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TWGC 22 (170lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Fireball Kid (ranked 7776 p4p, 602 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 1006 p4p, 120 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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 2 wins and 0 losses; Fireball Kid! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nucombe pushes Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Nucombe goes for a takedown attempt but Kid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kid tries to keep at a distance but Nucombe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid manages to pull guard.
Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kid trying to control the position.
Nucombe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kid (2) vs (0) Nucombe
Kid stopping the sweep attempt from Nucombe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid postures up.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Nucombe is pulling down on Kid's head. It's preventing any offense from Kid, at least for the moment.
Nucombe keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nucombe can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Nucombe is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid trying to control but Nucombe is working from the bottom.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kid wants to control from the top but Nucombe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nucombe looking to control.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucombe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nucombe seems keen to control Kid's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control but Nucombe is working from the bottom.
Kid is stalling in the full guard.
Kid wants to control from the top but Nucombe keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nucombe controlling Kid's posture.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucombe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucombe is keeping the position for now.
Kid drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nucombe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nucombe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nucombe! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kid (2) vs (4) Nucombe
Kid struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Kid's face as Nucombe controls the position.
Kid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kid gets back to half guard.
Kid trying to hold on to Nucombe's head to control him but Nucombe postures up.
Kid is staying active underneath Nucombe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nucombe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kid is looking to control Nucombe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kid avoid being mounted?
Kid is not content to let Nucombe control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to control but can't.
Kid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kid.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nucombe's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kid (4) vs (4) Nucombe
Kid stays in close to Nucombe's body and controls the position.
Kid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucombe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to control from the top but Nucombe keeps moving.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Nucombe is retaining full guard.
Kid is working hard here to advance position.
Kid advances to half guard.
Nucombe keeping control of the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to advance position but Nucombe won't allow it.
Kid wants to work for an arm triangle but Nucombe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kid sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kid is looking to advance position but Nucombe won't allow it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kid passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (7) vs (4) Nucombe
Nucombe wants to control but Kid is having none of it.
Kid controlling his opponent.
Nucombe is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nucombe gets back to half guard.
Kid stalling.
Nucombe 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe is not content to let Kid control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kid in particular looking to stall.
Kid wants to free his trapped foot but Nucombe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kid in particular looking to stall.
Kid trying to control from half guard but Nucombe is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kid maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nucombe could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kid has cracked it and Nucombe is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fireball Kid!
An out of breath Fireball Kid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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