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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Neo DiCaprio and Olympia Unchained. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Neo DiCaprio! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Unchained gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Unchained pulls guard.
Unchained looking to hit a scissor sweep but DiCaprio is one step ahead there.
DiCaprio has gone for a leg lock! Unchained slips out almost immediately though and dives into DiCaprio's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DiCaprio (0) vs (2) Unchained
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DiCaprio is keeping the position for now.
Unchained slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiCaprio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Unchained has passed into half guard!
Unchained is taking a breather. DiCaprio 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.
DiCaprio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DiCaprio looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Unchained pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (0) vs (5) Unchained
Unchained fails to move to back control.
Unchained controlling the pace for now.
Unchained is trying to take his opponent's back.
Unchained controlling the position easily from mount.
DiCaprio is controlling an arm, preventing Unchained from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controlling from mount.
DiCaprio can't escape the position.
Unchained controlling the position easily from mount.
Unchained forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: DiCaprio (0) vs (8) Unchained
DiCaprio tries to escape the position.
DiCaprio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
DiCaprio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Unchained wants to free his trapped foot but DiCaprio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio actively working from the bottom here.
Unchained not doing much here.
DiCaprio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unchained takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been informed that Unchained has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
DiCaprio looking for submissions off his back.
Unchained with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Unchained seems content to control.
DiCaprio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unchained prevents DiCaprio from improving his position.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but DiCaprio defending well.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
DiCaprio is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Unchained jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (0) vs (11) Unchained
Unchained is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DiCaprio has escaped the position, nice work there.
DiCaprio gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Unchained performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
DiCaprio is looking for a sweep. Unchained is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Unchained is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Unchained is looking for a kimura here.
Unchained perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
DiCaprio looking for submissions off his back.
DiCaprio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
Unchained is controlling the pace.
DiCaprio wants to get back to full guard.
Unchained is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
DiCaprio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
Unchained slows the pace down in half guard.
DiCaprio looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Unchained pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (0) vs (14) Unchained
DiCaprio 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.
Unchained is sneakily working for an arm triangle but DiCaprio sees it coming and defends easily.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Unchained's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unchained trying to mount his opponent but DiCaprio defends it.
Unchained passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (0) vs (17) Unchained
The referee asks Unchained politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Unchained prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio is looking to regain half guard here but Unchained keeps moving and retains side control.
Unchained tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
DiCaprio seems a little lost for a moment, as Unchained dominates the positioning.
DiCaprio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Unchained wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Unchained in side control, just content to control the action for now.
DiCaprio tries to control but Unchained manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: DiCaprio (0) vs (20) Unchained
Unchained biding his time, looking for the opening.
I really don't envy DiCaprio right now.
Unchained is trying to stick to DiCaprio's back but DiCaprio is turning into Unchained. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Unchained's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by DiCaprio. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DiCaprio (2) vs (20) Unchained
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
DiCaprio trying to control the position from guard on top but Unchained is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unchained has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Unchained 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.
Unchained is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Unchained looking to hit a scissor sweep but DiCaprio is one step ahead there.
Unchained controlling DiCaprio's posture.
DiCaprio has gone for a leg lock! Unchained slips out almost immediately though and dives into DiCaprio's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: DiCaprio (2) vs (22) Unchained
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controls from within his opponent's guard.
Unchained sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DiCaprio's guard.
DiCaprio tries to roll over but Unchained keeps him under control.
Unchained has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (2) vs (25) Unchained
Unchained wants to take his opponent's back but DiCaprio doesn't allow it.
DiCaprio is looking to get to half guard.
Unchained takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
DiCaprio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
DiCaprio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Unchained slows the pace down in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Unchained tries to pass the half guard into mount. DiCaprio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
DiCaprio wants to get back to full guard.
Unchained controlling the action here.
DiCaprio actively working from the bottom here.
Unchained is figuring out what he wants to do next.
DiCaprio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
DiCaprio looking for submissions off his back.
Unchained content to control rather than advance.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio won't allow Unchained to pass to mount.
DiCaprio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unchained pulls his head out easily.
DiCaprio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unchained performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Unchained works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: DiCaprio (2) vs (28) Unchained
Unchained controlling from the full mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
DiCaprio is looking to improve his position but Unchained isn't that keen on the idea.
DiCaprio wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: DiCaprio (2) vs (31) Unchained
A bit of a pause in the action here. Unchained controlling the positon.
DiCaprio tries to escape but Unchained has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Unchained controlling the positon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DiCaprio is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unchained wins on points by 31 to 2.
After winning the bout, Olympia Unchained thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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