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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 10 losses; Van Dyke Philbert! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ola Badmus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Badmus clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Badmus jumps guard.
Philbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Philbert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Badmus trying to keep a closed guard but Philbert is proving a slippery customer.
Philbert forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Badmus looking for submissions off his back.
Philbert slows the pace down in half guard. #T1##SUB#
Philbert wants to work for an arm triangle but Badmus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philbert passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (3) vs (0) Badmus
Badmus tries to buck Philbert off but Philbert is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Badmus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badmus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Philbert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Badmus gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Badmus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Philbert looking for a submission but Badmus manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
#T3#
Philbert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Badmus is trying to maintain the position but Philbert is very close to passing his half guard.
Philbert trying to control the action but Badmus is working from the bottom.
Philbert trying to advance position but Badmus counters by regaining guard.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Badmus is trying to control the position but Philbert postures up.
Philbert advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (6) vs (0) Badmus
Philbert gets to mount! Badmus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Philbert (8) vs (0) Badmus
Philbert controlling the pace for now.
Badmus tries to hold on but Philbert pushes him away.
Badmus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Badmus tries to hold on but Philbert pushes him away.
Philbert wants to control the pace but Badmus is squirming around nicely. #T5#
Badmus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Philbert takes Badmus's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Badmus is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Philbert (11) vs (0) Badmus
Philbert tries to keep control of the position but Badmus is staying busy.
Philbert is really struggling to control Badmus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Philbert just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Badmus is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T6##SUB#
Philbert working for a choke but Badmus is defending well.
Badmus is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Badmus turns into Philbert and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (11) vs (2) Badmus
Philbert trying to keep a closed guard but Badmus is proving a slippery customer.
Badmus trying to control but Philbert is working from the bottom.
Philbert trying to keep a closed guard but Badmus is proving a slippery customer.
Badmus controlling from the top position. #T7#
Badmus looking to pass the guard.
Philbert wants to sweep here but Badmus controlling him for the moment.
Badmus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Philbert controls Badmus momentarily but Badmus frees himself.
Badmus passes Philbert's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Philbert tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Badmus has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (11) vs (5) Badmus#T8#
Badmus controlling from the full mount.
Philbert gets back to half guard.
Philbert tries to roll over but Badmus keeps him under control.
Badmus is trying to control the action in half guard but Philbert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badmus is taking a breather. Philbert says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T9##SUB2#
Badmus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Philbert wants to improve his position but Badmus is controlling well.
Badmus is pressing down on Philbert's thigh, looking to free his foot. Philbert is holding on for now.
Badmus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Badmus is thwarting Philbert's attempts to control the position.#T10#
Badmus wants to free his trapped foot but Philbert is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Badmus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philbert keeps working.
Philbert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badmus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Philbert manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (13) vs (5) Badmus#T11##SUB2#
Badmus looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Philbert is defending well. Badmus quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Philbert has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Badmus celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ola Badmus!
A very excited looking Ola Badmus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Stanley Yelnats! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kyle Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Yelnats shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schneider is trying to defend but Yelnats finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yelnats (2) vs (0) Schneider#SUB#
Yelnats is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schneider sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Yelnats seems to be looking for submissions.
Yelnats is keen to just control but Schneider is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelnats works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Yelnats (5) vs (0) Schneider
Yelnats controlling the position easily from mount. #T1##SUB#
Yelnats working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Yelnats trying to control but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider wants to control but Yelnats is having none of it.#T2##SUB#
Yelnats has isolated one of Schneider's arms. Schneider looking to fight him off but Yelnats twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanley Yelnats! |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Bon Adrien De Moncey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Moncey tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Knox pulls guard successfully.
Knox controls De Moncey momentarily but De Moncey frees himself.
Knox keeping moving, preventing De Moncey from controlling successfully.
De Moncey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Moncey (0) vs (2) Knox
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from De Moncey.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but De Moncey is retaining full guard. #T1#
De Moncey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Moncey can't keep his opponent in guard - Knox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knox wants to free his trapped foot but De Moncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knox works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (0) vs (5) Knox
De Moncey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
De Moncey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knox wants to control the pace but De Moncey is squirming around nicely.
