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Event:
CACC 171: Alopodis vs Gatsby
Date: Feb 14, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Altair Brain! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 7 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anton has a takedown stuffed.
Anton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Brain gets a clinch. #TD#
Brain has Anton pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brain pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Anton tumbling to the mat - Brain dives into Anton's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brain (2) vs (0) Anton
Anton keeping moving, preventing Brain from controlling successfully.
Brain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton wants to sweep here but Brain controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brain preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anton trying to control the position.
Brain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anton is trying to keep Brain in close.
Brain wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.#T2#
Anton controls Brain momentarily but Brain frees himself.
Anton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anton pulls Brain in to control the position.
Brain stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.#SUB2#
Anton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brain defends it easily.
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anton wants to sweep here but Brain controlling him for the moment.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Anton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brain stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
Anton is pulling down on Brain's head. It's preventing any offense from Brain, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing that Brain has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Anton is trying to keep Brain in close.
Brain looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brain being controlled here momentarily.
Anton wants to sweep here but Brain controlling him for the moment.
Brain tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard.
Brain content to stall in guard here.
Brain postures up.
#T5#
Brain stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anton 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.
Brain advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (5) vs (0) Anton
Brain working away.
Anton is looking to regain half guard here but Brain keeps moving and retains side control.
Brain slows the pace down.
Brain tries to move to mount but Anton blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T6#
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Anton is not content to let Brain control the position.
Anton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brain trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
Anton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brain's best efforts.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brain trying to control from half guard but Anton is working away. #T7#
Anton is looking for a sweep. Brain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anton keeping hold of Brain's head, controlling as best he can.
Brain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anton wants to control but Brain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anton wants to improve his position but Brain is controlling well.
Brain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brain is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton tries to roll over but Brain keeps him under control.
Brain controlling the pace. #T8#
Anton tries to get to full guard but Brain has control of the leg.
Anton is looking to get back to full guard here but Brain has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (8) vs (0) Anton
Brain trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
Anton tries to buck Brain off but Brain is having none of it.
Brain trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is trying to improve his position.
Brain tries to advance to mount but can't. #T9#
Brain wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Anton trying his best to control but Brain has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Brain (10) vs (0) Anton
Anton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brain controlling his opponent.
Anton is working to get back to half guard.
Brain trying to control but Anton is having none of it. #T10#
Anton can't escape the position.
Anton 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: Brain (10) vs (2) Anton
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton slips nicely into half guard.
Brain is refusing to be controlled, as Anton sits in half guard.
Brain manages to get to full guard.
#T11#
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (12) vs (2) Anton
Brain stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
Anton pulls Brain in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (12) vs (4) Anton
Anton looking to pass the guard.
Anton stays in close to Brain's body and controls the position. #T12#
Anton wants to pass the guard but Brain is keeping the position.
Anton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Brain (12) vs (7) Anton
Anton trying to control the position but Brain is working away.
Anton staying calm.
Anton wants to control but Brain is keeping him busy. #T13#
Brain is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Anton swings around for an armbar but Brain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brain (14) vs (7) Anton
Anton is looking to sweep but instead, Brain has passed into half guard.
Brain is keen to just control but Anton is a slippery customer.
Brain prevents Anton from improving his position.
Brain tries to pass to full mount but Anton defends it.
Brain content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Anton is trying to control Brain's posture. Brain takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Anton! Brain is rotating here... this could be the end... Anton is out! Brain has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Altair Brain!
An out of breath Altair Brain 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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Event:
CACC 163: Morrison vs Pavlov 2
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Dilon Goncalves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Anton gets a double leg takedown into Goncalves's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Goncalves (0) vs (2) Anton
Anton forces his way into half guard.
Goncalves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goncalves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Goncalves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Goncalves is keeping the position.
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Goncalves is looking for a triangle but Anton pushes his legs off easily.
Anton forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Goncalves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Goncalves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Goncalves is keeping the position.#SUB#
Anton looking to improve position, pressing down on Goncalves's thigh with his hand. Goncalves seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Anton paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Anton's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Goncalves picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dilon Goncalves!
An out of breath Dilon Goncalves 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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Event:
CACC 154: Hozdic vs Bok II
Date: Dec 20, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 19 losses; Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Anton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ward to the ground. Anton is now in Ward's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (0) Ward
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ward won't allow Anton to pass to mount.
Anton is looking to stall here but Ward recovers full guard.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is trying to control the position but Anton postures up.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.#T1##SUB2#
Ward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Ward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anton passes into half guard.
Ward trying to hold on to Anton's head to control him but Anton postures up.
#SUB#
Anton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anton.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anton is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
#T2##SUB#
Anton is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.
Ward moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Anton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ward looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ward looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ward! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (2) vs (4) Ward
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working.
Anton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rickys House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Anton tries to buck Ward off but Ward is having none of it.
Ward trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom. #T3#
Anton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ward's best efforts.
Anton tries to roll over but Ward keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anton sees it coming and defends easily.
Anton is looking to control Ward's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Anton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anton keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ward manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (4) vs (4) Ward
Ward keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass. #T4#
Ward bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (4) vs (6) Ward
Anton is looking to sweep but instead, Ward has passed into half guard.
#SUB2#
Ward seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
Anton is trying to maintain the position but Ward is very close to passing his half guard.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ward is working away from the top position though.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Torcida MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Anton is looking for a sweep. Ward is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ward takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anton gets full guard.#T5#
Ward preventing the sweep.
Anton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Anton has his foot on Ward's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ward works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving. #SUB2#
Ward thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Anton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ward is one step ahead there.
Anton keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Anton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ward has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (4) vs (9) Ward#T6#
Anton wants to control but Ward postures up.#SUB2#
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anton is trying to improve his position.
Ward wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anton is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T7#
Anton sneaks back into half guard.
