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HC GRAP 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 31 losses; Jaro Lalla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abner slaps away a takedown attempt from Lalla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jaro Lalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Lalla tries to keep at a distance but Abner has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Abner gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lalla (0) vs (2) Abner
Lalla tries to roll over but Abner keeps him under control.#SUB#
Lalla actively working from the bottom here.
Abner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lalla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1##SUB2#
Abner is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lalla still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lalla has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lalla (4) vs (2) Abner
The referee asks Lalla politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lalla prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lalla tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abner is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Abner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lalla is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (6) vs (2) Abner
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalla with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lalla trying to control but Abner is having none of it.
Abner doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?#T3#
Abner regains half guard.
Abner is staying active underneath Lalla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abner is positioning himself well to prevent Lalla advancing to mount.
Abner wants to improve his position but Lalla is controlling well.
#T4#
Lalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abner keeps working.
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.
Lalla prevents Abner from improving his position.#SUB#
Lalla is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T5#
Abner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lalla is trying to control the action in half guard but Abner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lalla looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abner tries to roll over but Lalla keeps him under control.
Abner manages to get to full guard.
#T6#
Lalla 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.
Lalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abner seems keen to control Lalla's posture.#T7##SUB#
Lalla has gone for a leg lock! Abner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lalla's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (6) vs (4) Abner
Abner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lalla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (8) vs (4) Abner
Abner wants to sweep but no luck.
Lalla passes Abner's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T8#
Abner won't allow Lalla to pass to mount.
Abner tries to get to full guard but Lalla has control of the leg.
Abner gets back to full guard.
Lalla passes into half guard.
Lalla stalling away here and it's allowed Abner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T9##SUB2#
Abner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Abner looking for a guillotine here but Lalla defends easily.
Lalla trying to move into half guard but instead Abner has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (8) vs (6) Abner#T10#
Abner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abner content to stall in guard here.
Abner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (8) vs (9) Abner
Abner slows the pace down.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T11##SUB2#
Abner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lalla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lalla is letting Abner control him for a moment. #T12#
Abner working away.
Abner is staying tight to Lalla's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Abner controls the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#SUB2#
Abner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abner just content to control the position.
Lalla can't do much from the bottom here. #T13#
Abner trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.
Abner slows the pace down.
Lalla wants to control but Abner postures up.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T14#
Abner controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Abner 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.
Abner trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.
Lalla struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner wins on points by 9 to 8.
Cayden Abner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 18 losses; Marquis Chriss! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joanderson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Chriss is having none of it.
Ribeiro with a poor takedown #CL#
and Chriss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Ribeiro gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chriss (0) vs (2) Ribeiro
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ribeiro in particular looking to stall.
Chriss trying to control from the bottom.
Chriss is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Ribeiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chriss is just riding it out for now. Ribeiro eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chriss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chriss.#T1#
Chriss is trying to control the position but Ribeiro postures up.
Ribeiro trying to control but Chriss is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chriss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chriss working a defensive guard here.
Chriss keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro stays in close to Chriss's body and controls the position. #T2##SUB#
Chriss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Chriss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Chriss keeps moving.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chriss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Chriss keeps moving. #SUB#
Chriss working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Chriss wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro trying to control but Chriss is working from the bottom. #T4#
Chriss has his hands on Ribeiro's head, controlling the position.
Ribeiro passes into half guard.
Chriss is trying to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Chriss is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Ribeiro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Chriss. Score +3 for passing guard: Chriss (0) vs (5) Ribeiro#T5##SUB2#
Ribeiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chriss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Chriss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chriss is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribeiro is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chriss (0) vs (7) Ribeiro#T6#
Chriss is working to get back to half guard.
Chriss wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Chriss working to try and regain half guard.
Chriss is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Chriss manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T7#
Ribeiro is keen to just control but Chriss is a slippery customer.
Chriss is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ribeiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ribeiro's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chriss (4) vs (7) Ribeiro#SUB#
Chriss is persistently looking for the submission but Ribeiro is defending it well.
#SUB#
Ribeiro is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Chriss gets his way!
