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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jan 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Johan Kaber!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kaber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tamdfjsmf tries to avoid it but Kaber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tamdfjsmf to the ground. Tamdfjsmf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaber stops a takedown attempt from Tamdfjsmf.
Tamdfjsmf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tamdfjsmf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaber somewhat.#CL#
Tamdfjsmf moves into the clinch.
Kaber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tamdfjsmf is defending well.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Kaber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamdfjsmf gets underhooks to prevent Kaber's takedown attempt.
Kaber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tamdfjsmf prevents it.
#TD#
Kaber is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tamdfjsmf is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kaber to the mat. Kaber regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tamdfjsmf (2) vs (0) Kaber
Tamdfjsmf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaber's guard.
We've been hearing that Tamdfjsmf has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Kaber is looking to improve his position.
Kaber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tamdfjsmf slows the pace down in half guard.
Kaber is looking for a sweep. Tamdfjsmf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Tamdfjsmf passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Tamdfjsmf (5) vs (0) Kaber
Tamdfjsmf fails to advance to Kaber's back.
Kaber tries to lock up and control but Tamdfjsmf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is working for a guillotine from mount but Kaber frees his head quite easily.
Kaber regains half guard.
Kaber trying to control but Tamdfjsmf postures up.
#T3##SUB2#
Kaber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaber tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Kaber has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tamdfjsmf is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kaber. Score +3 for passing guard: Tamdfjsmf (8) vs (0) Kaber
Tamdfjsmf works to advance to full mount. Kaber defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Tamdfjsmf (10) vs (0) Kaber#T4#
Kaber is trying to escape the mount.
Tamdfjsmf content just to control the position here.
Kaber stops Tamdfjsmf from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kaber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamdfjsmf tries to control but Kaber wriggling away. #T5#
Tamdfjsmf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kaber is working to get back to half guard.
Tamdfjsmf controlling from the full mount.
Kaber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamdfjsmf looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tamdfjsmf wants to take his opponent's back but Kaber doesn't allow it. #T6#
Kaber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tamdfjsmf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaber is looking to escape.
Kaber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kaber regains half guard.
Kaber is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T7#
Tamdfjsmf wants to take a breather but Kaber is having none of it.
Kaber is looking to improve his position.
Tamdfjsmf is pressing down on Kaber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaber is holding on for now.
Kaber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tamdfjsmf is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is working for a submission of some sort.
#T8#
Kaber trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to control. Kaber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaber wants to control but Tamdfjsmf is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaber sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaber tries to roll over but Tamdfjsmf keeps him under control.#T9##SUB#
Tamdfjsmf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaber defends it well.
Kaber is looking to improve his position.
Tamdfjsmf works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Tamdfjsmf (13) vs (0) Kaber
Kaber tries to buck Tamdfjsmf off but Tamdfjsmf is having none of it.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control the action but Kaber is working from the bottom.
Kaber manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tamdfjsmf's best efforts.#T10#
Tamdfjsmf takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tamdfjsmf is keen to just control but Kaber is a slippery customer.
Kaber wants to improve his position but Tamdfjsmf is controlling well.
Kaber regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Tamdfjsmf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kaber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tamdfjsmf has managed to get both his arms back between Kaber's legs - danger averted.
Kaber looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaber, not yet.
Tamdfjsmf tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaber is retaining full guard.
Tamdfjsmf wants to control from the top but Kaber keeps moving.
Tamdfjsmf sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T11##SUB#
Tamdfjsmf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tamdfjsmf stopping the sweep attempt from Kaber.
Tamdfjsmf 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.
Tamdfjsmf stopping the sweep attempt from Kaber.
Kaber can't keep his opponent in guard - Tamdfjsmf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaber manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T12#
Tamdfjsmf looking to pass the guard.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control but Kaber is working from the bottom.
Tamdfjsmf controlling from the top position.
Tamdfjsmf postures up.
Kaber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamdfjsmf's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tamdfjsmf (13) vs (2) Kaber
Tamdfjsmf is controlling Kaber's posture.#T13#
Tamdfjsmf is trying to control the position but Kaber postures up.
Tamdfjsmf wants to sweep here but Kaber controlling him for the moment.
Kaber trying to control but Tamdfjsmf is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Tamdfjsmf looking for a guillotine here but Kaber defends easily.
Kaber passes into half guard.
Kaber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T14#
Tamdfjsmf tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kaber has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Tamdfjsmf (13) vs (5) Kaber
Tamdfjsmf regains half guard.
Kaber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamdfjsmf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tamdfjsmf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tamdfjsmf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tamdfjsmf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamdfjsmf takes the fight on points by 13 to 5. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Dec 30, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Johan Kaber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ward Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Shaver gets caught napping as Kaber dives in and scores a takedown. Shaver manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kaber (2) vs (0) Shaver
Kaber trying to control but Shaver is working from the bottom.