Anton gets full guard.
Anton trying to control the position.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Anton has Ward pulled in close to control his posture.
Ward passes Anton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ward is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (4) vs (12) Ward#SUB2#
Ward working for a guillotine from mount but Anton is in no mood to give up. #T8#
Anton tries to reverse the position but Ward maintains control.
Ward takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Anton (4) vs (15) Ward#SUB2#
Anton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ward gets his way!
Anton tries to escape the position.
Ward is trying to stick to Anton's back but Anton is turning into Ward. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ward's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anton. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (6) vs (15) Ward
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Anton trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Anton won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Ward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anton pushes down on Ward's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T9#
Anton wants to take a breather but Ward is having none of it.
Ward won't allow Anton to pass to mount.
Ward gets full guard.
Anton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Ward has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T10#
Anton is working hard here to advance position.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Anton trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ward has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T11#
Anton tries to pass to full mount but Ward defends it.
Anton is looking to take a break and control but Ward is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward trying to hold on to Anton's head to control him but Anton postures up.
Well, if Anton 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.
Anton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12##SUB2#
Ward working for a triangle but Anton defends it easily.
Anton looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (6) vs (17) Ward
Ward trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton controlling the position.
Ward advances to half guard.
Anton wants to control but Ward is keeping busy.
Anton is not content to let Ward control the position.
Anton is pressing down on Ward's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T13#
Ward wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving. #SUB#
Anton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anton wants to sweep here but Ward controlling him for the moment.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Ward keeps trying to improve his position.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ward trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.#T14#
Anton has control of Ward's left arm, preventing Ward from doing any damage.
Ward controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ward slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Ward is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ward passes into side control, despite Anton's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (6) vs (20) Ward
Anton tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Anton (6) vs (22) Ward
Anton has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Anton (6) vs (25) Ward
Will Ward go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ward wins on points by 25 to 6.
Mr Ward decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
CEC 700.5
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Anton shoots in for a double leg but Orlov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anton shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlov tries to sprawl out of it but Anton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orlov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tim Anton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anton walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
Anton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton tries for a takedown but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orlov lands with a nice body punch.
Orlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC2#Anton is rocked!
Orlov fakes the body blow, causing Anton to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Anton goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Orlov!
After the big win, Boris Orlov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CACC 131: Dominguez vs Sparxx
Date: Oct 18, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 12 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nice sprawl there from Anton as Sakuraba shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Anton gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (0) Sakuraba
Anton wants to pass to mount but Sakuraba is defending the position.
Sakuraba told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard, as Anton worked for a kimura.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.#SUB2#
Anton sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Sakuraba doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Anton paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Sakuraba - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ishiihara Sakuraba!
Ishiihara Sakuraba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
CACC 124: Hirsch vs Pripyat
Date: Sep 27, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Darian Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anton gets slowly back to his feet.
Anton misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Anton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (0) vs (2) Anton
Anton stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (0) vs (5) Anton#SUB2#
Anton is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Anton passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (0) vs (8) Anton#T1#
Anton advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (0) vs (10) Anton
Anton seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cruz is holding on tight.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Anton stalling away here and it's allowed Cruz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB#
Anton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anton has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (10) Anton
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton 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: Cruz (2) vs (12) Anton
Anton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
Cruz wants to control but Anton is keeping busy.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anton tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz is looking to control Anton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cruz avoid being mounted?
Anton is stalling here. Cruz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cruz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cruz (6) vs (12) Anton
Anton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cruz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Cruz (8) vs (12) Anton
Anton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anton is looking to escape.
Anton tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.#T3#
Cruz controlling from mount. #SUB#
Anton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cruz.
Anton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anton tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Anton is defending the position.
Anton is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anton trying to control here.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Anton trying to control but Cruz postures up.
#T4##SUB#
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cruz (8) vs (16) Anton
Anton is looking to control Cruz but Cruz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Anton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cruz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cruz trying to control but not successfully.
Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anton wants to control but Cruz manages to buck him off and is now in Anton's guard! Nice work there by Cruz! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (10) vs (16) Anton#T5#
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton looking to control.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass. #T6#
Anton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (10) vs (18) Anton
Anton pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anton moves into full mount! Cruz won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (10) vs (21) Anton
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cruz's thigh. Cruz counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T7#
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Anton postures up.
Cruz can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (10) vs (24) Anton
Anton tries to control but Cruz wriggling away. #SUB2#
Anton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cruz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is not content to let Anton control the position. #T8##SUB2#
Anton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anton's best efforts.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Anton is still trying to improve position.#T9#
Anton is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Anton wants to advance to full mount but Cruz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Cruz looking to control.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Anton stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.#T10#
Cruz seems keen to control Anton's posture.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Anton controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Cruz has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Anton pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anton is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it. #T11#
Anton moves into full mount! Cruz won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (10) vs (27) Anton
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anton is looking to work his way around to Cruz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. #SUB2#
Anton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (12) vs (27) Anton
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Anton defends it.
Cruz is keen to just control but Anton is a slippery customer.#T12##SUB#
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Anton is defending the position.
Anton wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Anton trying to control here.
Anton won't allow Cruz to pass to mount.
Anton trying to control here.
Anton is in trouble now - Cruz has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (15) vs (27) Anton#T13#
Anton tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz wants to take his opponent's back but Anton doesn't allow it.
Anton tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cruz trying to control but Anton is having none of it.
Anton prevents Cruz from taking his back.
Anton tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T14#
Cruz moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Cruz (18) vs (27) Anton#SUB#
Cruz working for the choke.
Anton trying to control but not successfully. #SUB#
Cruz looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Anton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cruz gets his way!
I really don't envy Anton right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cruz's guard. Nice work there by Anton.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (18) vs (29) Anton
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton wins on points by 29 to 18.
