WNO 22 Rodriguez vs Hugo Play-by-Play

 


WNO 22 is starting and it is the first event of the year. We have a lot of matches so be sure to look down below to follow the action. This page will be updated as it happens. Until then check out the press conference down below from the Flograppling youtube channel.




Pre-Show


The pre-show is getting started and we have Jake Watson, Kendell Reusing and Andre Galvao. They messed up the graphic already, having Sebastian Rodriguez vs Elijah Dorsey at heavy weight. Nothing about that is right.

They are interviewing Richie Martinez now. I thought he was going to have some big announcements, but they just asked him about the matches. I liked it more when they had the commentators give their picks. I think that format, especially with Caio Terra, was more interesting. WNO 22 is getting start now with the first match.


Dory Aoun vs Kyle Chambers

Kyle sits down and Dory moves around the outside until, Kyle pulls him into half guard. Kyle can't get anything going and Dory stands. Dory enters half guard again, but Kyle uses the kneesheild to keep him away. Kyle goes for a G-roll and tries to trip up Dory, but Kyle can't finish the sweep. Dory tries to dive over the guard, but Kyle easily inverts and defends. Dory, goes for a double underpass, but Kyle moves to an arm saddle position. He then moves to a kneebar and then the saddle. He moves to an inside heelhook, but Dory slips out.

After a brief break to remove Kyle's earrings, they get back to it. Kyle almost starts working rubber guard and then moves to closed guard. Kyle opens and Dory almost hits a quick pass. Dory tries a kneeslice, but it isn't close. Dory starts to pass from half and Kyle throws his leg over for a rubberguard gogoplata. Dory is trying to push the foot down, but this is a bad position. Kyle is ahead wih the judges, but as they say that Dory escapes. Dory tries to pick up the pace, but Kyle is countering him fairly easily. Dory hit a nice kneeslice and almost hits a pass. He gets even more aggressive and passes to NS. Kyle bellies down Dory goes for a darce. Dory moves back to side control and then Kyle recovers his guard. Dory forces Kyle to turtle and tries to take his back. Dory tries to cover the mouth, but this allows Kyle to escape. Kyle is on a leg now, with 30 sec left. Dory attacks a toehold and Kyle goes for a calf slicer, but it is pretty loose. The start was a little slow, but the later half of the match was pretty good.

Dory Aoun wins by decision
. I think his aggressiveness and action in the 2nd half of the match pulled him through. He's getting some hometown love from the crowd during his post match interview.


Ashlee Funegra vs Marilyn Cruz

They get started and are wrestling for a second and then Funegra sits and Cruz pulls guard. Funegra comes on top and then passes off of a mistake by Cruz. Funegra locks up a guillotine and moves to mount. Cruz escapes and gets her guard back. They stand up and Funegra pulls guard and sweeps again. Funegra tries to pass and Cruz uses her halfguard. Funegra passes in a few sec and then moves to north south. As Funegra tries to isolate an arm, Cruz gets her guard back. Cruz starts looking for another half guard pass. Funegra locks up a kimura and uses it to pass into north south again. Cruz gets to quarter guard, but Funegra puts the pressure on and passes again. Cruz gets to quarter guard again and then moves into deep half, but Funegra gets an underhook and passes to mount. Funegra tries an armtriangle, but Cruz is defending and then gets her guard back,. Funegra goes back to kneeslice/halfguard passing. Funegra passes again and tries an armlock, but loses it. Crus tries to move into deep half again, but she gives up the underhook again, but as Funegra goes for the armbar Cruz escapes again. Funegra locks up darce and she is passing, but abandons it and goes for a backstep into a heelhook, but can't get that either. Funegra goes to pass again, but Cruz gets her leg and goes for a leg atttack, but it isn't close. They both start going to legs as time runs out. It was a nice high paced match, but Funegra wasn't able to finish. Cruz showed great defense, but Funegra should get this fairly easily.

Funegra wins via decision.

Max Hanson vs Daniel Sathler


Max Hanson vs Daniel Sathler is up next. I think this should be a good, exciting match. Max sits and Sathler is stalking him on his hands and knees. Max goes to K-guard and tries to get into a backside 50/50, Sathler counters with a crabride and almost gets the back, but they separate. Sathler then jumps for a flying triangle. It is close, but Max tries to slip out. Sathler switches to the triangle armbar and gets the tap. Super exciting. I'd be shocked if that doesn't get submission of the night.


Daniel Sathler wins via Armbar.

