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TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Helsinki 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Flynn Knightley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Van Soest tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knightley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Soest somewhat.
Knightley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Van Soest manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knightley on his heels. He'll look to pass Knightley's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Knightley (0) vs (2) Van Soest
Knightley wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Knightley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Soest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Soest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Soest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knightley is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Soest working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest preventing the sweep.
Van Soest works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knightley wants to get back to full guard but Van Soest has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (5) Van Soest
Knightley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T2#
Van Soest prevents Knightley from improving his position.
Van Soest passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (8) Van Soest
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley regains half guard.
Knightley wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Van Soest frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (11) Van Soest
Knightley is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Soest has a good base and remains in mount.
Knightley is working hard here to advance position.
Knightley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Quarry, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T4#
Van Soest controlling from mount. #T5#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Soest moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Knightley (0) vs (14) Van Soest
Knightley tries to escape but Van Soest has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Van Soest has good solid back control here.
Knightley breaks Van Soest's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Knightley (2) vs (14) Van Soest#T6#
Knightley passes into half guard.
Knightley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Knightley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T7#
Knightley prevents Van Soest from improving his position.
Knightley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Soest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Soest is trying to control but can't.
Knightley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Soest has a hand on Knightley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Knightley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (5) vs (14) Van Soest#T8#
Knightley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knightley trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T9#
Knightley content just to control the position here.
Knightley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Knightley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Soest is looking to escape. #T10#
Knightley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Soest tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T11#
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Van Soest is looking to get to half guard.
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Knightley wants to control the pace but Van Soest is squirming around nicely. #T12#
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
Knightley wants to control the pace but Van Soest is squirming around nicely.
Knightley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Soest wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.#T13#
Knightley controlling the pace for now.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Soest wants to hold on but Knightley pushes him away.
Knightley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T14#
Van Soest manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Van Soest gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knightley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Soest is keeping the position for now.
Knightley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Soest wins on points by 14 to 5.
After winning the bout, Kelly Van Soest 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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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Flavio De Rossi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 14 losses; Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
De Rossi tries to sprawl but Doctore drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Rossi (0) vs (2) Doctore
De Rossi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doctore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doctore's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Rossi (4) vs (2) Doctore
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctore is in bad spot here.
De Rossi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
De Rossi is hanging on to Doctore's back as he tries to escape.
De Rossi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore can't escape the position.
De Rossi controls the position.#T1#
De Rossi doesn't have the hooks in and Doctore manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (4) vs (4) Doctore
Doctore won't allow De Rossi to sweep him here.
De Rossi working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
De Rossi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doctore looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Doctore wants to control from the top but De Rossi keeps moving.
Doctore passes into half guard.
De Rossi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doctore is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Doctore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Rossi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Rossi.
Doctore wants to control from the top but De Rossi keeps moving. #T3#
Doctore passes De Rossi's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Doctore 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.
De Rossi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Rossi.
Doctore postures up.
De Rossi controlling Doctore's posture.
De Rossi 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.#T4#
Doctore passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (4) vs (7) Doctore
De Rossi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: De Rossi (4) vs (9) Doctore
De Rossi wants to control but Doctore is having none of it.#SUB2#
Doctore goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now De Rossi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (6) vs (9) Doctore#SUB2#
Doctore is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Rossi defends well.
De Rossi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T5#
De Rossi trying to control but Doctore is working from the bottom.
De Rossi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Doctore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Rossi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Doctore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Rossi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Rossi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T6#
De Rossi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doctore's guard.
De Rossi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Rossi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doctore! Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (9) vs (9) Doctore
Doctore sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Rossi is controlling the pace.
#T7#
De Rossi prevents Doctore from improving his position.
De Rossi passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (12) vs (9) Doctore
Doctore is trying desperately to improve position.
De Rossi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doctore is looking to escape. #T8#
De Rossi controlling the position easily from mount.
De Rossi prevents Doctore from getting the reversal.
Doctore tries to improve his position but instead De Rossi has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: De Rossi (15) vs (9) Doctore#T9#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
A lull in the action here.
#T10#
Doctore tries to break free.
De Rossi biding his time, looking for the opening.
De Rossi is trying to stick to Doctore's back but Doctore is turning into De Rossi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in De Rossi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Doctore. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (15) vs (11) Doctore#T11#
Doctore tries to free his leg and advance position but De Rossi is retaining full guard.
De Rossi keeping moving, preventing Doctore from controlling successfully.
Doctore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
De Rossi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Doctore frees his head nicely. Oh but De Rossi has switched to an armbar! Doctore is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Flavio De Rossi!
After the fight, Flavio De Rossi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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