Tim Anton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CACC 120
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 18 losses; David Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (0) vs (2) Morrison
Anton wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Anton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anton gets full guard.
Anton controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison controlling from the top position.
Morrison 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.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (2) Morrison
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Anton is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anton manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (4) Morrison#T1#
Anton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anton is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (4) vs (4) Morrison
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (4) vs (6) Morrison
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Anton wants to control but Morrison passes easily into half guard.
Anton tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anton trying to control here.
#T2#
Anton is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Anton moves into full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anton holds on and takes a little breather.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anton managing to control the position.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard. #T3#
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
Anton has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Anton trying to control the position here.
Morrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4#
Anton 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.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
Anton wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment. #T5#
Morrison passes into half guard.
Morrison is pressing down on Anton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anton is holding on for now.
Morrison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anton! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (4) vs (9) Morrison
Morrison wants to control the pace but Anton is squirming around nicely.
Morrison wants to take Anton's back but he can't do it this time.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Anton to control.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anton is looking to escape.
Morrison prevents Anton from getting the reversal.#T6#
Anton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morrison is keen to just control but Anton is a slippery customer.
Anton tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Morrison moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (4) vs (12) Morrison
Anton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Morrison is thwarting Anton's attempts to control the position.
Anton is looking to improve his position.
Anton trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton wants to get back to full guard but Morrison has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (4) vs (15) Morrison#T7#
Anton tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrison pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morrison takes Anton's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Anton is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Anton (4) vs (18) Morrison
Anton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anton is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison controlling the pace for now.
Morrison looking to control but Anton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T8#
Anton is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anton wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Anton is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Anton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
Morrison tries to push Anton's head away but Anton is holding on tight.
Anton tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T9#
Morrison wants to take Anton's back here but Anton is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Anton is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Anton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rickys House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Anton tries to hold on but Morrison postures up.
Morrison is looking to work his way around to Anton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Morrison looking to control but Anton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anton wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison trying to control but Anton is having none of it. #T10#
Anton gets back to half guard.
Anton is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Morrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anton is just riding it out for now. Morrison eventually gives up the hold.
Anton wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Anton defends it.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Anton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T11#
Anton trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Anton is working away.
Morrison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrison from advancing to side control.
Anton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.#T12#
Anton wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anton is concentrating on defense, preventing Morrison from advancing position. #SUB2#
Morrison is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Anton defends it.
Morrison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison is thwarting Anton's attempts to control the position.#T13#
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Anton is defending well.
Anton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Anton looking to control.
#T14#
Anton wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton trying to control the position.
Anton is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Anton is trying to keep Morrison in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison wins on points by 18 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CACC 114
Date: Aug 15, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 14 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Anton looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (0) Holzken
Anton wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holzken pulls Anton in to control the position.
Anton pushing down on Holzken's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anton trying to pass the guard but Holzken defending well. #SUB#
Anton is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Anton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB#
Anton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holzken defends it well.
Anton uses his free foot to push down on Holzken's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holzken. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (5) vs (0) Holzken
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but instead Holzken manages to regain half guard.
Anton wants to advance to full mount but Holzken doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Anton passes into half guard. #T2#
Anton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holzken keeps working.
Anton trying to mount his opponent but Holzken defends it.
Holzken trying to control here.
Anton tries to pass to full mount but Holzken defends it.
Holzken trying to control but Anton postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holzken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Holzken holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Anton trying to control from Holzken's half guard. Holzken has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Holzken keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Anton trying to move into half guard but instead Holzken has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (5) vs (2) Holzken
Anton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holzken controls the pace.
Anton is trying to keep Holzken in close.
Anton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rickys House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T4#
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton pulls Holzken in close to prevent any damage.
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (7) vs (2) Holzken
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Anton is looking to pass into half guard but Holzken pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Holzken is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (7) vs (4) Holzken
Anton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Holzken has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (7) vs (7) Holzken
Anton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holzken trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom. #T5#
Holzken working away.
Anton is looking to reverse the position.
Anton struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Anton's face as Holzken controls the position.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.
Anton is trying to control Holzken's posture but Holzken avoids it.
Anton is looking for a sweep.#T6#
Anton is trying to control Holzken's posture but Holzken avoids it.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.
Anton wants to control but Holzken postures up.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Holzken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.#T7#
Anton is being controlled here.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holzken trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.
Anton is not content to let Holzken control the position.
Anton is looking for a sweep.#T8#
Holzken is looking to take a break and control but Anton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holzken slows the pace down.
Anton holds on to Holzken's head and controls the position momentarily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Holzken trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
Anton is trying to control Holzken's posture but Holzken avoids it. #T9#
Anton is looking for a sweep.
Anton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anton is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Holzken is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton wants to improve his position but Holzken is controlling well.
#T10#
Anton gets back to full guard.
Holzken won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton working a defensive guard but Holzken passes into half guard.
Anton tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
Holzken passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (7) vs (10) Holzken
Anton is trying desperately to improve position.
Anton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anton is trying to maintain the position but Holzken is very close to passing his half guard.#T11#
Holzken slows the pace down in half guard.
Anton is controlling Holzken's trapped leg to prevent Holzken from advancing to side control.
Anton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holzken is working away from the top position though.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Holzken has control of the leg.
Holzken keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anton works his way to full guard. Good work.#T12#
Holzken being controlled here momentarily.
Holzken wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton is trying to keep Holzken in close.
Holzken seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anton is trying to control the position but Holzken postures up.
Holzken stands and throws Anton's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (7) vs (13) Holzken
Anton is looking for a sweep.#T13#
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Anton tries to buck Holzken off but Holzken is having none of it.
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Holzken in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Anton is looking for a sweep.#T14#
Anton trying to remain calm as Holzken controls from the top position.