De Moncey is looking to get to half guard.
Knox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
De Moncey wants to hold on but Knox pushes him away.
Knox trying to control but De Moncey is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Moncey 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.#T4#
Knox content to control rather than advance.
De Moncey tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
De Moncey is trying to control but Knox manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (0) vs (8) Knox
Knox works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: De Moncey (0) vs (11) Knox#T5#
De Moncey looking very determined here, making life difficult for Knox.
Knox just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
De Moncey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T6#
De Moncey is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Moncey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knox wants to take a breather but De Moncey is having none of it.
Knox trying to control from De Moncey's half guard. De Moncey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Moncey wants to sweep but no luck.
De Moncey 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: De Moncey (2) vs (11) Knox#T7##SUB2#
Knox looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
De Moncey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
De Moncey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T8#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Moncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Moncey is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knox wants to sweep here but De Moncey controlling him for the moment.
De Moncey trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom. #T9#
De Moncey postures up.
Knox keeping moving, preventing De Moncey from controlling successfully.
De Moncey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T10##SUB#
De Moncey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knox looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knox looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knox! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Moncey (2) vs (15) Knox
De Moncey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Moncey is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox is pressing down on De Moncey's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Moncey is holding on for now. #T11#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Moncey is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox prevents De Moncey from improving his position.#T12#
The fighters are battling for position here. De Moncey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Knox passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (2) vs (18) Knox
De Moncey stops Knox from passing to mount.
De Moncey looking for a sweep but Knox has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: De Moncey (2) vs (20) Knox
De Moncey tries to reverse the position but Knox maintains control.#T13#
De Moncey looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: De Moncey (2) vs (23) Knox
Knox tries to keep control of the position but De Moncey is staying busy.
Knox avoiding De Moncey 's attempts to control his hands. #T14#
De Moncey wants to escape the position.
Knox struggling to keep hold of the position.
Knox avoiding De Moncey 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knox wins on points by 23 to 2.
A relieved looking Porthos Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Randy Wieland! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 7 losses; Gino Gambini!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Wieland fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gambini to the ground. Wieland is now in Gambini's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wieland (2) vs (0) Gambini
Wieland stopping the sweep attempt from Gambini.
Wieland sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gambini pulls Wieland in close to his closed guard and prevents Wieland from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gambini looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wieland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieland stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambini trying to control here.
#T1#
Wieland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wieland wants to free his trapped foot but Gambini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gambini controlling Wieland's posture.
Gambini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Wieland won't allow Gambini to sweep him here.
Gambini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wieland is stalling in the full guard.
Wieland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now.
Wieland showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Gambini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Wieland trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wieland being controlled here momentarily.
Gambini looking to control.
Gambini wants to sweep here but Wieland controlling him for the moment.
Gambini can't keep his opponent in guard - Wieland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T5#
Gambini keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gambini is trying to maintain the position but Wieland is very close to passing his half guard.
Wieland is controlling the pace.
Gambini tries to get to full guard but Wieland has control of the leg. #T6#
Wieland is controlling the pace.
Gambini is looking for a sweep. Wieland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gambini is still trying to improve position.
Wieland seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T7#
Gambini is looking to improve his position.
Wieland stalling.
Gambini manages to get to full guard.
#T8#
Wieland content to stall in guard here.
Wieland tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambini is retaining full guard.
Gambini wants to sweep but no luck.
Gambini is trying to control the position but Wieland postures up.
Wieland tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambini is retaining full guard. #T9#
Wieland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gambini 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: Wieland (2) vs (2) Gambini
Gambini is looking to pass Wieland's guard but actually Wieland recovers to full guard. #T10#
Gambini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wieland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T11#
Gambini advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Wieland (2) vs (5) Gambini
Wieland is trying to improve his position.
Gambini controls the position.
Wieland controls the position for a moment.
Wieland is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Gambini in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wieland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gambini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gambini controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Gambini has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T13#
Wieland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gambini is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wieland will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gambini wants to control but Wieland is keeping him busy.
Gambini slows the pace down. #T14#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wieland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gambini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gambini wins on points by 5 to 2.
Gino Gambini took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Silverback Sweatshop for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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