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TPG 003 PBP Commentary |
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 0 wins and 3 losses; Rogan Josh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Thiago Cardosi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cardosi rushes Josh and presses him up against the cage.
Josh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cardosi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Josh (4) vs (0) Cardosi
Josh gets his hands free as Cardosi looks to control.
Cardosi is really stuck here.
Josh doesn't have the hooks in and Cardosi manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Josh (4) vs (2) Cardosi
Cardosi wants to control from the top but Josh keeps moving.
Cardosi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Josh has his hands on Cardosi's head, controlling the position.
Cardosi tries to free his leg and advance position but Josh is retaining full guard.
Cardosi wants to control from the top but Josh keeps moving.
Josh keeping full guard, as Cardosi tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardosi trying to control but Josh is working from the bottom.
Cardosi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Josh is adopting a defensive guard.
Josh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Josh keeping moving, preventing Cardosi from controlling successfully.
Josh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardosi is aware though and is defending well.
Josh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardosi wants to control from the top but Josh keeps moving.
Cardosi tries to free his leg and advance position but Josh is retaining full guard.
Josh has his foot on Cardosi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cardosi works his way back into a safe position though.
Cardosi wants to control from the top but Josh keeps moving.
Cardosi being controlled here momentarily.
Cardosi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Josh is keeping the position for now.
Cardosi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi looking to pass the guard.
Josh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Josh wants to sweep but no luck.
Josh trying to keep a closed guard but Cardosi is proving a slippery customer.
Cardosi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cardosi drops back looking for a leg! Josh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Josh manages to kick Cardosi off! Cardosi jumps back into Josh's guard.
Cardosi being controlled here momentarily.
Cardosi trying to control but Josh is working from the bottom.
Cardosi won't allow Josh to sweep him here.
Cardosi trying to control but Josh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi slips nicely into half guard.
Cardosi is trying to control the action in half guard but Josh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cardosi prevents Josh from improving his position.
Cardosi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cardosi is working for a submission of some sort.
Cardosi wants to pass the guard but Josh is defending well.
Josh is trying to control but can't.
Josh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cardosi is trying to control the action in half guard but Josh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Josh is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Forge đź‘Š, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cardosi uses his free foot to push down on Josh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Josh. Score +3 for passing guard: Josh (4) vs (5) Cardosi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cardosi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Josh is looking to get to half guard.
Cardosi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Josh is trying to escape the mount.
Josh tries to hold on but Cardosi pushes him away.
Cardosi controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardosi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Josh is surviving well by controlling Cardosi's body position as best he can.
Cardosi wants to control the pace but Josh is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Josh 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.
Cardosi seems to be looking for submissions.
Cardosi works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Josh (4) vs (8) Cardosi
Josh can't do much from the bottom here.
Josh prevents Cardosi from moving into mount.
Cardosi trying to control the action but Josh is working from the bottom.
Josh regains half guard.
Josh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cardosi is looking to take a break and control but Josh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardosi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Josh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cardosi pulls his head out easily.
Josh wants to improve his position but Cardosi is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is trying to control. Josh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cardosi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cardosi controlling the pace.
Josh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Josh keeping hold of Cardosi's head, controlling as best he can.
Josh looking for submissions off his back.
Cardosi is working for a submission of some sort.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Josh controlling the position well.
Josh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cardosi is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Cardosi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Josh is looking to improve his position.
Josh is working hard here to advance position.
Cardosi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Josh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cardosi is thwarting Josh's attempts to control the position.
Cardosi passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Josh (4) vs (11) Cardosi
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is trying to get an arm triangle but Josh is defending well.
Cardosi works to advance to full mount. Josh defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Josh (4) vs (13) Cardosi
Cardosi looking to control but Josh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cardosi controlling the position easily from mount.
Josh gets back to half guard.
Cardosi is thwarting Josh's attempts to control the position.
Cardosi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cardosi tries to pass to full mount but Josh defends it.
Cardosi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cardosi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is thwarting Josh's attempts to control the position.
Cardosi is trying for a kimura here. Josh looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cardosi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Cardosi!
Thiago Cardosi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Rogan Josh spoke after the fight, saying 'If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe!'. |
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