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Event:
TWGC 39 (170lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jose Altuve! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Cody Harris!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Altuve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Harris feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Altuve tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Altuve (0) vs (2) Harris
Harris prevents Altuve from improving his position.
Altuve manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to control but Altuve is working from the bottom.
Harris looks winded!#SUB#
Altuve is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Altuve is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
Altuve is trying to get back to full guard.
Altuve gets full guard.
Altuve looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Altuve bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Altuve (2) vs (2) Harris
Harris keeping full guard, as Altuve tries to pass. #SUB2#
Harris working for a triangle but Altuve defends it easily.
#T2#
Altuve passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Altuve (5) vs (2) Harris
Harris is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Altuve wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
Altuve moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Altuve (7) vs (2) Harris
Altuve fails to advance to Harris's back. #T3#
Harris is trying to escape the mount.
Harris tries to hold on but Altuve pushes him away.
Altuve is looking to work his way around to Harris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Altuve is staying active.#SUB#
Altuve working for a submission but Harris is keeping him at bay.
Altuve pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T4#
Harris has given up his back here. Will Altuve look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Altuve (10) vs (2) Harris#SUB#
Altuve seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Harris's chin but Harris turns very nicely into Altuve's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Harris.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Altuve (10) vs (4) Harris
Harris pushing down on Altuve's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harris prevents Altuve from improving his position.
Harris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Altuve! Score +3 for passing guard: Altuve (10) vs (7) Harris
Altuve could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T5#
Harris pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Harris is still trying to improve position.
Altuve is trying to escape the mount.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Altuve tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris controlling his opponent. #T6#
Harris wants to control the pace but Altuve is squirming around nicely.
Altuve is working to get back to half guard.
Altuve regains half guard.#SUB2#
Harris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Altuve sees it coming and defends easily.#T7#
Altuve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris wants to take a breather but Altuve is having none of it.
Altuve has a hand on Harris's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Altuve (10) vs (10) Harris
Harris controlling his opponent.
Altuve is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Altuve is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action. #T8#
Altuve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Altuve (10) vs (13) Harris#SUB2#
Harris looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Altuve's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harris trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Harris is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Harris doesn't have the hooks in and Altuve manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Altuve (12) vs (13) Harris#T9#
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Altuve advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Altuve tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Altuve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Altuve defends easily.
Altuve passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T10#
Altuve is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Altuve is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Altuve.
Harris trying to control but Altuve postures up.
#T11#
Altuve prevents Harris from improving his position.
Altuve is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now. #SUB#
Altuve 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.
Harris trying to control but Altuve postures up.
#T12#
Altuve is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Altuve is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Altuve tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Harris is trying is best to control the position here. #T13#
Altuve tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it. #SUB2#
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Altuve is very close to passing his half guard.
Altuve wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position. #SUB2#
Harris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Altuve pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Harris looking for submissions off his back.#T14#
Altuve trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well. #SUB#
Altuve is working for a submission of some sort.
Harris trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Altuve is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris wins on points by 13 to 12.
Cody Harris 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
We've been hearing reports that Altuve has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Altuve could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Diaz drops Altuve with a big left hand! Altuve is injured, injured bad! Diaz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Diaz!
After the fight, Dick Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2023 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#TD2#
Altuve throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gallahad was covering up waiting for the punch and Altuve finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
Gallahad working for a triangle but Altuve defends it easily.
#SUB#
Gallahad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Gallahad is looking for a triangle but Altuve pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Gallahad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Altuve defends well.#SUB#
Gallahad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gallahad has his foot on Altuve's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Altuve works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gallahad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Altuve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gallahad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Altuve tries to get to full guard but Gallahad has control of the leg. #SUB#
Gallahad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Altuve wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Gallahad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Altuve doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gallahad.
Altuve should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Altuve regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gallahad passes Altuve's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Altuve tries to roll over but Gallahad keeps him under control.#T2##SUB#
Gallahad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Altuve is just riding it out for now. Gallahad eventually gives up the hold.
Gallahad works his way into side control.
Gallahad in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Gallahad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Gallahad has hold of Altuve's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Altuve tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gallahad cranks the arm and Altuve screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Altuve, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Auric Gallahad!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Auric Gallahad made sure he mentioned Cobra Kai Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Altuve looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wells really is a fat lump.
Altuve stops Wells from standing up.
Altuve passes Wells's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wells is trying to get back to full guard.
Altuve passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wells tries to hold on but Altuve pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Altuve looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB2#
Altuve is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wells is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wells flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Altuve anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wells and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Altuve slips an arm under Wells chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Altuve has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Altuve is squeezing on Wells like an anaconda would it's prey. Wells fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Altuve! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Altuve has Quarter up against the cage in a clinch.
Quarter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quarter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Altuve managing to block the knees to the body from Quarter.
Quarter tries to break free but Altuve pushes him back against the cage.
Quarter tries to break the clinch but Altuve is controlling the position. #TD2#
Altuve wants the takedown. Quarter is fighting it off but Altuve persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Quarter's guard against the cage.
Quarter wants to sweep here but Altuve controlling him for the moment.
Altuve passes Quarter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarter is in trouble now - Altuve has advanced to mount! #SUB2#
Altuve has control of Quarter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quarter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T1##SUB2#
Altuve jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Quarter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Altuve has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Quarter!
Altuve pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Quarter has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Altuve is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Quarter is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Altuve! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Suarez fails with the takedown#TD2#
and Altuve counters with a single leg into guard. Suarez didn't expect that.
Altuve wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Suarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Altuve pushes down on Suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez wants to control but Altuve passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Altuve wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suarez, who protects the arm well.
Altuve works to advance to full mount. Suarez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T1##SUB2#
Altuve is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suarez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Altuve looking for a guillotine from mount but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez wants to control but Altuve is having none of it.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suarez prevents Altuve from taking his back.
Altuve keeps trying to improve his position.#T2#
Suarez tries to lock up and control but Altuve gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Altuve is looking to work his way around to Suarez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Altuve should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB2#
Suarez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Altuve locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Suarez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Altuve! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Poobing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poobing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poobing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Altuve tried to counter with a leg kick but Poobing avoided it.
Poobing is looking to clinch but Altuve is avoiding it.
Altuve tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poobing manages to circle out of the way.
Poobing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Altuve swivels and escapes.
Poobing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Altuve defends well and Poobing ends up having to push Altuve into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jose Altuve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeepy Poobing.
Poobing tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Poobing moves into the clinch.
Poobing jumps guard but Altuve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poobing struggles to land a body shot inside as Altuve controls his hands.
#T1#
Poobing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Altuve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poobing gets underhooks to prevent Altuve's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Poobing pulls guard effortlessly.
Altuve slips nicely into half guard.
Altuve wants to free his trapped foot but Poobing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Poobing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Altuve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poobing wants to get back to his feet.
Altuve wants to pass the guard but Poobing is defending well. #T2##SUB#
Altuve is looking for a kimura but Poobing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Altuve to get the leverage.
Altuve trying to mount his opponent but Poobing defends it.
Altuve moves nicely into side control.
Poobing looks winded!
Altuve tries to move into full mount but can't pass Poobing's legs. #SUB#
Altuve has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Poobing is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Altuve yanks on the arm and Poobing is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Altuve.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Altuve! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Walsh is looking to clinch.
Altuve is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Walsh moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Walsh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Altuve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walsh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Walsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Walsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Altuve manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Altuve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altuve is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Altuve in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Walsh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Altuve!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Altuve! |
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