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TWGC 41 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Owen Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Bleak. Bleak maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Bleak pulls Alvarez into guard.
Bleak wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Alvarez is now in half guard. #SUB#
Alvarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bleak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Bleak is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Alvarez prevents Bleak from improving his position.
Alvarez is pressing down on Bleak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bleak is holding on for now. #SUB#
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez is trying to control. Bleak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bleak is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bleak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2##SUB#
Bleak is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but Bleak defending well. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bleak defends it well.
Bleak is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bleak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Alvarez is pushing down on Bleak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bleak is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bleak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Bleak tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.#SUB#
Alvarez 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.
#SUB#
Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
#T4#
Bleak keeping hold of Alvarez's head, controlling as best he can.
Alvarez wants to control but Bleak is keeping him busy.
Bleak is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bleak is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold. #T5#
Bleak controlling the position well.
Let's hope that Bleak 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.
Bleak wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T6#
Alvarez is stalling here. Bleak is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alvarez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bleak has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Alvarez (0) vs (4) Bleak#SUB2#
Bleak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bleak trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Alvarez is being controlled here.
Bleak trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Bleak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T7##SUB2#
Bleak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Bleak stalls from top position.
Bleak looking to control but instead Alvarez has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bleak is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvarez is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?#T8#
Bleak is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bleak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Bleak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Bleak eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?#T9##SUB2#
Bleak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is refusing to be controlled, as Bleak sits in half guard.
Alvarez is concentrating on defense, preventing Bleak from advancing position. #T10#
Alvarez trying to hold on to Bleak's head to control him but Bleak postures up.
Alvarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB2#
Bleak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bleak.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Bleak keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Bleak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T11#
Bleak wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alvarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alvarez.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bleak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
Bleak is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alvarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bleak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bleak's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Alvarez (4) vs (4) Bleak#SUB#
Bleak defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Alvarez's arms. #SUB#
Alvarez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bleak knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bleak for a finish. #T12##SUB#
Alvarez looking for the choke but no joy.
Alvarez is hanging on to Bleak's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB#
Alvarez is looking for the choke from the back position but Bleak is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Alvarez looking for the choke from the back. #T13#
Bleak wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Alvarez goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Bleak escapes and is now in half guard on top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alvarez (4) vs (6) Bleak
Alvarez trying to hold on to Bleak's head to control him but Bleak postures up.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Bleak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Bleak is working for a kimura but Alvarez is defending it quite comfortably.
#T14#
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Bleak is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez is pressing down on Bleak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bleak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bleak passes Alvarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bleak wins on points by 6 to 4.
Wulfgang Bleak really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Advance Sport Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Undercard bout
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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 London, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 12 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Borgia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Helenius (0) vs (2) Borgia
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia content to control rather than advance.
Helenius tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Helenius is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Borgia has latched onto it... Big trouble! Borgia pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Helenius is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Borgia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cesare Borgia!
A very excited looking Cesare Borgia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Co-main event
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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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Binsar Siregar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jerry Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Siregar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Siregar (4) vs (0) Hammerstein#SUB#
Siregar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammerstein is defending well. #SUB#
Siregar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammerstein is defending well.
We've been hearing that Siregar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB#
Siregar tries for a kimura but Hammerstein is defending well.
Hammerstein can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siregar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerstein keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Hammerstein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Siregar moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Siregar (6) vs (0) Hammerstein#T1#
Siregar wants to control the pace but Hammerstein is squirming around nicely.
Hammerstein tries to reverse the position but Siregar maintains control.
Siregar controlling from the full mount.
Siregar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammerstein working to try and regain half guard.
Hammerstein gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Siregar is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
Siregar wants to pass the guard but Hammerstein is defending well.
Siregar trying to control the action but Hammerstein is working from the bottom.
Siregar wants to advance to full mount but Hammerstein doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Siregar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerstein trying to control the position here.
Siregar passes Hammerstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T3#
Siregar wants to pass the guard but Hammerstein is defending well.
Hammerstein moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Siregar passes Hammerstein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Siregar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Siregar trying to control the action but Hammerstein is working from the bottom.
Hammerstein is looking for a sweep. Siregar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Hammerstein is trying is best to control the position here.
Hammerstein is looking to improve his position.
Siregar wants to pass to mount but Hammerstein is defending the position.
Siregar is stalling here. Hammerstein is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Siregar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hammerstein has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Siregar (6) vs (4) Hammerstein
Siregar seems a little lost for a moment, as Hammerstein dominates the positioning.
Siregar is trying to control Hammerstein's posture but Hammerstein avoids it.
Hammerstein is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Siregar's shoulder. That is not cool. #T5##SUB2#
Hammerstein goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Siregar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hammerstein but great work by Siregar. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Siregar (10) vs (4) Hammerstein#SUB#
Siregar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Siregar has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hammerstein is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Siregar yanks on the arm and Hammerstein is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Siregar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Binsar Siregar!
After winning the bout, Binsar Siregar 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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Main event
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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 London, with a TWGC record of 68 wins and 70 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 2 losses; Lou Gotch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Gotch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Archer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Gotch
Gotch advances to half guard.
Archer is not content to let Gotch control the position.
Gotch prevents Archer from improving his position.
Gotch works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Gotch
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer tries to hold on but Gotch postures up.#T1#
Gotch tries to control but Archer wriggling away.
Gotch controlling the pace for now.
Gotch trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
Gotch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Gotch wants to take Archer's back here but Archer is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotch controlling from mount.
Gotch wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gotch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Archer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3#
Archer tries to hold on but Gotch postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Archer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Archer is looking to improve his position but Gotch isn't that keen on the idea.
Gotch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gotch wants to control the pace but Archer is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Gotch pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gotch controlling the pace for now.
Gotch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gotch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T5#
Gotch avoids the attempt from Archer to control.
Gotch tries to control but Archer wriggling away.
Gotch with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gotch content just to control the position here.
Gotch trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T6#
Archer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gotch tries to control but Archer wriggling away.
Gotch controlling the pace for now.
Archer is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T7#
Archer just holding on.
Gotch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Archer is squirming around, avoiding Gotch's attempts to control the action. #T8#
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Gotch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gotch controlling from mount.
Gotch wants to take his opponent's back but instead Archer manages to regain half guard.
Gotch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Archer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T9#
Archer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Gotch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gotch is taking a breather. Archer 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.
Gotch is keen to just control but Archer is a slippery customer.#T10#
Gotch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Archer is controlling Gotch's trapped leg to prevent Gotch from advancing to side control.
Archer trying to hold on to Gotch's head to control him but Gotch postures up.
Gotch wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Gotch seems to be looking for submissions.
#T11#
Archer is trying to maintain the position but Gotch is very close to passing his half guard.
Gotch trying to control the pace.
Gotch passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (8) Gotch#T12#
Gotch trying to control the position but Archer is working away.
Gotch working away.
Archer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Archer is trying to escape the position but Gotch is controlling the position.
Gotch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Archer is trying to control Gotch's posture but Gotch avoids it. #T13#
Gotch trying to control the position but Archer is working away.
Archer is trying to get back to half guard.
Gotch wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy. #T14##SUB2#
Gotch tries for a kimura but Archer is defending well.
Gotch working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gotch wins on points by 8 to 0.
A relieved looking Lou Gotch 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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