Holzken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holzken happy to just control the position for now.
Anton struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Holzken wins on points by 13 to 7. Rodney Holzken retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Rodney Holzken thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CACC 106
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jettrin Saenamuang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saenamuang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anton somewhat.#CL#
Saenamuang darts in and clinches Anton up against the ropes.#TD2#
Anton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saenamuang regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Saenamuang (0) vs (2) Anton
Anton wants to pass the guard but Saenamuang is keeping the position.
Anton forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton is looking to advance position but Saenamuang won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saenamuang! Score +3 for passing guard: Saenamuang (0) vs (5) Anton#SUB2#
Anton is working for a guillotine from mount but Saenamuang frees his head quite easily.
Anton fails to move to back control. #T1#
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saenamuang wants to hold on but Anton pushes him away.
Saenamuang is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Saenamuang gets back to half guard.
Anton moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Saenamuang (0) vs (8) Anton
Saenamuang looks to move to half guard but instead Anton has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Saenamuang (0) vs (10) Anton
Saenamuang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anton takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Saenamuang (0) vs (13) Anton#T2##SUB2#
Anton is looking for a choke. Saenamuang gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Saenamuang manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saenamuang (2) vs (13) Anton
Saenamuang wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Saenamuang postures up.
Anton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Saenamuang tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard.
Saenamuang won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton controls Saenamuang momentarily but Saenamuang frees himself.
Saenamuang tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Saenamuang from controlling successfully.
Anton trying to control the position here. #T3#
Anton keeping full guard, as Saenamuang tries to pass.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Saenamuang 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.
Anton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anton is continuing to stall.#T4#
More stalling from Anton.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saenamuang's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saenamuang (2) vs (15) Anton
Anton is pushing down on Saenamuang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saenamuang is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saenamuang is trying to control but can't.
Anton is looking to advance position but Saenamuang won't allow it.
Anton is stalling here. Saenamuang is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saenamuang has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Saenamuang (6) vs (15) Anton
Anton is looking to regain half guard here but Saenamuang keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Saenamuang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Saenamuang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T5#
Anton is not content to let Saenamuang control the position.
Anton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saenamuang off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Saenamuang (6) vs (19) Anton
Saenamuang trying to control the hands but Anton breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Saenamuang's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Anton's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Anton is hanging on to Saenamuang's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Anton seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Saenamuang's chin but Saenamuang turns very nicely into Anton's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Saenamuang.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saenamuang (8) vs (19) Anton
Anton pulls Saenamuang in to control the position. #T6#
Saenamuang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saenamuang won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Saenamuang from controlling successfully.
Anton is trying to keep Saenamuang in close.
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T7#
Saenamuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Saenamuang from controlling successfully.
Saenamuang preventing the sweep.
Saenamuang wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Anton wants to sweep here but Saenamuang controlling him for the moment.
Saenamuang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton trying to control the position.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T8#
Saenamuang looking to pass the guard.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Saenamuang from controlling successfully.
Anton is pulling down on Saenamuang's head. It's preventing any offense from Saenamuang, at least for the moment.
Saenamuang wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anton pulls Saenamuang in close to his closed guard and prevents Saenamuang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saenamuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Anton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anton looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anton holds on and takes a little breather.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
Anton 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.
Saenamuang postures up.
#T10#
Saenamuang wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Anton has his hands on Saenamuang's head, controlling the position.
Saenamuang trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Saenamuang preventing the sweep.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Saenamuang is proving a slippery customer.
Anton 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: Saenamuang (8) vs (21) Anton
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saenamuang! Score +3 for passing guard: Saenamuang (8) vs (24) Anton#T11#
Saenamuang is looking to improve his position but Anton isn't that keen on the idea.
Anton fails to move to back control.
Anton moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Saenamuang (8) vs (27) Anton#SUB2#
Anton tightening his grip on Saenamuang, looking for the choke.
Anton tries to keep control of the position but Saenamuang is staying busy.#T12#
Anton has the hooks in. Saenamuang is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saenamuang is keeping busy.
Saenamuang wants to control his opponent's hands but Anton gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Anton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Saenamuang knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Saenamuang for a finish. #SUB2#
Anton has managed to slip his arm under Saenamuang's chin. This could be all over... yep, Saenamuang is tapping out! Submission win for Anton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tim Anton!
Tim Anton thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CACC 101
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Roman Boesku! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Boesku gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boesku (2) vs (0) Anton
Anton is looking to control Boesku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Anton wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Anton is defending well.
Anton trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Boesku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boesku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1##SUB#
Boesku thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boesku manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (2) vs (2) Anton
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boesku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boesku can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton is looking to advance position but Boesku won't allow it. #T2#
Anton is thwarting Boesku's attempts to control the position.
Boesku won't allow Anton to pass to mount. #SUB#
Boesku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anton pulls his head out easily.
Anton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boesku knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boesku trying to control but Anton postures up.
#SUB#
Boesku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boesku tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg.
Boesku moves into full guard.
#T3#
Anton trying to control but Boesku is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Boesku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (2) vs (5) Anton
Anton advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Boesku (2) vs (7) Anton
Anton moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Boesku (2) vs (10) Anton
Anton has the hooks in. Boesku is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anton controlling the positon.
Boesku tries to escape the position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here.
Boesku looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anton is trying to stick to Boesku's back but Boesku is turning into Anton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Anton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Boesku. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (4) vs (10) Anton
Anton 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.
Anton seems keen to control Boesku's posture.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T5#
Anton trying to control the position.
Boesku has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton is adopting a defensive guard.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boesku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving. #SUB#
Boesku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boesku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom. #T6#
Anton has Boesku pulled in close to control his posture.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anton managing to control the position.
