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Event:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 11, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Baek Doo Kim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jayden Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Jordan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kim can't fight it off and eventually Jordan manages to take the fight to the floor. Kim looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kim (0) vs (2) Jordan
Kim wants to sweep but no luck.
Jordan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim trying to control the position.
#T1#
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kim trying to control the position.
Jordan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Jordan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jordan is one step ahead there.
Jordan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Jordan looking to pass the guard.
Jordan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.#T4#
Kim controls Jordan momentarily but Jordan frees himself.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Jordan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kim (0) vs (5) Jordan
Jordan controlling the position. #T5#
Jordan tries to move to full mount but Kim actually manages to regain half guard.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Jordan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kim controlling the position well.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.#T6#
Jordan wants to free his trapped foot but Kim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Jordan seems content to control.
Jordan trying to mount his opponent but Kim defends it.
Jordan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T7#
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
Jordan looking to pass the guard. #T8#
Kim is trying to control the position but Jordan postures up.
Jordan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jordan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T9#
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jordan sitting in guard here, content to control. #T10#
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jordan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T11#
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Jordan stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kim (0) vs (8) Jordan
Kim regains half guard.
Kim wants to control but Jordan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jordan is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it. #T12#
Jordan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Jordan trying to mount his opponent but Kim defends it.
Jordan keeps trying to improve his position.
Kim is pressing down on Jordan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jordan is one step ahead there. #T13#
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kim wants to hit a sweep here but Jordan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kim there! Score +3 for passing guard: Kim (0) vs (11) Jordan#T14#
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jordan controlling from the full mount.
Jordan is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan wins on points by 11 to 0.
Our winner, Jayden Jordan, 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:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Abel Harper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Baek Doo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harper (2) vs (0) Kim
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harper is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.
Kim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harper trying to pass the guard but Kim defending well. #T1#
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kim holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper controlling the pace. #T2#
Kim tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harper has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (5) vs (0) Kim
Kim tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
Harper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harper looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Kim tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Harper goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kim is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (5) vs (2) Kim
Kim trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4##SUB#
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kim defends well.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Kim trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom. #T5#
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Kim pushing down on Harper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kim passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (5) vs (5) Kim
Kim looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T6#
Harper tries to lock up and control but Kim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harper is looking to get to half guard.
Kim tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.#T7#
Kim wants to control but instead Harper manages to regain half guard.
Kim works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (5) vs (8) Kim
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Kim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kim wants to control the action but instead Harper gets a body lock and reverses into Kim's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (7) vs (8) Kim#T8#
Harper wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.#T9#
Kim looking to control.
Harper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kim working a defensive guard but Harper manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (10) vs (8) Kim#SUB#
Harper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harper but great work by Kim. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harper (10) vs (12) Kim#T10#
Kim wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Kim trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Harper is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harper keeps working. #T11#
Kim tries to move to mount but Harper blocks the move with his legs.
Kim trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Harper tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Kim wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kim is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harper (10) vs (14) Kim
Kim looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T12#
Kim wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Kim controlling his opponent.
Kim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Kim controlling the pace for now. #T13#
Kim avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
Kim wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kim looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim wants to control the action but instead Harper gets a body lock and reverses into Kim's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (12) vs (14) Kim#T14#
Harper controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Harper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kim dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (12) vs (16) Kim
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (14) vs (16) Kim
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim wins on points by 16 to 14. |
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