#SUB#
Chriss is persistently looking for the submission but Ribeiro is defending it well.
#T8#
Ribeiro is in bad spot here.
Chriss is trying to stick to Ribeiro's back but Ribeiro is turning into Chriss. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chriss's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ribeiro. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chriss (4) vs (9) Ribeiro
Chriss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Chriss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Chriss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chriss is keeping the position for now.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Chriss keeps moving.
Ribeiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chriss trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Chriss looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T10#
Ribeiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Chriss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribeiro passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chriss (4) vs (12) Ribeiro
Chriss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chriss stops Ribeiro from passing to mount.
This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!#SUB2#
Ribeiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Chriss is defending well. #T11#
Chriss is looking for a sweep.
Chriss is trying to work for a sweep but Ribeiro has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chriss (4) vs (14) Ribeiro
Chriss is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Ribeiro wants to take Chriss's back but he can't do it this time.
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully. #T12#
Ribeiro trying to control but Chriss is having none of it.
Chriss wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.#T13#
Chriss working to try and regain half guard.
Ribeiro trying to control but Chriss is having none of it.
Chriss tries to hold on but Ribeiro pushes him away.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but Chriss is squirming around nicely.
Chriss gets back to half guard.
Chriss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chriss.#T14#
Ribeiro won't allow Chriss to sweep him here. #SUB#
Chriss looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro defends easily.
#SUB#
Chriss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chriss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Chriss keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ribeiro wins on points by 14 to 4.
Joanderson Ribeiro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Brad Chestner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Viktor Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Kruglov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Chestner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kruglov regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chestner (2) vs (0) Kruglov
Kruglov controlling the position.
Chestner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chestner preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Chestner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kruglov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kruglov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kruglov! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chestner (2) vs (4) Kruglov
Chestner is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Chestner is working hard here to advance position.
Kruglov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chestner keeps working.
Chestner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kruglov staying calm.
Chestner is trying to get back to half guard.
Kruglov controlling from side mount. #T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chestner can't do much from the bottom here.
Kruglov wants to control but Chestner is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Chestner tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Chestner can't do much from the bottom here.
Kruglov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chestner tries to improve position but can't.
Kruglov just content to control the position.
Chestner tries to bench press Kruglov off him but Kruglov keeps the position.
Kruglov taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chestner is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Chestner is letting Kruglov control him for a moment.
Chestner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chestner (2) vs (6) Kruglov
Kruglov controlling the pace for now.
Kruglov is continuing to stall.#T5#
Chestner prevents Kruglov from taking his back.
Chestner tries to reverse the position but Kruglov maintains control.
Kruglov controlling the pace for now.
Kruglov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chestner wants to control but Kruglov is having none of it.#T6#
Kruglov content just to control the position here.
Chestner tries to hold on but Kruglov postures up.
Chestner is looking to improve his position but Kruglov isn't that keen on the idea.
Kruglov trying to control but Chestner is having none of it.
Kruglov prevents Chestner from getting the reversal.
Kruglov controlling from the full mount. #T7#
Chestner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chestner (4) vs (6) Kruglov
Chestner wants to control from the top but Kruglov keeps moving.
Kruglov is controlling Chestner's posture.
Kruglov 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: Chestner (4) vs (8) Kruglov
Kruglov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T8#
Kruglov wants to pass to mount but Chestner is defending the position.
Chestner is looking to improve his position.
Kruglov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chestner is trying to maintain the position but Kruglov is very close to passing his half guard.
Kruglov trying to control the pace.
More stalling from Kruglov.#T9#
Chestner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kruglov is working away from the top position though.
Chestner is staying active underneath Kruglov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chestner is trying to maintain the position but Kruglov is very close to passing his half guard.
Chestner tries to get to full guard but Kruglov has control of the leg. #T10#
Kruglov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The adventures of Kruglov the control monster continue. Boring.
Kruglov trying to mount his opponent but Chestner defends it.
Kruglov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kruglov is trying to control. Chestner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T11#
Chestner tries to get to full guard but Kruglov has control of the leg. #SUB#
Chestner looking for submissions off his back.