Anton wants to sweep here but Boesku controlling him for the moment.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boesku manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (4) vs (12) Anton
Anton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (4) vs (15) Anton#SUB2#
Anton tries for a kimura but Boesku is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Boesku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T7#
Boesku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boesku regains half guard.
Anton works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (4) vs (18) Anton
Boesku is looking to regain half guard here but Anton keeps moving and retains side control.
Anton is looking to take a break and control but Boesku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boesku's legs.
Boesku is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T8#
Anton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (4) vs (21) Anton
Boesku is desperately trying to improve his position but Anton has a good base and remains in mount.
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but Boesku doesn't allow it.
Anton is still trying to improve position.
Boesku is desperately trying to improve his position but Anton has a good base and remains in mount.
Anton moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Boesku (4) vs (24) Anton
Boesku tries to escape but Anton has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T9#
Boesku breaks Anton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (6) vs (24) Anton
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton controls Boesku momentarily but Boesku frees himself.
Anton wants to sweep here but Boesku controlling him for the moment.
Anton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anton wants to sweep here but Boesku controlling him for the moment.
Anton trying to control the position.
#T10#
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton controls Boesku momentarily but Boesku frees himself. #SUB#
Boesku 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.
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton pulls Boesku in close to prevent any damage.
Anton 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.#SUB#
Boesku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boesku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom. #T11#
Anton is trying to control the position but Boesku postures up.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton 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.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton has Boesku pulled in close to control his posture.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton wants to sweep here but Boesku controlling him for the moment. #T12#
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Boesku is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton managing to control the position.
Boesku postures up.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boesku trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom. #T13#
Anton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boesku won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Boesku is proving a slippery customer.
Anton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boesku (6) vs (26) Anton
Boesku keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Boesku looking for a sweep. Not yet Boesku, not yet.
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T14##SUB#
Boesku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anton defends it easily.
Anton slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Anton wants to work for an arm triangle but Boesku is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Boesku actively working from the bottom here.
Boesku tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg. #SUB#
Boesku looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Boesku is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton wins on points by 26 to 6.
After winning the bout, Tim Anton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CACC 95 CORONA 2ND RD
Date: May 30, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 18 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Tim Anton!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mata wants it to stay on the feet.
Mata stuffs the takedown attempt from Anton. Anton gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Mata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (0) Anton
Anton 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.
Mata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mata controlling the action here.
Anton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mata is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anton is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mata is trying to control. Anton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anton is looking to improve his position.
Mata is keen to just control but Anton is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Mata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mata is working away from the top position though.
Anton tries to roll over but Mata keeps him under control.
Mata trying to control from half guard but Anton is working away. #T2#
Mata is pressing down on Anton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anton is holding on for now.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mata's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mata (2) vs (4) Anton
Mata can't escape the position.
Anton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB2#
Mata preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Anton. #SUB2#
Mata defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anton's arms. #SUB2#
Anton looking to break Mata's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mata remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Anton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mata turns into Anton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (4) vs (4) Anton#T3#
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Mata trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Mata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anton 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.
Mata controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anton is trying to control the position but Mata postures up.
Anton working a defensive guard but Mata manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (7) vs (4) Anton
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working. #T4#
Mata working away.
Mata gets to mount! Anton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (9) vs (4) Anton
Anton controls the position.
Anton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anton has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mata (12) vs (4) Anton
Anton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mata trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom. #T5#
Anton wants to improve his position but Mata is controlling well.
Mata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mata is working hard here to advance position.
Anton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mata wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
Mata wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton pulls Mata in close to his closed guard and prevents Mata from doing any damage or advancing position.#T6#
Anton keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anton holds on and takes a little breather.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Mata postures up.
Anton has control of Mata's left arm, preventing Mata from doing any damage.
Mata won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton controls Mata momentarily but Mata frees himself.
Anton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Mata tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard. #T7#
Mata trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Mata pushes down on Anton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anton is trying to get back to full guard.
Anton trying to control but Mata postures up.
Anton gets full guard.
Mata passes into half guard.
Mata wants to free his trapped foot but Anton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anton wants to control but Mata is keeping busy.
#T8#
Mata prevents Anton from improving his position.
Anton is not content to let Mata control the position.
Anton wants to improve his position but Mata is controlling well.
Anton is trying to control but can't.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Mata has control of the leg.
Mata wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.
Mata passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (15) vs (4) Anton
Anton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anton manages to get to full guard.
#T9#
Anton keeping moving, preventing Mata from controlling successfully.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mata's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (15) vs (6) Anton
Anton is pushing down on Mata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mata is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mata.
Mata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anton passes Mata's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anton trying to advance position but Mata counters by regaining guard. #T10#
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Mata is retaining full guard.
Mata keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Mata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anton manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (17) vs (6) Anton
Mata stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.#T11#
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mata won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
Anton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mata advances to half guard.
Mata wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anton is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mata is thwarting Anton's attempts to control the position.
Anton tries to roll over but Mata keeps him under control.#T12#
Mata moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (20) vs (6) Anton
Mata has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (22) vs (6) Anton
Mata wants to take Anton's back here but Anton is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Anton is squirming around, avoiding Mata's attempts to control the action.
Anton tries to reverse the position but Mata maintains control.
Mata trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T13#
Anton gets back to half guard.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mata tries to pass to full mount but Anton defends it.
Anton is trying to get back to full guard.
Mata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mata looking to pass the guard. #T14#
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mata is one step ahead there.
Anton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anton looking to control.
Mata wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Mata from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata takes the fight on points by 22 to 6.
After winning the bout, Dado Mata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CACC 89
Date: May 16, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tim Anton (ranked 3244 p4p, 321 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 1279 p4p, 154 weight class). Luka Perovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Perovic pushes Anton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perovic wants the takedown. Anton is fighting it off but Perovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anton's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (0) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Perovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (2) Perovic
Anton drops back looking for a leg! Perovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perovic manages to kick Anton off! Anton jumps back into Perovic's guard.
Perovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Perovic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton passes Perovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anton pulls his head out easily.
Anton moves into full mount! Perovic won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (5) vs (2) Perovic
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but Perovic doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic tries to reverse the position but Anton maintains control.
Perovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perovic wants to control but Anton is keeping busy.
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Perovic! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (8) vs (2) Perovic
Anton fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (11) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic regains half guard.
Perovic tries to roll over but Anton keeps him under control.
Anton wants to take a breather but Perovic is having none of it.
Anton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perovic defends it well.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Perovic still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Perovic has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (11) vs (6) Perovic
Anton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perovic seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
Perovic prevents Anton from improving his position.
Anton is not content to let Perovic control the position.
Perovic is pressing down on Anton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anton is holding on for now.
Anton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Perovic has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Anton'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.
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura but Anton is defending well.
Perovic wants to free his trapped foot but Anton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anton gets back to full guard.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Anton is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perovic pushing down on Anton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perovic is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton is not content to let Perovic control the position.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perovic's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (15) vs (6) Perovic
Anton tries to get the hooks in deep but Perovic pushed the leg off.
Anton looking for the choke from the back.
Perovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Perovic turns into Anton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (15) vs (8) Perovic
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is fighting to break Anton's control of his arms but Anton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Perovic postures up.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perovic is one step ahead there.
Perovic trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Anton 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: Anton (17) vs (8) Perovic
Anton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anton seems to be working for a kimura but Perovic defends the submission attempt.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Anton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is still trying to improve position.
Perovic is not content to let Anton control the position.
Perovic tries to roll over but Anton keeps him under control.
Anton wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Anton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anton is working away from the top position though.
Perovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perovic actively working from the bottom here.
Anton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perovic is just riding it out for now. Anton eventually gives up the hold.
Anton works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (20) vs (8) Perovic
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anton wants to take Perovic's back but he can't do it this time.
Perovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Perovic has given up his back here. Will Anton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Anton (23) vs (8) Perovic
Anton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Perovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Perovic for a finish.
Anton looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Perovic is controlling Anton 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (23) vs (10) Perovic
Perovic slips nicely into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Perovic has control of the leg.
Anton is pressing down on Perovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anton is adopting a defensive guard.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Anton 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Anton is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Perovic being controlled here momentarily.
Perovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton can't keep his opponent in guard - Perovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to control Perovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Anton is looking to improve his position.
Perovic wants to pass to mount but Anton is defending the position.
Perovic wants to take a breather but Anton is having none of it.
Anton is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (23) vs (13) Perovic
Anton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Perovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anton is just riding it out for now. Perovic eventually gives up the hold.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anton.
Perovic forces his way into half guard.
Perovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Anton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anton is controlling Perovic's trapped leg to prevent Perovic from advancing to side control.
Anton is defending against the submission attempts here by Perovic.
Anton is trying to maintain the position but Perovic is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perovic's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (27) vs (13) Perovic
Perovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anton gets his way!
Anton is persistently looking for the submission but Perovic is defending it well.
Anton looking to break Perovic's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Perovic remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Anton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Perovic breaks Anton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (27) vs (15) Perovic
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton wants to sweep here but Perovic controlling him for the moment.
Perovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anton's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton takes the fight on points by 27 to 15.
Tim Anton thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CACC 80
Date: Apr 25, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 1159 p4p, 140 weight class) and Tim Anton (ranked 3072 p4p, 291 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Kron Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Anton has a takedown stuffed.
Anton tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Anton up, before dumping him to the ground. Anton manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (0) Anton
Anton trying to control the position.
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (2) Anton
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Anton advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (2) vs (5) Anton
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anton off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silva (6) vs (5) Anton
Anton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silva's arms.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
I really don't envy Anton right now.
Anton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Anton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (9) vs (5) Anton
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away.
Anton tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Anton's face as Silva controls the position.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
Anton is trying to get back to half guard.
Anton 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is staying tight to Anton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Anton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anton tries to improve position but can't.
Silva trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anton is not content to let Silva control the position.
Anton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anton is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva prevents Anton from improving his position.
Anton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton 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.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton wants to hit a sweep here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anton there! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (12) vs (5) Anton
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anton working to try and regain half guard.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Anton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anton tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Anton trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anton is not content to let Silva control the position.
Anton trying to control but Silva postures up.
Anton moves into full guard.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (12) vs (7) Anton
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg.
Anton is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Anton to pass to mount.
Anton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anton trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anton is aware though and is defending well.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anton is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Anton looking to pass the guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anton controls the pace.
Anton slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Anton stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (12) vs (10) Anton
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva! Score +2 for reaching mount: Silva (12) vs (12) Anton
Anton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anton avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anton fails to advance to Silva's back.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anton passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (12) vs (15) Anton
Silva has given up his back here. Will Anton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Silva (12) vs (18) Anton
Anton trying to control.
Silva can't escape the position.
Anton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Anton let's go of the attempt for now.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Anton to control.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Silva breaks Anton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (14) vs (18) Anton
Silva postures up.
Anton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anton wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (14) vs (20) Anton
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anton passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Anton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (14) vs (23) Anton
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Anton's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Anton fails to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Silva (14) vs (26) Anton
Silva tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton wins on points by 26 to 14.
Tim Anton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CACC 73
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 5879 p4p, 401 weight class) and Tim Anton (ranked 2934 p4p, 279 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Tanner Pounds! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pounds clinches with his opponent.
Pounds is looking for a takedown.
Anton is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Pounds can't fight it off and eventually Anton manages to take the fight to the floor. Pounds looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pounds (0) vs (2) Anton
Pounds wants to sweep here but Anton controlling him for the moment.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Pounds is keeping the position.
