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Event:
Level 2
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
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 1 wins and 0 losses; Harry Winston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Winston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Winston (2) vs (0) O Doherty
O Doherty wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
O Doherty looking for a kimura from the bottom but Winston passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Winston (5) vs (0) O Doherty
You can see the frustration on O Doherty's face as Winston controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Doherty being controlled for a moment. #T1#
Winston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Winston working away.
O Doherty tries to bench press Winston off him but Winston keeps the position.
O Doherty keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T2#
O Doherty is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Winston is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Winston (7) vs (0) O Doherty
Winston controlling from mount.
Winston'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.
O Doherty is working to get back to half guard.
O Doherty is still trying to improve 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.
O Doherty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winston content just to control the position here. #T3#
O Doherty is trying to escape the mount.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.
O Doherty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Doherty is looking to improve his position but Winston isn't that keen on the idea.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.#T4#
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston prevents O Doherty from getting the reversal.
Winston controlling from the full mount.
O Doherty is desperately trying to improve his position but Winston has a good base and remains in mount.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.#T5#
O Doherty is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Doherty tries to improve his position but instead Winston has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Winston (10) vs (0) O Doherty
O Doherty tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
O Doherty wants to escape the position.
O Doherty trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T6#
I really don't envy O Doherty right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
Winston has the hooks in. O Doherty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Winston controls the action.
O Doherty can't escape the position.
#T7#
Good control from Winston.
Winston seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
I really don't envy O Doherty right now.
O Doherty looks winded!
Winston biding his time, controlling O Doherty. #T8#
O Doherty trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Winston controlling from the back.
Winston controlling well, preventing O Doherty from escaping the position.
Winston keeps control of the position easily here as O Doherty tries to buck him off.
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
#T9#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Winston.
Winston keeps control of the position as O Doherty tries to break free.
O Doherty looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T10#
Winston controlling well, preventing O Doherty from escaping the position.
Winston keeps control of the position easily here as O Doherty tries to buck him off.
O Doherty is trying to break free.
#T11#
O Doherty wants to control his opponent's hands but Winston gets his hands free.
O Doherty is really stuck here.
Winston just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
Further stalling from Winston.#T12#
Winston is hanging on to O Doherty's back as he tries to escape.
Winston has good solid back control here. #T13#
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
What can O Doherty do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
O Doherty trying to control the hands but Winston won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T14#
You can see the frustration on O Doherty's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
O Doherty is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
O Doherty tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston takes the fight on points by 10 to 0. |
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Event:
LEVEL 1
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
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; Jacks Sole! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sole tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Sole tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winston wants to counter the offense by Sole and move into the clinch position.
Sole wants to clinch.
Sole tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Sole is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Winston moves into range and clinches up with Sole.
Sole tries to pull guard but Winston won't allow it.
#TD2#
Winston decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 Winston is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sole (0) vs (2) Winston
Winston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Winston advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sole (0) vs (5) Winston#T1#
Winston in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Winston moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sole (0) vs (7) Winston
Winston controlling the pace for now.
Winston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sole is looking to escape.
Winston controlling the pace for now. #T2#
Sole can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Sole defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Winston.
Winston is looking to work his way around to Sole's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Winston takes Sole's back. Score +3 for taking back: Sole (0) vs (10) Winston
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
Sole is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Winston has one arm under Sole 's neck. Sole is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Winston manages to get his arm free though and Sole is in a world of trouble! Winston sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Sole turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Winston! |
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Event:
400K Testing
Date: Dec 07, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Eight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eight trying to control but Seven is working from the bottom.
Eight is fighting to break Seven's control of his arms but Seven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Seven is continuing to stall.
Eight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seven can do anything to dispel that myth.
Seven is trying to keep Eight in close.
Eight looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Seven looking for a sweep. Not yet Seven, not yet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Seven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Seven is trying to work for a kimura but Eight is defending well.
Eight regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seven.
Eight wants to stand up but Seven is controlling him. #T2#
Eight keeping full guard, as Seven tries to pass.
Eight has control of Seven's left arm, preventing Seven from doing any damage.
Seven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eight working a defensive guard but Seven manages to pass into side control anyway.
Eight can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seven is trying to ground and pound but Eight uses the momentary lack of control by Seven to regain half guard.
Eight is looking for a sweep. Seven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fighter Seven.
Well Seven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 10:10
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 10:9
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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