Shaver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaver has control of Kaber's left arm, preventing Kaber from doing any damage.
Shaver looking to control.
Shaver keeping moving, preventing Kaber from controlling successfully.
Kaber sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Kaber drops back looking for a leg! Shaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shaver manages to kick Kaber off! Kaber jumps back into Shaver's guard. #T1#
Shaver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaber manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kaber (2) vs (2) Shaver#SUB#
Kaber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaver defends it easily.
Kaber keeping full guard, as Shaver tries to pass.
Shaver passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kaber (2) vs (5) Shaver
Kaber is not content to let Shaver control the position. #T2#
Kaber is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Shaver is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kaber (2) vs (7) Shaver
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaber has given up his back here. Will Shaver look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Kaber (2) vs (10) Shaver#SUB2#
Shaver working for the choke. #SUB2#
Shaver is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kaber is defending well though. Shaver let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Shaver is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kaber has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kaber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T3#
Kaber is looking to improve his position.
Shaver is trying to control. Kaber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaber gets back to full guard.
Kaber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaver wants to pass the guard but Kaber is keeping the position.
Shaver wants to control from the top but Kaber keeps moving.
Shaver pushes down on Kaber's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
Shaver trying to control from half guard but Kaber is working away. #SUB2#
Shaver wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shaver looks winded!#SUB2#
Shaver is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kaber still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kaber 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: Kaber (6) vs (10) Shaver#SUB#
Kaber in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shaver is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Kaber! |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 29, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tolby Tovington! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Johan Kaber!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tovington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaber.
Kaber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Tovington forces Kaber back against the cage and clinches.
Kaber wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD2#
Kaber pulls Tovington into guard.
Tovington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaber keeping moving, preventing Tovington from controlling successfully. #T1#
Kaber keeping full guard, as Tovington tries to pass.
Tovington looking to sit in guard and control but Kaber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tovington (0) vs (2) Kaber
Kaber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kaber stopping the sweep attempt from Tovington.
Kaber wants to control from the top but Tovington keeps moving.
Tovington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kaber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tovington swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Kaber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tovington pulls Kaber in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kaber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tovington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaber on the ground.#SUB2#
Kaber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3##SUB2#
Kaber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaber trying to mount his opponent but Tovington defends it.
Kaber is trying to control the action in half guard but Tovington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
Kaber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Tovington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tovington gets back to full guard.
Kaber trying to control the position from guard on top but Tovington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tovington has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kaber has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tovington (0) vs (5) Kaber
Kaber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T5#
Tovington is looking to reverse the position.
Kaber working away.
Kaber staying calm.
Tovington is trying to get back to half guard.
Tovington is working hard here to advance position.#T6#
Kaber tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tovington's legs.
Kaber trying to control the action but Tovington is working from the bottom.
Tovington is looking for a sweep.
Tovington can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaber wants to control but Tovington is keeping him busy.
Tovington gets back to half guard.#T7#
Tovington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Kaber is working for a kimura but Tovington is defending it quite comfortably.
Tovington is looking to improve his position.
#T8#
Tovington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kaber trying to control the position from guard on top but Tovington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tovington is pulling down on Kaber's head. It's preventing any offense from Kaber, at least for the moment.
Tovington keeping moving, preventing Kaber from controlling successfully.
Kaber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tovington is keeping the position for now.
Tovington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tovington tries to get out of the position.
Kaber is fighting to break Tovington's control of his arms but Tovington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T9#
Tovington continues to stall.
Kaber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tovington looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T10#
Tovington has his hands on Kaber's head, controlling the position.
Tovington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tovington has Kaber pulled in close to control his posture.
Tovington 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: Tovington (2) vs (5) Kaber
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaber is concentrating on defense, preventing Tovington from advancing position. #SUB#
Tovington is trying to work for a kimura but Kaber is defending well.
#SUB#
Tovington wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T11##SUB#
Tovington is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaber.#SUB#
Tovington has gone for a leg lock! Kaber slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tovington's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tovington (2) vs (7) Kaber
Tovington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T12#
More hug and hope from Tovington.
Tovington working a defensive guard here.
Tovington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kaber is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T13#
Tovington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kaber puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Kaber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tovington has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Kaber is looking for a kimura but Tovington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaber to get the leverage.
Tovington desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Kaber seems to be working for a kimura but Tovington defends the submission attempt.#T14#
Tovington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tovington has his hands clasped together around Kaber's back. He's all about the action.
Tovington wants to improve his position but Kaber is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaber wins on points by 7 to 2. |
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