Anton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Pounds is defending well.
Anton controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pounds reverses the position - he's now on top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (2) Anton
Pounds wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton being controlled here, momentarily.
Anton is controlling Pounds's posture.
Pounds showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton wants to sweep here but Pounds controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Rickys House inform us that Anton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Anton is trying to control the position but Pounds postures up.
Anton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pounds seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is stalling in the full guard.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anton for as long as he can get away with.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pounds won't allow Anton to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anton being controlled here, momentarily.
Pounds trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pounds manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (2) vs (4) Anton
Anton won't allow Pounds to sweep him here.
Anton stands and throws Pounds's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Pounds (2) vs (7) Anton
Anton is looking to take a break and control but Pounds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anton swings around for an armbar but Pounds sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (4) vs (7) Anton
Anton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pounds controls the pace.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton trying to control the position.
Pounds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control the position.
Pounds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pounds is one step ahead there.
Pounds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton is trying to keep Pounds in close.
Pounds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pounds postures up.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pounds manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pounds (4) vs (9) Anton
Anton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Pounds (4) vs (12) Anton
Pounds tries to improve position but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pounds's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anton trying to control the position but Pounds is working away.
Anton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pounds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pounds struggling a bit here.
Pounds tries to improve position but can't.
Anton is looking to take a break and control but Pounds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pounds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
Pounds sneaks back into half guard.
Pounds trying to control but Anton postures up.
Anton tries to pass to full mount but Pounds defends it.
Anton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pounds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anton.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to pass the guard but Pounds defending well.
Anton works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pounds (4) vs (15) Anton
Pounds tries to hold on but Anton pushes him away.
Pounds is squirming around, avoiding Anton's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Anton wants to control but Pounds has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton wins on points by 15 to 4.
A victorious Tim Anton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
CACC 67
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between David Morrison (ranked 1861 p4p, 193 weight class) and Tim Anton (ranked 2793 p4p, 254 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Diary of a Madman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 14 losses; David Morrison! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Anton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison (0) vs (2) Anton
Morrison can't keep his opponent in guard - Anton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Anton trying to advance position but Morrison counters by regaining guard.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (2) vs (2) Anton
Anton controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Anton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Anton wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison stands and throws Anton's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (5) vs (2) Anton
Morrison wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Morrison tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Morrison (7) vs (2) Anton
Morrison fails to advance to Anton's back.
Morrison can't control as he wanted to and Anton manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Anton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anton is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison prevents Anton from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison wants to control but Anton is keeping him busy.
Anton wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anton trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Anton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anton is in trouble now - Morrison has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (10) vs (2) Anton
Morrison tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anton can't escape the position.
Anton is trying to escape the mount but Morrison keeps good control and instead manages to take Anton's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison (13) vs (2) Anton
Anton is keeping busy.
Morrison is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anton knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anton for a finish.
Morrison looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Anton is controlling Morrison 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (13) vs (4) Anton
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Morrison has his foot on Anton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anton works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (7) Anton
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but instead Morrison manages to regain half guard.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison 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.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morrison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Anton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (13) vs (10) Anton
Anton wants to take a breather but Morrison manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anton.
Morrison controls Anton momentarily but Anton frees himself.
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anton defends it easily.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Morrison looking to control.
Anton looking to pass the guard.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (10) Anton
Morrison wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton 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.
Morrison content to stall in guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (15) vs (12) Anton
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Morrison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Anton stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anton is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Anton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison (15) vs (15) Anton
Morrison can't escape the position.
Anton wants to take Morrison's back here but Morrison is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison can't escape the position.
Anton avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking for a guillotine from mount but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison 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: Morrison (17) vs (15) Anton
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison (17) vs (17) Anton
Morrison keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anton is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Morrison gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Morrison takes the fight on points by 18 to 17.
A very excited looking David Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CACC 60
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 871 p4p, 109 weight class) and Tim Anton (ranked 2749 p4p, 258 weight class). Yeboah comes into the arena with Lionel Richie - All Night Long blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tim Anton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Anton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anton lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yeboah (0) vs (2) Anton
Yeboah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anton manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (2) Anton
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Yeboah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yeboah has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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 Anton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (4) Anton
Yeboah pulls Anton in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton pushing down on Yeboah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yeboah gets full guard.
Yeboah trying to control the position here.
Anton stands and throws Yeboah's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (2) vs (7) Anton
Yeboah is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
Anton is trying to get an arm triangle but Yeboah is defending well.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is not content to let Anton control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Anton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yeboah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Yeboah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anton's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to pass Yeboah's guard but actually Yeboah recovers to full guard.
Yeboah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (4) vs (7) Anton
Anton keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anton is trying to control the position but Yeboah postures up.
Yeboah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (7) vs (7) Anton
Anton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yeboah content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Anton is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
Yeboah is staying tight to Anton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yeboah just content to control the position.
Yeboah looking to control but instead Anton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Yeboah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yeboah prevents Anton from improving his position.
Yeboah slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah moves into full mount! Anton won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (10) vs (7) Anton
Yeboah looking to control but Anton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yeboah controlling the position easily from mount.
Yeboah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yeboah'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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Yeboah (13) vs (7) Anton
What can Anton do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Yeboah struggling to keep hold of the position.
Anton tries to escape but Yeboah has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yeboah struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yeboah keeps control of the position easily here as Anton tries to buck him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah controlling well, preventing Anton from escaping the position.
Anton keeps trying to improve his position.
Yeboah is looking to control Anton but Anton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Yeboah is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton tries to escape the position.
Anton prevents Yeboah from getting a body triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Anton turns into Yeboah and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (13) vs (9) Anton
Yeboah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yeboah keeping full guard, as Anton tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah trying to keep a closed guard but Anton is proving a slippery customer.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Yeboah is retaining full guard.
