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TWGC 18 (265lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 25555 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Maddox (ranked 9691 p4p, 0 weight class). Masutatsu Oyama looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Masutatsu Oyama! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Joe Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Maddox closes the distance and pushes Oyama back into the cage.
Oyama looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oyama fails to pull guard.
Oyama is trying to pull guard but Maddox has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Oyama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masutatsu Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox is trying to trip Oyama. He has hold of a leg but Oyama is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Maddox persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oyama (0) vs (2) Maddox
Maddox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Oyama is keeping the position.
Maddox pushes down on Oyama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama actively working from the bottom here.
Maddox is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Maddox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maddox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Oyama defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling the pace.
Oyama is in trouble now - Maddox has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Oyama (0) vs (5) Maddox
Maddox controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maddox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maddox pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Maddox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oyama working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama prevents Maddox from taking his back.
Maddox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oyama tries to reverse the position but Maddox maintains control.
Maddox controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Maddox 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Oyama (0) vs (8) Maddox
Maddox biding his time, looking for the opening.
Oyama wants to escape the position.
Maddox biding his time, controlling Oyama.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Maddox.
Yet more stalling tactics from Maddox.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox has the hooks in. Oyama is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Maddox controlling the position well here. Oyama rolled but Maddox kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oyama can't escape the position.
Maddox has good solid back control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tries to roll but Maddox sticks to his back.
Maddox controlling from the back.
Maddox is continuing to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Maddox.
Oyama is in bad spot here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oyama doesn't escape.
Oyama is trying to break free.
Maddox is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Oyama trying to control but not successfully.
Maddox controlling from the back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox doesn't have the hooks in and Oyama manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oyama (2) vs (8) Maddox
Maddox pulls Oyama in close to prevent any damage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Well,Oyama is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Maddox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oyama's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oyama (2) vs (10) Maddox
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maddox controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has an active guard here but Maddox has managed to pass into half guard.
Maddox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oyama actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Maddox 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.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oyama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is taking a breather. Oyama says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox wins on points by 10 to 2. |
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