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CACC 71 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 23861 p4p, 273 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 924 p4p, 52 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 9 losses; Rubens Charles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chugman clinches up against the ropes.
Chugman jumps into guard, dragging Charles to the mat.
Charles stays in close to Chugman's body and controls the position.
Charles trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Chugman is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chugman holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Chugman controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles pushes down on Chugman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Charles wants to take a breather but Chugman is having none of it.
Charles is pressing down on Chugman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chugman is holding on for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chugman is trying to control but can't.
Charles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chugman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chugman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Charles seems to be looking for submissions.
Charles seems to be working for a kimura but Chugman defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control from half guard but Chugman is working away.
Chugman is positioning himself well to prevent Charles advancing to mount.
Charles is trying to control the action in half guard but Chugman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Charles is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chugman reverses the position - he's now on top in Charles's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (0) vs (2) Chugman
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Chugman pushes down on Charles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to pass the guard but Charles defending well.
Charles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chugman is working away from the top position though.
Chugman content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chugman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Charles has his foot on Chugman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chugman works his way back into a safe position though.
Chugman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles can't keep his opponent in guard - Chugman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chugman trying to pass the guard but Charles defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control but Charles is keeping him busy.
Chugman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Charles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Charles tries to roll over but Chugman keeps him under control.
Chugman trying to control from half guard but Charles is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chugman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chugman's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Charles (4) vs (2) Chugman
Charles is looking to control Chugman but Chugman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Charles gets his hands free as Chugman looks to control.
Charles is trying to stick to Chugman's back but Chugman is turning into Charles. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Charles's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chugman. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (4) vs (4) Chugman
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chugman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (6) vs (4) Chugman
Charles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chugman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chugman keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles is stalling in the full guard.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Chugman is keeping the position.
Chugman has Charles pulled in close to control his posture.
Charles advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (9) vs (4) Chugman
Charles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Chugman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chugman prevents Charles from improving position.
Charles controlling from side mount.
Charles wants to control but Chugman is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Charles taking a break here but Chugman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Charles is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chugman reverses the position - he's now on top in Charles's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (9) vs (6) Chugman
Chugman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chugman advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (9) vs (9) Chugman
Chugman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chugman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chugman gets to mount! Charles was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Charles (9) vs (11) Chugman
Charles tries to hold on but Chugman pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chugman pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Chugman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Charles is looking to escape.
Charles is trying to reverse the position but instead Chugman has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Charles (9) vs (14) Chugman
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to escape the position.
Chugman tries to get the hooks in deep but Charles pushed the leg off.
Chugman is trying to stick to Charles's back but Charles is turning into Chugman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chugman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Charles. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Charles (11) vs (14) Chugman
Charles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chugman working a defensive guard here.
Chugman 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: Charles (11) vs (16) Chugman
Charles wants to improve his position but Chugman is controlling well.
Charles is looking to control Chugman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charles defends it well.
Chugman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chugman wins on points by 16 to 11.
Klaus Chugman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview. |
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