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TWGC 39 (170lbs, D4): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Claude Dubberly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andrei Fry!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Dubberly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dubberly (2) vs (0) Fry
Dubberly wants to free his trapped foot but Fry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fry trying to hold on to Dubberly's head to control him but Dubberly postures up.
Fry wants to improve his position but Dubberly is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubberly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fry is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Fry is positioning himself well to prevent Dubberly advancing to mount.
Fry is looking for a sweep. Dubberly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Fry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fry wants to get back to full guard.
Dubberly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fry is trying to get back to full guard.
Dubberly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
Fry wants to control but Dubberly is keeping busy.
Dubberly controlling the action here.
Fry wants to control but Dubberly passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dubberly (5) vs (0) Fry
Fry tries to buck Dubberly off but Dubberly is having none of it.#T3##SUB#
Dubberly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fry rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dubberly's guard! Nice work there by Fry! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (5) vs (2) Fry
Fry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubberly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fry looks winded!
Dubberly wants to sweep but no luck.
Fry wants to control from the top but Dubberly keeps moving.
Dubberly trying to control the position.
Fry wants to pass the guard but Dubberly is keeping the position.
Dubberly keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully. #T4#
Dubberly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fry postures up.
Dubberly looking for a sweep. Not yet Dubberly, not yet.
Fry forces his way into half guard.
Dubberly gets full guard.#SUB#
Dubberly has his foot on Fry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fry works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Fry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fry trying to control but Dubberly is working from the bottom.
Fry wants to pass the guard but Dubberly is keeping the position.#T5#
Fry stands and throws Dubberly's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dubberly (5) vs (5) Fry#SUB2#
Fry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dubberly struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Fry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Fry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dubberly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fry's guard! Nice work there by Dubberly! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (7) vs (5) Fry#T6#
Dubberly stays in close to Fry's body and controls the position.
Fry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Fry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Fry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T7##SUB2#
Fry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dubberly is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Dubberly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dubberly has managed to get both his arms back between Fry's legs - danger averted.
Dubberly trying to control but Fry is working from the bottom.
Dubberly is really struggling to control Fry but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB2#
Dubberly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dubberly has managed to get both his arms back between Fry's legs - danger averted.#T8#
Dubberly passes into half guard.
Fry is looking to control Dubberly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fry avoid being mounted?
Dubberly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dubberly (10) vs (5) Fry
Fry is working to get back to half guard.
#T9#
Fry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dubberly controlling the pace for now.
Dubberly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dubberly trying to pass the guard but Fry defending well. #T10#
Dubberly prevents Fry from improving his position.
Dubberly is keen to just control but Fry is a slippery customer.
Dubberly wants to pass the guard but Fry is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dubberly trying to control the position from guard on top but Fry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T11#
Dubberly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fry is keeping the position for now.
Fry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (10) vs (7) Fry#SUB2#
Fry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T12#
Dubberly wants to control but Fry is keeping busy.
Dubberly is looking for a sweep. Fry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Fry is working for a submission of some sort.
Dubberly wants to improve his position but Fry is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Fry seems to be working for a kimura but Dubberly defends the submission attempt.#T13##SUB2#
Fry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Dubberly is defending against the submission attempts here by Fry.
Fry wants to take a breather but Dubberly is having none of it.
Dubberly wants to get back to full guard.#T14##SUB2#
Fry is working for a kimura but Dubberly is defending it quite comfortably.
Dubberly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dubberly keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Dubberly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fry's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (12) vs (7) Fry
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dubberly slips nicely into half guard.
Fry regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dubberly takes the fight on points by 12 to 7.
Andrei Fry spoke after the fight, saying 'Whoops'. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 6 losses; Neil Nucombe! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jack Decker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Nucombe drives through and clinches with Decker against the cage.
Decker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nucombe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Decker prevents it.
Nucombe is working for takedown but Decker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Nucombe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decker wants a takedown but no success here.
Nucombe wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Nucombe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Decker can't fight it off and eventually Nucombe manages to take the fight to the floor. Decker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nucombe (2) vs (0) Decker
Decker looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nucombe is one step ahead there.
Nucombe is stalling in the full guard.
Nucombe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Nucombe continues to stall.#T2#
More hug and hope from Nucombe.
Decker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nucombe is now in half guard.
Decker wants to control the action here but instead Nucombe manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nucombe (5) vs (0) Decker
Nucombe wants to take Decker's back here but Decker is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#T3#
Nucombe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nucombe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Decker is trying desperately to improve position.
Nucombe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T5#
Decker tries to control the position but Nucombe now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Nucombe (8) vs (0) Decker#T6#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nucombe keeps control of the position as Decker tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nucombe has good solid back control here. #T7##T8#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nucombe.#T9#
Decker rolls, trying to escape but Nucombe keeps control of the position.
Decker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Decker trying to control the hands but Nucombe won't let him.
What can Decker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T10#
Decker rolls, trying to escape but Nucombe keeps control of the position.
Nucombe controlling from the back.#T11#
Decker tries to escape the position.
#T12#
Nucombe controls the position.
Nucombe continues to hold on tight.
Decker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T13#
Decker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nucombe's guard. Nice work there by Decker.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nucombe (8) vs (2) Decker
Nucombe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Decker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Decker looking to sit in guard and control but Nucombe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nucombe (10) vs (2) Decker
Decker being controlled here, momentarily. #T14#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decker wants to improve his position but instead Nucombe has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nucombe takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
Neil Nucombe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥 for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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