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TWGC 41 (265lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Yorrick Bronson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Robbie Auston!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Auston gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Auston pulls Bronson into guard.
Auston pulls Bronson in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronson from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auston is pulling down on Bronson's head to control his posture. #T1#
Bronson wants to control from the top but Auston keeps moving.
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Auston is keeping the position.
Bronson controlling from the top position. #T2#
Bronson tries to free his leg and advance position but Auston is retaining full guard.
Auston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Auston 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.
Bronson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Auston has control of Bronson's left arm, preventing Bronson from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Auston 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: Bronson (0) vs (2) Auston
Auston tries to pass to full mount but Bronson defends it.
Bronson gets back to full guard.
Auston controlling from the top position. #T5#
Bronson managing to control the position.
Bronson looking to control.
#T6#
Auston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Auston is continuing to stall.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Auston is one step ahead there.
Bronson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Auston's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bronson (2) vs (2) Auston#T7#
Auston being controlled here, momentarily.
Bronson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Auston is keeping the position for now.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Auston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T8#
Bronson pushing down on Auston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Auston controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Auston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bronson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Auston is looking for a sweep. Bronson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T9#
Auston is refusing to be controlled, as Bronson sits in half guard.
Bronson not doing much here.
#T10#
Bronson continues to stall.
Auston is trying to maintain the position but Bronson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Auston keeps working.
Auston is trying is best to control the position here.
Bronson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T11#
Auston controlling the position for now.
Bronson stalling.
Bronson tries to pass to full mount but Auston defends it. #T12#
Auston is not content to let Bronson control the position.
Bronson is thwarting Auston's attempts to control the position.
Bronson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T13#
Auston is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T14#
Bronson trying to control the action but Auston is working from the bottom.
Auston is looking to control Bronson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Auston avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Bronson is heads and Auston is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Bronson takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
An out of breath Yorrick Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Roman Francis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 12 losses; Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Francis stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Francis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nogueira 's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Francis (2) vs (0) Nogueira #SUB2#
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Francis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Francis passes into half guard.
Francis controlling the pace.
Francis wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
Francis controlling the pace.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Francis has control of the leg.
Francis slows the pace down in half guard.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Francis is staying active.
Francis trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
Francis is thwarting Nogueira 's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Francis (2) vs (4) Nogueira #SUB2#
Francis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogueira .
Francis wants to control his opponent's hands but Nogueira gets his hands free.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Francis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nogueira is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Francis tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Francis breaks Nogueira 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Francis (4) vs (4) Nogueira
Francis wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Francis content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T6#
Francis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Francis advances to half guard.
Francis is taking a breather. Nogueira 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.
Francis is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T7#
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira , not yet.
Nogueira is looking to sweep but instead, Francis has passed into half guard.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Francis sitting in guard here, content to control. #T8#
Francis'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.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Francis postures up. #SUB2#
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Francis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T9#
Francis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Francis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Francis passes Nogueira 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Francis is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it. #T10#
Francis not doing much here.
Nogueira won't allow Francis to pass to mount.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nogueira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nogueira .#T11#
Francis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira managing to control the position. #T12#
Francis passes Nogueira 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
Francis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T13#
Nogueira wants to control but Francis is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Francis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Francis prevents Nogueira from improving his position.#T14#
Nogueira trying to hold on to Francis's head to control him but Francis postures up.
#SUB#
Francis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Nogueira gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Nogueira wins on points by 5 to 4. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Cottoneye Joe! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 5 losses; Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Joe pushes Wanker up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Joe drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Joe is looking for a triangle but Wanker pushes his legs off easily.
Wanker tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wanker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wanker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wanker passes into half guard.
Wanker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joe trying to control here.
Wanker works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Joe (0) vs (3) Wanker
Wanker tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Joe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Wanker content just to control the position here.
Joe is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wanker has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Joe (0) vs (6) Wanker
Wanker keeps control of the position as Joe tries to break free.
Wanker trying to control.
Wanker 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.
Wanker struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T3##SUB2#
Wanker working for a choke but Joe reverses nicely into Wanker 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Joe (2) vs (6) Wanker
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wanker's guard.
Wanker tries to get to full guard but Joe has control of the leg.
Wanker moves into full guard.
Joe stands and throws Wanker's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Joe (5) vs (6) Wanker
Wanker is trying to improve his position.#T4##SUB#
Joe is trying to get an arm triangle but Wanker is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Wanker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Joe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wanker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wanker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Joe off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Joe (5) vs (10) Wanker
Wanker struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T5#
Wanker is hanging on to Joe's back as he tries to escape.
Joe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wanker is riding his opponent, not letting Joe buck him off.
Joe rolls, trying to escape but Wanker keeps control of the position.
Wanker wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
Joe tries to escape the position.
What can Joe do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T6#
Joe is really stuck here.
Joe wants to control his opponent's hands but Wanker gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Wanker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Joe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Joe for a finish.
I would not like to be Joe right now.
Wanker is trying to stick to Joe's back but Joe is turning into Wanker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wanker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Joe. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Joe (7) vs (10) Wanker
Wanker wants to sweep but no luck.
Wanker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe is fighting to break Wanker's control of his arms but Wanker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T7#
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wanker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Joe postures up.
Wanker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Joe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Joe forces his way into half guard.#T8#
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Wanker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wanker wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wanker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wanker trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Joe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wanker dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Joe (7) vs (12) Wanker#SUB#
Wanker is posturing up here but Joe has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wanker tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wanker has to tap! Slick submission there by Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cottoneye Joe!
Our winner, Cottoneye Joe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Sea Snake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 9 losses; Smash Adams!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Snake fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Adams darts in and clinches Snake up against the cage.
Snake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adams to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Adams has Snake pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Adams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Snake tumbling to the mat - Adams dives into Snake's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Snake (0) vs (2) Adams
Snake is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Adams preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snake managing to control the position.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Snake is retaining full guard. #T1#
Snake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Snake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Adams wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Snake is controlling Adams's posture.
Adams wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Snake wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake is working hard here to advance position.
Snake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Adams is fighting to break Snake's control of his arms but Snake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Snake looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Snake 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#
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Snake (0) vs (5) Adams
Snake is trying to get back to half guard.
Adams wants to control but Snake is keeping him busy. #T5#
Snake is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adams is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Snake (0) vs (7) Adams
Adams controlling the pace for now.
Snake wants to hold on but Adams pushes him away.
Snake 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.
Snake tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Snake trying to control from the bottom.
Adams controlling the action here.
Adams prevents Snake from improving his position.#T6#
Adams controlling the action here.
Snake is trying to get back to full guard.
Snake is doing well to control the position and prevent Adams from advancing to side control.
Snake is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T7#
Snake is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
Snake wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams is looking to advance position but Snake won't allow it.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T8#
Snake is trying to get back to full guard.
Snake wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.
Snake tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T9#
Snake is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams not doing much here.
Snake wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Snake defends it.
Adams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T10#
Snake tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snake won't allow Adams to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snake wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snake is controlling Adams's posture.#T11#
Adams controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Snake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snake is really struggling to control Adams but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T12#
Snake keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Snake looking for a sweep. Not yet Snake, not yet.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Snake trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Snake looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Adams is defending well. Snake quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Adams has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Snake celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sea Snake!
A relieved looking Sea Snake 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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