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Event:
TWGC 19 (265+lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Q - R2
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hashim Mehadah (ranked 5196 p4p, 546 weight class) and Yuuho Akira Wakabayashi (ranked 6449 p4p, 651 weight class). Mehadah's entrance music is Sandu Ciorba - Dalibomba. A fine choice. Akira Wakabayashi has chosen Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Hashim Mehadah has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hashim Mehadah seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Hashim Mehadah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Yuuho Akira Wakabayashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mehadah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akira Wakabayashi defends well and Mehadah ends up having to push Akira Wakabayashi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Akira Wakabayashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Akira Wakabayashi jumps guard and drags Mehadah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Akira Wakabayashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mehadah drops back looking for a leg! Akira Wakabayashi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akira Wakabayashi manages to kick Mehadah off! Mehadah jumps back into Akira Wakabayashi's guard.
Mehadah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akira Wakabayashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mehadah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehadah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akira Wakabayashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mehadah 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.
Mehadah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mehadah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira Wakabayashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mehadah frees his head nicely. Oh but Akira Wakabayashi has switched to an armbar! Mehadah is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yuuho Akira Wakabayashi! |
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Event:
TWGC 19 (265+lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Q - Round 1
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Germogen Grigory (ranked 7947 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hashim Mehadah (ranked 5171 p4p, 535 weight class). Mehadah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandu Ciorba - Dalibomba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Germogen Grigory! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hashim Mehadah!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Grigory rushes Mehadah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mehadah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grigory pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hashim Mehadah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigory forces Mehadah back against the cage and clinches.
Mehadah wants a takedown.
Grigory manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grigory looking to control.
Mehadah 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.
Mehadah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehadah 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.
Mehadah drops back looking for a leg! Grigory is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grigory manages to kick Mehadah off! Mehadah jumps back into Grigory's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehadah content to stall in guard here.
Mehadah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grigory has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mehadah has managed to get both his arms back between Grigory's legs - danger averted.
Mehadah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mehadah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehadah wants to control from the top but Grigory keeps moving.
Mehadah 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.
Mehadah trying to control but Grigory is working from the bottom.
Grigory knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mehadah on the ground.
Grigory looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mehadah is one step ahead there.
Mehadah 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehadah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mehadah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mehadah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been informed that Mehadah has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grigory trying to control the position.
Grigory pulls Mehadah in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehadah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mehadah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigory keeping moving, preventing Mehadah from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mehadah drops back looking for a leg! Grigory is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grigory manages to kick Mehadah off! Mehadah jumps back into Grigory's guard.
Grigory is trying to control the position but Mehadah postures up.
Mehadah wants to control from the top but Grigory keeps moving.
Mehadah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grigory bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mehadah's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Grigory (2) vs (0) Mehadah
Grigory has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grigory avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mehadah looking for a guillotine here but Grigory defends easily.
Mehadah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grigory controls the pace.
Mehadah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grigory defends it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mehadah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grigory defends well.
Mehadah working for a triangle but Grigory defends it easily.
Grigory will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mehadah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grigory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mehadah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grigory has managed to get both his arms back between Mehadah's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grigory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mehadah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grigory has managed to get both his arms back between Mehadah's legs - danger averted.
Mehadah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mehadah keeping moving, preventing Grigory from controlling successfully.
Mehadah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grigory passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Grigory (5) vs (0) Mehadah
Mehadah is looking to regain half guard here but Grigory keeps moving and retains side control.
Mehadah keeps trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grigory tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mehadah gets back to half guard.
Mehadah actively working from the bottom here.
Grigory looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grigory wants to take a breather but Mehadah is having none of it.
Grigory sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mehadah actively working from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mehadah is refusing to be controlled, as Grigory sits in half guard.
Mehadah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grigory uses his free foot to push down on Mehadah's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mehadah. Score +3 for passing guard: Grigory (8) vs (0) Mehadah
Mehadah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mehadah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mehadah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Grigory not doing much here.
Mehadah moves into full guard.
Grigory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mehadah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grigory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mehadah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grigory has managed to get both his arms back between Mehadah's legs - danger averted.
Mehadah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grigory defends it easily.
Grigory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mehadah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grigory defends it easily.
Mehadah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grigory controls the pace.
Mehadah looking for a triangle here. Grigory is fighting it but it looks tight! Mehadah pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grigory is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hashim Mehadah! |
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 61: Dangerous Game
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Mehadah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cleveland pinned against the cage. Cleveland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD2#
Cleveland closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Mehadah has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cleveland is on him like a limpet, forcing Mehadah back against the cage.#TD#
Mehadah gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cleveland holds on and takes a little breather.
Cleveland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mehadah.
Mehadah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cleveland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cleveland wants to sweep but no luck.
Cleveland working a defensive guard here.
Mehadah trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleveland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Cleveland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mehadah is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Cleveland is trying to control the position but Mehadah postures up.
Mehadah throwing strikes but missing.
Mehadah landing with the ground and pound. #CUT#
It looks like Normand Cleveland has been cut.
Cleveland controlling Mehadah's posture.
Mehadah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cleveland trying to control the position.
Mehadah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mehadah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mehadah lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC#
Cleveland is rocked!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cleveland has eaten all the pies!
Mehadah stands up over Cleveland, holding on to his feet. Mehadah throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Cleveland is out cold! Mehadah lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hashim Mehadah!
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