Chestner is trying to control but Kruglov passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chestner (4) vs (11) Kruglov
You can see the frustration on Chestner's face as Kruglov controls the position.
Chestner is trying to improve his position.
Chestner stops Kruglov from passing to mount. #T12#
Chestner being controlled for a moment.
Well,Chestner is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kruglov is looking to take a break and control but Chestner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chestner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kruglov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chestner is not content to let Kruglov control the position.
Kruglov controlling the position from side mount. #T13#
Kruglov is looking to take a break and control but Chestner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chestner wants to control but Kruglov postures up.
Kruglov tries to advance to mount but Chestner denies him.
Chestner manages to get back to half guard.
Kruglov tries to pass to full mount but Chestner defends it. #T14#
The fighters are battling for position here. Chestner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kruglov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chestner keeping full guard, as Kruglov tries to pass.
Chestner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chestner controls Kruglov momentarily but Kruglov frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruglov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chestner is keeping the position for now.
Kruglov passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chestner (4) vs (14) Kruglov
And that's the end of the fight!
Kruglov wins on points by 14 to 4.
An out of breath Viktor Kruglov 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Jamal Hudak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Rocksteady clinches.
Rocksteady has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hudak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD#
Hudak is trying to trip Rocksteady. He has hold of a leg but Rocksteady is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hudak persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hudak (2) vs (0) Rocksteady
Rocksteady looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocksteady, not yet. #SUB2#
Rocksteady is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hudak is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Rocksteady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hudak trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocksteady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hudak controls the pace.#T1#
Hudak preventing the sweep.
Rocksteady keeping moving, preventing Hudak from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Rocksteady has his foot on Hudak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hudak works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Hudak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rocksteady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hudak has managed to get both his arms back between Rocksteady's legs - danger averted.
Rocksteady working a defensive guard here.
#T2##SUB2#
Rocksteady looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hudak trying to control but Rocksteady is working from the bottom.
Rocksteady wants to sweep here but Hudak controlling him for the moment.
Hudak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rocksteady looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SUB2#
Rocksteady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rocksteady 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.
Rocksteady is still trying to improve position.
Hudak trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocksteady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Rocksteady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudak defends it easily.#T4#
Rocksteady wants to sweep here but Hudak controlling him for the moment.
Hudak 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.
Hudak has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T5#
Hudak stopping the sweep attempt from Rocksteady.#SUB2#
Rocksteady is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hudak is aware though and is defending well.
Hudak stopping the sweep attempt from Rocksteady.#SUB2#
Rocksteady throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hudak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rocksteady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T6##SUB2#
Rocksteady working for a triangle but Hudak defends it easily.
Hudak trying to control but Rocksteady is working from the bottom.
Rocksteady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Rocksteady is looking for a triangle but Hudak pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Rocksteady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hudak controlling from the top position. #T7##SUB2#
Rocksteady working for a triangle but Hudak defends it easily.
Hudak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rocksteady looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocksteady, not yet. #T8#
Hudak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Rocksteady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hudak preventing the sweep.
Rocksteady keeping moving, preventing Hudak from controlling successfully.
Rocksteady looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocksteady, not yet. #T9##SUB2#
Rocksteady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hudak preventing the sweep.
Hudak trying to control but Rocksteady is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rocksteady is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hudak (2) vs (2) Rocksteady
Rocksteady trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T10#
Hudak has his hands on Rocksteady's head, controlling the position.
Rocksteady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Hudak keeps moving. #T11#
Hudak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Hudak keeps moving.
Hudak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hudak keeping moving, preventing Rocksteady from controlling successfully. #T12#
Rocksteady sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rocksteady is fighting to break Hudak's control of his arms but Hudak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rocksteady trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudak being controlled here, momentarily.
Hudak has control of Rocksteady's left arm, preventing Rocksteady from doing any damage.
