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TWGC 16 (185lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev and Bastien Harris. Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Du Hast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Toktogulovich Bakiyev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Toktogulovich Bakiyev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris has picked Bakiyev up - he's going for a ride! Harris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bakiyev (0) vs (2) Harris
Bakiyev is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bakiyev avoid being mounted?
Harris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bakiyev wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev is positioning himself well to prevent Harris advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakiyev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev keeping control of the position.
Bakiyev tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Well, if Harris 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.
Bakiyev trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling.
Bakiyev is positioning himself well to prevent Harris advancing to mount.
Harris is thwarting Bakiyev's attempts to control the position.
Bakiyev wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev is working hard here to advance position.
Harris is thwarting Bakiyev's attempts to control the position.
Harris prevents Bakiyev from improving his position.
Bakiyev manages to get to full guard.
Bakiyev wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev trying to control the position.
Bakiyev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bakiyev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Bakiyev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bakiyev keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Bakiyev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris stays in close to Bakiyev's body and controls the position.
Bakiyev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Bakiyev is controlling Harris's posture.
Bakiyev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris is fighting to break Bakiyev's control of his arms but Bakiyev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bakiyev'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.
Bakiyev wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Bakiyev trying to control the position.
Bakiyev is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bakiyev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bakiyev is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bakiyev 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.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakiyev looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bakiyev has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Bakiyev wants to control the position but Harris says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bakiyev is trying to control but can't.
Bakiyev is doing well to control the position and prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bakiyev controlling the position well.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bakiyev trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bakiyev (0) vs (5) Harris
Harris avoids the attempt from Bakiyev to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev is controlling an arm, preventing Harris from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bakiyev wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Bakiyev wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Bakiyev tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bakiyev wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev reaches up and holds on to Harris to control the position.
Bakiyev tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Bakiyev is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bakiyev holds on to Harris around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris wins on points by 5 to 0.
An intense looking Bastien Harris took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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