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TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rupert Whiston (ranked 5634 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 11268 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; Rupert Whiston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Whiston shoots in but Sobral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral forces Whiston back against the cage and clinches.
Whiston jumps guard and drags Sobral to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Sobral 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.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Sobral won't allow Whiston to sweep him here.
Whiston is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whiston looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Whiston's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (2) vs (0) Sobral
Whiston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whiston pulls his head out easily.
Sobral tries to roll over but Whiston keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to pass the guard but Sobral defending well.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.
Whiston is taking a breather. Sobral 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.
Whiston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sobral for as long as he can get away with.
Whiston is pressing down on Sobral's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobral is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Whiston seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to improve his position but Whiston is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Whiston seems content to control.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Whiston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whiston is looking to advance position but Sobral won't allow it.
Whiston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whiston is looking to advance position but Sobral won't allow it.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whiston pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling the pace.
Whiston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whiston continues to stall.
Sobral is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whiston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whiston's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Whiston (2) vs (4) Sobral
Sobral doesn't have the hooks in and Whiston manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (4) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston looking to pass the guard.
Whiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sobral working for a triangle but Whiston defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Whiston.
Whiston is pushing down on Sobral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobral is fighting to maintain full guard but Whiston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whiston works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (7) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
Sobral is squirming around, avoiding Whiston's attempts to control the action.
Whiston controlling the pace for now.
Whiston fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to reverse the position but Whiston maintains control.
Whiston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More hug and hope from Whiston.
Sobral gets back to half guard.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Whiston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whiston moves into full mount! Sobral won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (10) vs (4) Sobral
Whiston controlling from the full mount.
Whiston takes Sobral's back. Score +3 for taking back: Whiston (13) vs (4) Sobral
A bit of a pause in the action here. Whiston controlling the positon.
Sobral is in bad spot here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sobral doesn't escape.
I really don't envy Sobral right now.
Whiston is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Whiston'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.
Whiston continues to hold on tight.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sobral rolls, trying to escape but Whiston keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Sobral right now.
Sobral tries to roll but Whiston sticks to his back.
Sobral breaks Whiston's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (13) vs (6) Sobral
Sobral is pushing down on Whiston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Whiston is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whiston tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whiston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whiston has his hands on Sobral's head, controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whiston manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (15) vs (6) Sobral
Sobral being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobral keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobral is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Whiston won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Whiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whiston wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Sobral being controlled here, momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Whiston looking to sit in guard and control but Sobral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (15) vs (8) Sobral
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whiston holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whiston keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whiston takes the fight on points by 15 to 8. |
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