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TWGC 42 (145lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kalevelis Kalvis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Soo Young Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yoo moves in looking to clinch but Kalvis pushes him off.#CL#
Kalvis clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Kalvis has picked Yoo up - he's going for a ride! Kalvis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kalvis (2) vs (0) Yoo
Yoo is looking to improve his position.
Kalvis controlling the pace.
Yoo won't allow Kalvis to pass to mount.
Yoo manages to get to full guard.
Yoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kalvis controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Yoo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalvis pushing down on Yoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yoo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalvis is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Kalvis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yoo moves into full guard.
Kalvis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoo 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.#T3##SUB2#
Yoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalvis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Rising Sun Training inform us that Yoo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kalvis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Yoo working for a triangle but Kalvis defends it easily.
Yoo being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
Kalvis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoo's guard. #SUB2#
Yoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T5##SUB2#
Yoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo wants to improve his position but Kalvis is controlling well.
Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Kalvis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T6#
Kalvis passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (5) vs (0) Yoo#SUB#
Kalvis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kalvis controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Kalvis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalvis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T7#
You can see the frustration on Yoo's face as Kalvis controls the position.
Yoo gets back to half guard.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalvis is thwarting Yoo's attempts to control the position.#T8#
Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoo tries to roll over but Kalvis keeps him under control.#T9#
Kalvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kalvis'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalvis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (8) vs (0) Yoo
Yoo 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: Kalvis (8) vs (2) Yoo#T10#
Yoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalvis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalvis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kalvis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kalvis (10) vs (2) Yoo
Kalvis content to stall in guard here.
Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard.
Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kalvis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T11#
Kalvis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalvis is working hard here to advance position.
Yoo trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Yoo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalvis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yoo. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (13) vs (2) Yoo
Yoo is trying to escape the position but Kalvis is controlling the position. #T12#
Yoo struggling a bit here.
Kalvis controlling from side mount. #T13#
Yoo is looking for a sweep.
Yoo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalvis's best efforts.
Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Kalvis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoo for as long as he can get away with.#T14#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalvis takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Kalevelis Kalvis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Calvin Green! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tiago Martelo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Green rushes Martelo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green wants to take the fight to the mat but Martelo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Martelo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Green is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martelo to the mat. Martelo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Green (2) vs (0) Martelo#SUB2#
Martelo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Green uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Green (5) vs (0) Martelo
A lull in the action here.
Martelo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Green'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martelo manages to get back to half guard.
Green is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T1#
Martelo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martelo wants to sweep but no luck.
Martelo working a defensive guard here.
Green won't allow Martelo to sweep him here. #T2##SUB2#
Martelo has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Martelo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Green stacks Martelo 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 Green! Score +3 for passing guard: Green (8) vs (0) Martelo
Green trying to control the action but Martelo is working from the bottom.
Martelo is looking for a sweep.
Martelo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Green's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3#
Green wants to pass to mount but Martelo is defending the position.
Martelo is not content to let Green control the position.#SUB2#
Martelo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martelo on the ground.
Martelo is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Green not doing much here.
Green is pressing down on Martelo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martelo is holding on for now.
Martelo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Green has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Green (11) vs (0) Martelo
Martelo is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T5#
Green wants to take his opponent's back but Martelo doesn't allow it.
Martelo 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.
Martelo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Martelo is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T6#
Martelo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martelo is trying to control but can't.
Green prevents Martelo from improving his position.#SUB2#
Martelo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martelo moves into full guard.
#T7#
Martelo is trying to control the position but Green postures up. #SUB2#
Martelo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Martelo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there. #T8##SUB2#
Martelo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martelo working a defensive guard but Green manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Green (14) vs (0) Martelo
Green trying to control the action but Martelo is working from the bottom. #T9#
Martelo is trying to get back to half guard.
Martelo is not content to let Green control the position.
Martelo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martelo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Green (14) vs (4) Martelo
Martelo keeps control of the position easily here as Green tries to buck him off.
#T10##SUB2#
Martelo has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Green is defending well but eventually Martelo manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Green has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tiago Martelo! |
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