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TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 1128 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 2511 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 6 losses; Rubens Charles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Charles is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Charles fails to pull guard.
Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Charles (0) vs (2) Santos
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is controlling Santos's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Charles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles working a defensive guard but Santos passes into half guard.
Charles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Charles trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Charles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Charles defending well.
Charles wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Charles (0) vs (5) Santos
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charles struggling a bit here.
Santos controls the position from side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to move to mount but Charles blocks the move with his legs.
Charles is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos staying calm.
Charles is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles trying his best to control but Santos has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Charles (0) vs (7) Santos
Santos wants to control the pace but Charles is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of Charles's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Charles manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Santos prevents Charles from getting the reversal.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Charles is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Charles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Charles is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Santos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Charles is looking to get to half guard.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Charles wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos wins on points by 7 to 0. |
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