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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Nico DiAngelo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Henrique clinches.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DiAngelo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henrique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henrique has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. DiAngelo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henrique goes for a takedown attempt but DiAngelo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nico DiAngelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Henrique.
Henrique gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DiAngelo stops a takedown attempt from Henrique.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DiAngelo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henrique clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiAngelo gets underhooks to prevent Henrique's takedown attempt.
Henrique jumps guard.
DiAngelo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henrique trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiAngelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique has his hands on DiAngelo's head, controlling the position.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henrique is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
DiAngelo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DiAngelo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henrique for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique keeping full guard, as DiAngelo tries to pass.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henrique holds on and takes a little breather.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo'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.
DiAngelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique looking to hit a scissor sweep but DiAngelo is one step ahead there.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here.
DiAngelo stopping the sweep attempt from Henrique.
DiAngelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henrique is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
DiAngelo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Henrique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DiAngelo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Further stalling from DiAngelo.
DiAngelo is breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo continues to stall.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because DiAngelo is stinking the place up with his stalling.
DiAngelo stopping the sweep attempt from Henrique.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here.
DiAngelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DiAngelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henrique is trying to keep DiAngelo in close.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henrique controlling the position.
DiAngelo controlling from the top position.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
DiAngelo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
DiAngelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henrique controlling DiAngelo's posture.
DiAngelo is stalling in the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henrique looking for a sweep. Not yet Henrique, not yet.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing DiAngelo from controlling successfully.
Henrique wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
DiAngelo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by DiAngelo.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henrique looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing DiAngelo from controlling successfully.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
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! DiAngelo is heads and Henrique is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Henrique wins on points by 1 to 0.
Bruno Henrique thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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