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Event:
TWGC 23 (185lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 21461 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Davolee (ranked 2791 p4p, 297 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Bashaad Al Hammad! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; David Davolee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Al Hammad throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davolee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Al Hammad is in Davolee's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Al Hammad (2) vs (0) Davolee
Davolee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davolee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Al Hammad stacks Davolee 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 Al Hammad! Score +3 for passing guard: Al Hammad (5) vs (0) Davolee
Davolee wants to control but Al Hammad postures up.
Davolee is letting Al Hammad control him for a moment.
Al Hammad gets to mount! Davolee was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Al Hammad (7) vs (0) Davolee
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davolee is trying to reverse the position but instead Al Hammad has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Al Hammad (10) vs (0) Davolee
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davolee tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Davolee can't escape the position.
Davolee keeps trying to improve his position.
Davolee tries to lock up and control but Al Hammad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al Hammad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Al Hammad avoids the attempt from Davolee to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davolee gets back to half guard.
Al Hammad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davolee trying to hold on to Al Hammad's head to control him but Al Hammad postures up.
Al Hammad slows the pace down in half guard.
Davolee tries to roll over but Al Hammad keeps him under control.
Al Hammad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Davolee trying to hold on to Al Hammad's head to control him but Al Hammad postures up.
Al Hammad is taking a breather. Davolee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davolee for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad'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.
Davolee looking for subs from the bottom but Al Hammad mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Al Hammad (13) vs (0) Davolee
Al Hammad controlling from the full mount.
Davolee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad avoids the attempt from Davolee to control.
Al Hammad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davolee 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.
Davolee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Al Hammad controlling from the full mount.
Al Hammad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davolee is looking to get to half guard.
Davolee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Al Hammad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Al Hammad works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Al Hammad (16) vs (0) Davolee
Davolee trying to control the action but Al Hammad just sinks the hooks in.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad looking for the RNC.
What can Davolee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Davolee trying to control the hands but Al Hammad won't let him.
I really don't envy Davolee right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Davolee is in bad spot here.
Davolee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Al Hammad controls the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Davolee has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Davolee is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Al Hammad.
Davolee tries to escape the position.
Al Hammad is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Davolee tries to escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad is riding his opponent, not letting Davolee buck him off.
Davolee trying to control the action but Al Hammad just sinks the hooks in.
What can Davolee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Davolee can't escape the position.
Davolee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Davolee actively working from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad prevents Davolee from improving his position.
Al Hammad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davolee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Hammad takes the fight on points by 16 to 0.
Bashaad Al Hammad very nearly forgot to thank Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Chambers gets tackled into the cage by Davolee. Davolee maintains the clinch.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davolee.
Chambers tries to break free but Davolee pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Davolee gets control of Chambers's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davolee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Davolee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chambers. #SUB2#
Davolee looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chambers is defending well. Davolee quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chambers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Davolee celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Davolee!
Our winner, David Davolee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Davolee fails to land the takedown.
Mcintyre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Davolee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcintyre wants to stall.
Mcintyre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davolee has him pressed against the cage.
Davolee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcintyre after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Davolee jumps guard and drags Mcintyre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Davolee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcintyre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davolee scores with a nice shot.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Hilo inform us that Davolee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davolee is pulling down on Mcintyre's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Davolee is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mcintyre throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Davolee's body to avoid the submission. Davolee has instead reached around Mcintyre's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Davolee arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Davolee!
During a confident post fight interview, David Davolee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Davolee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crane quickly recovers to half guard.
Davolee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davolee blocks the strikes from Crane.
Davolee tries to stand and escape but Crane is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Davolee has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Crane defend it? Davolee steps over the head and cranks it - Crane is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Davolee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Davolee!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Davolee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Davolee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watts pinned against the cage. Watts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Watts clinches with his opponent.
Watts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davolee pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Watts pulls Davolee into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davolee wants to get up but he can't break Watts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davolee preventing the sweep.
Davolee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davolee on the ground.
Davolee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Davolee wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
Watts being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Watts with that takedown attempt.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but Davolee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jess Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Davolee drives through and clinches with Watts against the cage.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#BC2#
Davolee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Watts closes the distance and pushes Davolee back into the cage.
Watts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davolee smiles and moves away.
Watts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Davolee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Watts tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Davolee really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Watts.#T3##SUB2#
Davolee has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Watts is in real trouble here. Davolee gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Watts is tapping out! Davolee wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Davolee!
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