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TWGC 16 (145lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah and Quentin DeBramalo. Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Quentin DeBramalo! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Yeboah rushes DeBramalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. We've been informed that DeBramalo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Yeboah successfully pulls guard.
DeBramalo postures up.
Yeboah is looking for a triangle here but DeBramalo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (0) vs (3) DeBramalo Yeboah tries to bench press DeBramalo off him but DeBramalo keeps the position. Yeboah is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yeboah is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeboah tries to improve position but can't. DeBramalo working away. DeBramalo tries to advance to mount but Yeboah denies him. Yeboah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeBramalo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. DeBramalo trying to control the position but Yeboah is working away. Yeboah wants to improve his position, back to half guard but DeBramalo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Yeboah's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Yeboah is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for DeBramalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quentin DeBramalo! Quentin DeBramalo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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