Hudak is trying to control the position but Rocksteady postures up. #T13#
Rocksteady trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocksteady looking to sit in guard and control but Hudak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hudak (4) vs (2) Rocksteady#SUB2#
Rocksteady has his foot on Hudak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hudak works his way back into a safe position though.
Rocksteady 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.
Hudak stays in close to Rocksteady's body and controls the position. #T14##SUB2#
Rocksteady working for a triangle but Hudak defends it easily.
Hudak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hudak takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Jamal Hudak was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 11 losses; Archie Oliveira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Robert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oliveira prevents it.
#TD2#
Gracie has picked Oliveira up - he's going for a ride! Gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oliveira (0) vs (2) Gracie#SUB2#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Oliveira is defending it quite comfortably.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Oliveira is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oliveira (0) vs (5) Gracie
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Gracie controlling from side mount.
What's Oliveira going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
Oliveira is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it. #T2#
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Oliveira! Score +2 for reaching mount: Oliveira (0) vs (7) Gracie
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.#SUB2#
Gracie working for a submission but Oliveira is keeping him at bay.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away. #T3#
Oliveira can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie wants to take Oliveira's back here but Oliveira is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oliveira (2) vs (7) Gracie
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Gracie 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: Oliveira (2) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well. #T5#
Gracie trying to advance position but Oliveira counters by regaining guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Oliveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oliveira (4) vs (9) Gracie
Oliveira controlling from the top position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet. #T6##SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Oliveira won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie wants to control but Oliveira passes easily into half guard.
Oliveira trying to control the pace.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.#T7#
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie 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.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T8#
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliveira won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie looking to control.
#SUB2#
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oliveira stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oliveira! Score +3 for passing guard: Oliveira (7) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T9#
Gracie trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
#SUB2#
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira trying to control the pace.
Oliveira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T10#
Oliveira content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T11#
Gracie is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up. #SUB2#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Oliveira defends easily.
Oliveira's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T12#
Oliveira pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T13##SUB#
Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.#T14#
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 9 to 7.
Robert Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 10 losses; Martino Frederick! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Malley takes the fight into the clinch.
Malley tries to score a body lock takedown but Frederick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frederick prevents it.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Malley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frederick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martino Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jane Malley.
Frederick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malley as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Malley moves into range and clinches up with Frederick.
Malley wants to take the fight to the mat but Frederick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malley is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frederick prevents it.
Malley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frederick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frederick fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Malley tries to clinch but Frederick moves out of range. #CL2#
Malley clinches with his opponent.
Frederick is pressed up against the cage. Malley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frederick down to the mat. Frederick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Malley closes the distance and pushes Frederick back into the cage.
Malley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frederick is defending well.
Malley is trying to drag Frederick to the mat but Frederick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Frederick drags the fight down to the ground.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malley manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (2) vs (0) Malley
Malley keeping full guard, as Frederick tries to pass.
Frederick looking to sit in guard and control but Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (2) vs (2) Malley#T2#
Frederick 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.
Frederick has his hands on Malley's head, controlling the position.
Malley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Frederick is trying to hold Malley in close to prevent damage but Malley has managed to pass into half guard.
Frederick is pressing down on Malley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Malley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frederick keeping full guard, as Malley tries to pass.
Malley's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Frederick wants to control but Malley passes easily into half guard.
Frederick is concentrating on defense, preventing Malley from advancing position.
Frederick is looking to improve his position.
Malley tries to pass to full mount but Frederick defends it.
Frederick trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Malley in particular looking to stall.
Malley trying to control from half guard but Frederick is working away. #T5#
Malley is stalling here. Frederick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Malley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Frederick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Frederick (6) vs (2) Malley
Frederick gets to mount! Malley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Frederick (8) vs (2) Malley
Malley prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Malley has given up his back. Will we see Frederick going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Frederick (11) vs (2) Malley
Frederick controlling well, preventing Malley from escaping the position.
#T6#
Frederick really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Malley.
Frederick avoiding Malley 's attempts to control his hands.
Malley is in bad spot here.
Malley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Frederick off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Frederick controlling the position well here. Malley rolled but Frederick kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Malley trying to control the hands but Frederick won't let him.