Elijah Dorsey vs Ivan Herrera

Elijah Dorsey vs Ivan Herrera is the next match. They come out wrestling. Elijah jumps guard and then wrestles up on a single. Elijah then moves to an armlock as Ivan tries to turtle off of a pass. Ivan escapes and stands. Elijah gets a single leg and is on top as they reset to the center. Ivan stands up and they fake for a few seconds and then Elijah hits a double leg. Elijah goes for a bodylock pass and then moves to the back. Ivan defends by putting his arms above his head to defend the choke and Elijah hits the thunderlock. Everyone seems confused for some reason.


Elijah Dorsey wins via Thunderlock.

Jacob "The Hillbilly Hammer" Couch vs Sebastian Rodriguez


Jacob "The Hillbilly Hammer" Couch vs Sebastian Rodriguez is the next match. Couch pulls guard. Sebastian is working to pass from the outside and Couch pulls him into half guard and goes for a kneebar. Then he switches to outside ashi and a heelhook. Then and anklelock and then back to the heelhook and he gets it. The sub was in less than 2 min.


Jacob Couch wins via Outside heelhook.

Amanda "Tubby" Alequin vs Adele Fornarino


Amanda "Tubby" Alequin vs Adele Fornarino is up next. The get started and Adele pulls guard/ She tries and X-guard sweep and then moves to butterfly ashi with an aoki lock. Tubby tries to spin out, but it makes it worse and Tubby taps. This might be the fastest sub in WNO history.


Adele Fornarino wins via Aoki lock.

Tainan Dalpra vs Oliver Taza


Tainan Dalpra vs Oliver Taza is up next. I guess Taza is embracing his role as a gatekeeper. Tainan seems to have a good amount of size on Taza.


They start standing. Tainan goes for a kneetap, but almost falls down. Taza goes for a slow armdrag, but it doesn't work. They are both going for weak leg grabs, but neither are getting close. As I say that, Tainan picks up a leg and eventually trips Taza. Tainan is working from top halfguard. Tainan moves his hands and gets a bodylock while in halfguard. Tainan passes to sidecontrol, but Taza is getting up on his elbow and then stands and breaks the grip. Taza goes for a double on the feet, but can;t get it. Taza goes for a single and Tainan tries a deashi barai. They are standing, but don't really have much effective offense. Tainan is ahead with the judges and he goes for a single which Taza slips out of. Tainan goes for a far shot and gets stuffed and then Taza goes for a kneetap that isn't close. Tainan gets a kneetap. He quickly hits a kneecircle pass and moves to side control. Taza is defending and Tainan looks a bit unsure what to do. He goes for a darce, but Taza gets halfguard. Tainan tries to pass to mount, but decides to go back to sidecontrol instead. Taza tries to escapse and almost gets his back taken. Tainan gets close to his back, but Taza wiggles away and they stand. Tainan goes for another weak deashi and Taza goes for a single leg that doesn't move Tainan at all. Tainan goes for a fireman's carry, but it isn't close. Tainan throws another de ashi that dirupts Taza's rhythm. Taza shoots for a single and runs into a brickwall. Taza rolls to guard and Tainan kneeslices through his guard. Tainan is working from sidecontrol, but can't find an opening. Taza eventually gets his guard back, but Tainan immediately starts smash passing him to get to sidecontrol. Taza recovers guard again, but Tainan is back him from headquarters position. Tainan goes to top halfguard and works to sidecontrol. Taza gets his guard back and Tainan drops back for a leg, but after a second thinks better of it and come back up. With less than a min left, Tainan starts to go crazy with passes, but can't get anything.


Tainan Dalpra wins via decision.

Dante Leon vs Diego "Pato" Oliveira


Dante Leon vs Diego "Pato" Oliveira is the next match. Pato is getting tons of love from the fans. Pato sits to guard. Dante stands and Pato works his DLR and RDLR. Pato knocks Dante down to his butt and is looking to get a leg, but Dante gets back up. Pato seems to be keeping Dante on the back foot a bit and Dante is looking to get into his rhythm so he can pass. Pato tries to go for a false reap, but Dante pulls it out then Pato switches to an opposite side K-guard and then moves to outside ashi. Dante has good defense and is able to extract his leg and stand up. Pato goes to DLR again and starts inverting. He almost gets a triangle, but Dante sees it and then tries his first pass. Dante is getting close, but Pato uses his flexability to defend. Pato goes back to the DLR, RDLR combo and it seems to be frustrating Dante. The judges are favoring Pato right now. Pato inverts, trips up Dante and then comes on top. Pato is trying to pass Dante's knee shield and Dante inverts, but Pato goes for an anklelock that looks tight. Dante escapes and comes on top, but Pato goes right back to that guard that has been shutting Dante down. Pato is switching between guards extremely quickly and then he attacks the far leg with a reap and that leads to an outside heelhook.