Anton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (13) vs (12) Anton
Anton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yeboah is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Anton!
Tim Anton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Sajid fails with the takedown.#TD#
Anton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sajid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anton passes Sajid's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Anton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sajid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anton.
Sajid is in trouble now - Anton has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Anton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sajid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sajid slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anton moves into full mount! Sajid won't be happy about that!
Anton mounts Sajid! Really nice guard pass there!
Anton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sajid looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sajid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T1##SUB#
Anton is working for a kimura but Sajid is defending it quite comfortably.
Sajid is in trouble now - Anton has advanced to mount!
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #SUB#
Anton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sajid is surviving well by controlling Anton's body position as best he can.
Anton works his way to his opponent's back.
#SUB#
Anton looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sajid has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Anton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sajid is defending well though. Anton let's go of the attempt for now.#T2##SUB#
Sajid is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anton gets his way!
#SUB#
Anton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sajid has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Anton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sajid knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sajid for a finish. #SUB#
Anton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sajid has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sajid is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Anton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sajid is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Anton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sajid fending off the submission attempt from Anton.
Anton is trying to stick to Sajid's back but Sajid is turning into Anton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Anton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sajid.#T3##SUB2#
Sajid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Sajid drops back looking for a leg! Anton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anton manages to kick Sajid off! Sajid jumps back into Anton's guard. #SUB2#
Sajid drops back looking for a leg! Anton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anton manages to kick Sajid off! Sajid jumps back into Anton's guard.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Anton pushes down on Sajid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sajid!
Sajid is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Sajid has given up his back here. Will Anton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
You can see the frustration on Sajid's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Sajid defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Anton is working for a rear naked choke. Sajid is not defending it well and Anton has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Sajid refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Sajid's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tim Anton!
Tim Anton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Tonon takes one to the side of the head.
Anton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonon is just out of range.
Tim Anton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tonon tries to keep at a distance but Anton has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.
Tonon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Anton looking to control.
Tonon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anton, who protects the arm well.
Anton struggling a bit here.
Tonon controls the position.
Anton is looking to reverse the position.
Anton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anton can't do much from the bottom here.
Anton gets back to half guard.#T1#
Anton is not content to let Tonon control the position.
Anton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anton.#SUB#
Anton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tonon stacks Anton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tonon!
Anton is trying to get back to half guard.
Anton is working hard here to advance position.
Tonon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anton, who protects the arm well.
Anton is letting Tonon control him for a moment.
Anton tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Anton struggling a bit here.
Anton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tonon off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Tonon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Tonon showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Tonon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Anton.
Anton is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tonon up.
#SUB#
Anton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tonon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tonon is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anton raining down hammerfists from mount.#T3#
Anton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tonon is looking to escape.
Anton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tonon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anton is nestled in close to Tonon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anton working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anton lands a nice short elbow.
Tonon wants to improve his position but Anton is controlling well.
Anton trying to control the action but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Anton thows a huge punch but Tonon dodges it nicely.
#T4#
Tonon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tonon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anton.
Anton prevents Tonon from improving his position.
Anton controlling the pace.
Tonon 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.
Tonon is refusing to be controlled, as Anton sits in half guard.
Anton trying to advance position but Tonon counters by regaining guard.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Anton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Anton rushes Tonon and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anton - that landed with a thud.
#TD2#
Tonon successfully pulls guard.
Anton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anton wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tonon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anton with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton working some strikes from top position.
Anton trying to control but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Tonon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Tonon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tonon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anton.
Anton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anton wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
Tonon 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.#SUB#
Anton has gone for a leg lock! Tonon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anton's guard.#REVB#
Anton is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
Tim Anton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Anton is looking for a triangle but Tonon pushes his legs off easily.
#T2##SUB#
Anton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tonon defends it easily.#SUB#
Anton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tonon defends well.
Tonon is stalling in the full guard.
Anton keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
Anton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tonon wants to stand but Anton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tonon controlling from the top position. #T3##SUB#
Anton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tonon uses it to pass to side control.
Anton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Anton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon uses his free foot to push down on Anton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anton.
Anton regains half guard.
Anton has a hand on Tonon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tonon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anton is desperately trying to improve his position but Tonon has a good base and remains in mount.
Anton is in a horrible position here. Tonon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4##SUB2#
Tonon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anton is just riding it out for now. Tonon eventually gives up the hold.
Tonon is controlling the pace.
Tonon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Anton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonon trying to control from half guard but Anton is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon stalling.
Tonon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Anton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonon moves away.
Anton leaves Tonon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anton swings for the body but Tonon moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tonon or perhaps it was just good defense by Anton, which made it look bad. #CL#
Anton moves into range and clinches up with Tonon.#TD2#
Tonon has picked Anton up - he's going for a ride! Tonon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anton is trying to maintain the position but Tonon is very close to passing his half guard.
Anton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tonon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tonon tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton gets back to half guard.#T1#
Tonon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anton trying to get back to full guard but Tonon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Anton is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
Tonon prevents Anton from getting the reversal.
Tonon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anton manages to control the position for a moment.#T2#
Tonon landing shots from mount.
Anton wants to control but Tonon is having none of it.
Tonon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tonon looking to control but Anton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tonon prevents Anton from getting the reversal.
Anton is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
Tonon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anton regains half guard.#T3#
Tonon is pressing down on Anton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anton is holding on for now.
Anton trying to hold on to Tonon's head to control him but Tonon postures up.
Tonon is trying to control. Anton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tonon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anton is trying to get back to full guard.
Anton wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy.
Tonon stalling.
Tonon throwing shots but Anton is blocking nicely. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Tonon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tonon.
Tonon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Anton is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tonon has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tonon pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Anton is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tonon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only, into his post fight interview.
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