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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D3): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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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 0 losses; Nick Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Magnus Herlin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (0) Herlin
Herlin wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Herlin controlling the position well.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Herlin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson moves into full mount! Herlin won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (5) vs (0) Herlin
Herlin is trying to escape the mount.
#T1#
Herlin is still trying to improve position.
Anderson fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herlin tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Herlin is squirming around nicely.
Herlin is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Herlin to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Anderson (8) vs (0) Herlin
Anderson controlling well, preventing Herlin from escaping the position.
#T2#
Herlin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Herlin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Anderson tries to get the hooks in deep but Herlin pushed the leg off.
Anderson keeps control of the position as Herlin tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson trying to control.
Anderson is hanging on to Herlin's back as he tries to escape.
Herlin is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Herlin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Anderson is looking to control Herlin but Herlin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anderson keeps control of the position as Herlin tries to break free.
#T3##SUB#
Anderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Herlin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Anderson tightening his grip on Herlin, looking for the choke.
Herlin is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
Anderson is riding his opponent, not letting Herlin buck him off.
Herlin tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Anderson is not going to allow Herlin to sit and survive in this position.
Anderson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Herlin.#SUB#
Herlin fending off the submission attempt from Anderson.
Herlin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.#T5#
Anderson is keen to just control but Herlin is a slippery customer.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Herlin 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.
Anderson is taking a breather. Herlin 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.
Anderson is thwarting Herlin's attempts to control the position.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Herlin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T6#
Anderson controlling the action here.
Herlin tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Herlin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Herlin.#SUB2#
Herlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Herlin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Herlin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.#T7#
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Herlin 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.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Herlin keeps moving. #SUB2#
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Herlin for as long as he can get away with.#T8#
Herlin keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Herlin wants to control but Anderson passes easily into half guard.
Herlin is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herlin wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Herlin defends it.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Herlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T9#
Anderson is thwarting Herlin's attempts to control the position.
Anderson moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (11) vs (0) Herlin
Herlin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T10#
Herlin is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herlin is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Herlin tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Herlin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson is trying to control. Herlin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herlin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anderson (11) vs (4) Herlin#SUB2#
Herlin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Anderson is really stuck here.
#T11##SUB2#
Herlin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB2#
Herlin working for the choke. #SUB2#
Herlin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Anderson wants to control his opponent's hands but Herlin gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Herlin looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Herlin looking for the RNC.
Anderson is in bad spot here.
Anderson turns into Herlin and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (13) vs (4) Herlin
Herlin looking for a sweep. Not yet Herlin, not yet. #T12#
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Herlin is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Herlin has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Herlin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Herlin is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Herlin.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Herlin is keeping the position.
Herlin 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: Anderson (13) vs (6) Herlin#T13#
Herlin wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is controlling Herlin's trapped leg to prevent Herlin from advancing to side control.
Anderson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Herlin manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (13) vs (9) Herlin
Herlin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Herlin isn't that keen on the idea.
Anderson tries to hold on but Herlin pushes him away. #T14##SUB2#
Herlin is working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson frees his head quite easily.
Herlin prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Herlin's attempts to control the action.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson regains half guard.#SUB2#
Herlin is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Anderson to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson takes the fight on points by 13 to 9.
A victorious Nick Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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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 1 wins and 0 losses; Anthony Ruiz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Danielos Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz is trying to drag Tiger to the mat but Tiger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tiger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiger to keep the fight standing.
Tiger has Ruiz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruiz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger is pressed up against the cage. Ruiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiger down to the mat. Tiger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Ruiz rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Tiger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruiz walks away with a smile on his face. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Ruiz pushes him off.#CL#
Ruiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiger gets underhooks to prevent Ruiz's takedown attempt.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Tiger won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ruiz drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Tiger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruiz is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Tiger passes Ruiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Ruiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruiz won't allow Tiger to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Tiger seems content to control.#T2#
Ruiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ruiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Ruiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiger sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Ruiz trying to keep a closed guard but Tiger is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Ruiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tiger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tiger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully. #T4#
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Tiger trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Ruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruiz is trying to keep Tiger in close.
Tiger pushes down on Ruiz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tiger is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.#T5#
Ruiz is not content to let Tiger control the position.#SUB2#
Tiger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tiger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ruiz's thigh. Ruiz counters though and makes it back to full guard. #SUB#
Ruiz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tiger has passed into half guard!
#T6#
Ruiz is staying active underneath Tiger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tiger passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ruiz (0) vs (3) Tiger
Ruiz is looking for a sweep.
Tiger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tiger happy to just control the position for now. #T7#
Ruiz tries to buck Tiger off but Tiger is having none of it.
Ruiz is being controlled here.
Ruiz is looking to regain half guard here but Tiger keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruiz stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Tiger in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T8#
Tiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working.
Ruiz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiger's best efforts.
Tiger is looking to advance position but Ruiz won't allow it.
Tiger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Ruiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tiger passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ruiz (0) vs (6) Tiger#T9#
Ruiz is working to get back to half guard.
Tiger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruiz gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Ruiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Tiger.
Tiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working. #T10##SUB2#
Tiger seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiz defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Tiger 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.
Ruiz has his hands clasped together around Tiger's back. He's all about the action.#T11##SUB#
Ruiz actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Tiger seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiz defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Ruiz with the active half guard here but Tiger passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ruiz (0) vs (9) Tiger
Ruiz tries to buck Tiger off but Tiger is having none of it.#T12#
You can see the frustration on Ruiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ruiz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB2#
Tiger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tiger working away.
Tiger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ruiz's legs. #T13#
Ruiz seems a little lost for a moment, as Tiger dominates the positioning.
It looks like Tiger 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.
Ruiz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiger off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ruiz (4) vs (9) Tiger#SUB#
Ruiz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tiger is defending well though. Ruiz let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Ruiz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tiger has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ruiz controlling the position well here. Tiger rolled but Ruiz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T14##SUB#
Tiger defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Tiger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ruiz's guard. Nice work there by Tiger.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ruiz (4) vs (11) Tiger
Tiger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ruiz looking for subs off his back but Tiger has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger wins on points by 11 to 4. |
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