Deigo Pato Oliveria wins via outside heelhook.

Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto



Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto is the next match. They both come out to weird music, but they're ready to rumble. They start standing and Kenta goes for a quick kouchi gari, but can't get it. Mica comes back with an ouchi gari, but almost trips. Kenta gets doublt under hooks and hits a sasae tsurikomi ashi, but as they hit the floor Mica goes for an armlock. Kenta escapes by the skin of his teeth and scrambles away. They stand and Kenta hits a single leg and Mica immediately goes to a triangle. It is supertight, but Kenta manages to get out and Mica switches to an armlock, but Kenta slip out of that too. Kenta stands again. Kenta goes for a double leg and Mica counters with a guillotine and rolls to mount. Kenta defends, but he is not in bottom half guard. Mica passes and moves to mount quickly. Kenta manages to get out and they stand again.

Mica is ahead on the judges scorecard, Kenta goes for a kneetap, but they go out of bounds. Kenta goes for a single, but Mica defends. Now Mica goes for a trip that causes Kenta to stumble down. Mica gets on top and looks to pass with a double underpass, but can't get it. Mica moves into halfguard now. Mica tries to pass and Kenta inverts and goes to the legs, which causes Mica to retreat. They stand and Kenta goes for a single and Mica tries to hit a guillotine. Kenta escapes, Mica goes for an armlock and Kenta escapes that too. Mica is trying to work his closed guard now and Kenta stands and Mica opens his guard. Kenta is working to pass half guard. Mica tries to pull Kenta's arm in and go for an armbar, but Kenta slips out and Mica stands.

Mica tries for a single, but it doesn't work. They both look tired, but Mica has more energy. Kenta fakes Mica out and hits an easy double leg. This is actually a fairly close match, but the judges are favoring Mica at this point. Mica goes for a monoplata, but Kenta escapes. Mica comes up on top with a front headlock and then moves to the back. Mica slips his hand underneath the chin and Mica subs Kenta.

Mica Galvao win via RNC


Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo

Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo is the last match. Nicky sits wrestles up and then goes into Hugo's full guard. Nicky gets out, and then gets into top half guard. Nicky tries to run around the guard, but Hugo was ready for him. Nicky goes back to the halfguard passing, but Hugo isn't letting him move forward an inch. Hugo is working some DLR, but Nicky doesn't like it and moves back to halfguard top.

Nicky tries to jump around the guard, but Hugo turn it into an omoplata, Nicky tries to escape and Hugo goes after his legs. Nicky escapes again and then moves back to halfguard top. Nicky is trying to get into a bodylock, but Hugo isn't giving him any space by keeping his back on the mat and controlling Nicky's arms. Nicky stands and tries a high step, but that doesn't work either. The judges favor Hugo during the first 3rd of the match.

Nicky gets close to the bodylock for a sec, but Hugo immediately breaks it. They are in Hugo's closed guard now. Hugo goes for an armbar and it is super deep. Nicky stand and then goes for the reverse hitchhiker escape. Nicky stalks around the outside and starts turning up the head with the passing. Hugo sits up and Nicky, wraps his head up in a front headlock. Nicky backsteps, but doesn't do anything with it and Hugo recovers. The judges favor Hugo again. Hugo elevated Nicky, but doesn't do anything with it. Nicky trying torrenado passing now, but get his leg caught. Nicky escapes and turn directly into a pass. Nicky moves to mount and Hugo just barely escapes back to halfguard. Nicky trying more torreandos and then moves to a north south pass and almost gets it. Just as Nicky settled to position, Hugo bucks him off. Nicky goes back after it and gets to side control. Hugo escapes back to guard and Nicky forces him to turtle, but Hugo rolls right back into guard. Nicky goes for a toehold with 1 min left and Hugo defends. Nicky goes back to passing and Hugo sweeps Nicky rod. Nicky turtles and Hugo almost takes his back, but Nicky rolls, gets mounted and then Nicky immediately reverses. It was a close match, but it looks like Hugo won.


Victor Hugo wins via decision.


Final

Thank you everyone for reading. my breakdown of the event will be out soon as well as a youtube video. Stay on the look out for that and there should be a lot more interesting events coming soon, so make sure you check back for those.

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