I would not like to be Malley right now.
#T7#
Malley is keeping busy.
Frederick is not going to allow Malley to sit and survive in this position.
Malley breaks Frederick's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (11) vs (4) Malley#T8#
Malley looking to sit in guard and control but Frederick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (13) vs (4) Malley
Malley is adopting a defensive guard.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Frederick from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malley holds on and takes a little breather. #T9#
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malley 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.
Malley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frederick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Malley wants to control the action here but instead Frederick manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Frederick (16) vs (4) Malley
Frederick works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Frederick (19) vs (4) Malley
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T10#
Frederick has good solid back control here.
Frederick gets his hands free as Malley looks to control.
Frederick doesn't have the hooks in and Malley manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (19) vs (6) Malley
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malley is fighting to break Frederick's control of his arms but Frederick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frederick working a defensive guard here.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malley manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (21) vs (6) Malley#T11#
Frederick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Frederick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malley for as long as he can get away with.
Malley 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.#T12#
Frederick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Malley pulls Frederick in close to prevent any damage.
Frederick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T13#
Malley keeping full guard, as Frederick tries to pass. #SUB#
Frederick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frederick is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T14#
Malley is controlling Frederick's posture.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Malley.
Malley keeps trying to improve his position.
Malley is trying to keep Frederick in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick takes the fight on points by 21 to 6.
An out of breath Martino Frederick 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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Main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 8 losses; Sambo Sam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 4 losses; Yaroslav Amosov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Sam forces Amosov back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Amosov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sam (0) vs (2) Amosov
Sam keeping hold of Amosov's head, controlling as best he can.
Sam is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amosov wants to pass to mount but Sam is defending the position.
Sam gets full guard.#T1#
Amosov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sam pulls Amosov in to control the position.
Amosov preventing the sweep.
Amosov controlling from the top position.
Sam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amosov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (2) vs (2) Amosov#T2#
Sam advances to half guard.
Sam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam trying to pass the guard but Amosov defending well.
Sam is thwarting Amosov's attempts to control the position.
Sam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Sam seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Amosov for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Sam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amosov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sam wants to free his trapped foot but Amosov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amosov wants to improve his position but Sam is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Amosov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Amosov.
Amosov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amosov is keeping the position for now.
Amosov working a defensive guard but Sam manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (5) vs (2) Amosov#T5#
You can see the frustration on Amosov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sam just content to control the position.
Amosov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sam working away.#T6#
Sam trying to control the position but Amosov is working away.
Amosov tries to improve position but can't.
Sam tries to advance to mount but Amosov instead regains half guard.
Sam controlling the action here. #T7#
Amosov trying to hold on to Sam's head to control him but Sam postures up.
Sam controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amosov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sam content to stall in guard here. #T8#
Sam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amosov is keeping the position for now.
Sam postures up.
Sam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amosov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sam is working hard here to advance position.#T9#
Amosov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sam looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sam wants to control from the top but Amosov keeps moving. #SUB#
Sam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Amosov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sam has Amosov in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (5) vs (4) Amosov#T10#
Amosov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amosov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sam is adopting a defensive guard.
Sam is trying to keep Amosov in close.
#T11#
Sam wants to hit a sweep here but Amosov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sam there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (5) vs (7) Amosov
Sam tries to reverse the position but Amosov maintains control.
Amosov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sam is looking to escape.
Sam wants to control but Amosov is having none of it.#T12#
Amosov controlling the pace for now.
Amosov avoids the attempt from Sam to control.
Sam is squirming around, avoiding Amosov's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Sam tries to reverse the position but Amosov maintains control.
Sam holds on for dear life.
Sam is desperately trying to improve his position but Amosov has a good base and remains in mount.
Amosov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sam is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T14#
Sam regains half guard.
Sam is pressing down on Amosov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sam wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Sam isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Amosov stacks Sam on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Amosov! Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (5) vs (10) Amosov
And that's the end of the fight!
Amosov wins on points by 10 to 5.
Yaroslav Amosov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Yaroslav Amosov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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