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TWGC 15 (155lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Cody Lundin and Tomas Marley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Cody Lundin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Tomas Marley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Marley drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lundin (0) vs (2) Marley
Lundin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lundin wants to sweep but no luck.
Marley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lundin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley passes Lundin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundin wants to get back to full guard.
Lundin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marley's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lundin (4) vs (2) Marley
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin wants to control but Marley is keeping busy.
Lundin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Marley tries to roll but Lundin sticks to his back.
Lundin biding his time, controlling Marley.
Lundin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Marley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lundin is trying to stick to Marley's back but Marley is turning into Lundin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lundin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Marley. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lundin (4) vs (4) Marley
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin working a defensive guard but Marley passes into half guard.
Lundin looking for submissions off his back.
Lundin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marley trying to pass the guard but Lundin defending well.
Marley stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin trying to hold on to Marley's head to control him but Marley postures up.
Marley prevents Lundin from improving his position.
Lundin actively working from the bottom here.
Lundin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lundin looking for submissions off his back.
Lundin trying to control here.
Lundin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lundin is trying to maintain the position but Marley is very close to passing his half guard.
Marley passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lundin (4) vs (7) Marley
Lundin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lundin is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lundin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lundin (6) vs (7) Marley
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Marley has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lundin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Marley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lundin is aware though and is defending well.
Lundin trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lundin is aware though and is defending well.
Marley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lundin looking to pass the guard.
Marley is trying to control the position but Lundin postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lundin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lundin trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lundin stopping the sweep attempt from Marley.
Lundin trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lundin preventing the sweep.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Lundin is really struggling to control Marley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lundin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lundin stopping the sweep attempt from Marley.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lundin manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lundin (6) vs (9) Marley
Lundin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lundin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lundin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marley stopping the sweep attempt from Lundin.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lundin is looking for a triangle here but Marley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lundin (6) vs (12) Marley
Lundin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marley advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lundin (6) vs (14) Marley
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lundin tries to hold on but Marley pushes him away.
Lundin is looking to improve his position but Marley isn't that keen on the idea.
Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marley tries to control but Lundin wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marley controlling his opponent.
Lundin is trying desperately to improve position.
Marley controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundin is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marley wins on points by 14 to 6.
Tomas Marley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Nick Diaz and Timo Vesala. Vesala has chosen Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Timo Vesala enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Nick Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vesala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vesala is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz decides to pull guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Vesala looking to pass the guard.
Vesala passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is doing well to control the position and prevent Vesala from advancing to side control.
Diaz is staying active underneath Vesala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Vesala uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz. Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (3) Vesala
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Vesala maintains control.
Vesala avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Vesala wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Vesala isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Vesala prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Vesala tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Vesala moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (0) vs (6) Vesala
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Vesala is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (2) vs (6) Vesala
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala manages to get to full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesala lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (2) vs (8) Vesala
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vesala is now in half guard.
Vesala works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (2) vs (11) Vesala
Vesala is looking to work his way around to Diaz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Vesala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Vesala maintains control.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vesala frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Vesala is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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