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TWGC 28 (135lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Masa Wasa (ranked 1788 p4p, 111 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 1241 p4p, 29 weight class). Wasa comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 16 losses; Masa Wasa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Wasa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasa (2) vs (0) Nobody
Nobody is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wasa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nobody looking for a sweep. Not yet Nobody, not yet.
Wasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nobody is keeping the position for now.
Wasa forces his way into half guard.
Nobody is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody moves into full guard.
Nobody looking for a sweep. Not yet Nobody, not yet.
Wasa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa wants to pass the guard but Nobody is keeping the position.
Wasa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nobody's guard.
Wasa is pressing down on Nobody's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nobody is holding on for now.
Wasa trying to control from half guard but Nobody is working away.
Nobody looking for submissions off his back.
Nobody is looking to improve his position.
Wasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wasa trying to control from half guard but Nobody is working away.
Nobody tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wasa has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (5) vs (0) Nobody
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (5) vs (2) Nobody
Nobody passes Wasa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nobody is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wasa manages to get to full guard.
Wasa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nobody preventing the sweep.
Nobody is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wasa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wasa has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (7) vs (2) Nobody
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wasa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nobody manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wasa manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (7) vs (4) Nobody
Wasa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nobody passes into half guard.
Wasa wants to improve his position but Nobody is controlling well.
Wasa trying to hold on to Nobody's head to control him but Nobody postures up.
Wasa moves into full guard.
Nobody sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wasa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wasa wants to sweep but no luck.
Nobody advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (7) vs (7) Nobody
Wasa is trying to get back to half guard.
Nobody thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wasa tries to buck Nobody off but Nobody is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nobody tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wasa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Coffee Shop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nobody looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wasa tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is trying to move to mount but Wasa reverses beautifully and ends up in Nobody's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (9) vs (7) Nobody
Nobody looking for a sweep. Not yet Nobody, not yet.
Nobody wants to improve his position but instead Wasa has moved into half guard.
Nobody is trying to get back to full guard.
Nobody looking for submissions off his back.
Wasa stalling.
Nobody makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nobody.
Nobody is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wasa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nobody looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nobody working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wasa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wasa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nobody can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wasa controls the pace.
Nobody working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wasa has passed into half guard!
Nobody moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wasa trying to control but Nobody is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wasa controlling from the top position.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
Wasa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nobody throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wasa escapes and throws Nobody's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (12) vs (7) Nobody
Nobody is looking for a sweep.
Nobody gets back to half guard.
Wasa trying to control the action but Nobody is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasa stalling.
Nobody is looking to improve his position.
Nobody felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nobody gets full guard.
Wasa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nobody has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wasa has managed to get both his arms back between Nobody's legs - danger averted.
Nobody had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wasa defends it easily.
Wasa wants to control from the top but Nobody keeps moving.
Wasa controlling from the top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nobody looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nobody wants to sweep but no luck.
Wasa wants to control from the top but Nobody keeps moving.
Wasa passes Nobody's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nobody is in trouble now - Wasa has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (15) vs (7) Nobody
Nobody is working to get back to half guard.
Nobody is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wasa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nobody looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Wasa (18) vs (7) Nobody
Wasa trying to control momentarily.
Wasa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nobody defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nobody wants to escape the position.
Nobody keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nobody is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nobody tries to escape the position.
Wasa is looking for the choke from the back position but Nobody is controlling his hands well.
Wasa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wasa has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Nobody is in real trouble here. Wasa gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Nobody is tapping out! Wasa wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Masa Wasa!
A victorious Masa Wasa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nigel Nobody had this to say: 'I am Nobody!'. |
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