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TWGC 41 (265lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Roman Francis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 12 losses; Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Francis stuffs the takedown.
Francis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nogueira 's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Francis (2) vs (0) Nogueira
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Francis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis passes into half guard.
Francis controlling the pace.
Francis wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
Francis controlling the pace.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Francis has control of the leg.
Francis slows the pace down in half guard.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Francis is staying active.
Francis trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
Francis is thwarting Nogueira 's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Francis (2) vs (4) Nogueira
Francis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogueira .
Francis wants to control his opponent's hands but Nogueira gets his hands free.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Francis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nogueira is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Francis tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Francis breaks Nogueira 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Francis (4) vs (4) Nogueira
Francis wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Francis content to stall in guard here.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Francis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Francis advances to half guard.
Francis is taking a breather. Nogueira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Francis is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira , not yet.
Nogueira is looking to sweep but instead, Francis has passed into half guard.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Francis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Francis'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.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Francis postures up.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Francis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Francis 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.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Francis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Francis passes Nogueira 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Francis is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Francis not doing much here.
Nogueira won't allow Francis to pass to mount.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nogueira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nogueira .
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Francis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira managing to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Francis passes Nogueira 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
Francis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control but Francis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Francis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Francis prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Francis's head to control him but Francis postures up.
Francis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Nogueira gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Nogueira wins on points by 5 to 4. |
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