard.#SUB2#
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Bandini 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.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Bandini, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T9#
Bandini wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bandini prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Dos Santos 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.
Bandini is looking to advance position but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Bandini is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Bandini 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.
Dos Santos gets full guard.#T10#
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bandini from controlling successfully.
Bandini sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bandini from controlling successfully.
Bandini sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bandini trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T11#
Bandini forces his way into half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Bandini.
#SUB2#
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.#T12#
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bandini tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it. #SUB#
Bandini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandini (8) vs (0) Dos Santos#T13#
Bandini wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos prevents Bandini from taking his back.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini wants to take Dos Santos's back but he can't do it this time.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is having none of it. #T14#
Dos Santos tries to lock up and control but Bandini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bandini pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bandini looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Bandini is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Bandini's body position as best he can.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Bandini's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandini takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Mac Bandini got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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