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TWGC 22 (265lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 5080 p4p, 628 weight class). Laar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Jigoro Kane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jigoro Kane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 8 losses; Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Laar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laar moves to clinch but Kane breaks away
and Kane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kane (2) vs (0) Laar
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
Kane has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Kane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is trying to control but Kane manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (5) vs (0) Laar
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar tries to control Kane's body but Kane pushes him off. Laar squirms to his side and now Kane has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kane (8) vs (0) Laar
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is hanging on to Laar's back as he tries to escape.
Laar trying to control the position but Kane manages to sink in the hooks.
Laar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane has the hooks in. Laar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Kane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laar for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Laar right now.
What can Laar do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Laar wants to escape the position.
Kane is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laar rolls, trying to escape but Kane keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kane.
Laar tries to roll but Kane sticks to his back.
Kane has good solid back control here.
Kane has the hooks in. Laar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar keeps trying to improve his position.
Kane controlling from the back.
Laar wants to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control the position but Kane manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Laar trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Laar turns into Kane and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (8) vs (2) Laar
Laar looking to sit in guard and control but Kane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (10) vs (2) Laar
Laar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laar. Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (13) vs (2) Laar
Laar is trying to work for a sweep but Kane has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kane (15) vs (2) Laar
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kane trying to control the pace.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.
Kane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (18) vs (2) Laar
Kane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laar is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kane content just to control the position here.
Laar tries to reverse the position but Kane maintains control.
Kane controlling the pace for now.
Laar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kane (21) vs (2) Laar
Laar is trying to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laar looks winded!
Kane trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laar doesn't escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar can't escape the position.
Kane just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Laar tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control but not successfully.
Kane has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Laar's body.
Kane avoiding Laar 's attempts to control his hands.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to roll but Kane sticks to his back.
Kane is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laar wants to escape the position.
Kane really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laar.
Laar tries to escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kane controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar tries to escape but Kane has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane takes the fight on points by 21 to 2. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kamden Jackson (ranked 1099 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Kaleva (ranked 16420 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Valparaiso. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Kamden Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 7 losses; Ahti Kaleva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kaleva tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaleva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kaleva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (0) vs (2) Kaleva
Kaleva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jackson (4) vs (2) Kaleva
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaleva is defending well.
Kaleva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaleva keeps trying to improve his position.
Kaleva sneaks back into half guard.
Kaleva actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaleva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva gets back to full guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaleva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (4) vs (4) Kaleva
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Kaleva defends easily.
Kaleva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaleva tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Kaleva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaleva wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (6) vs (4) Kaleva
Kaleva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaleva is retaining full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaleva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Kaleva is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Kaleva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Kaleva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaleva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Kaleva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaleva manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Kaleva's guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaleva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaleva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson stands and throws Kaleva's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (9) vs (4) Kaleva
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kaleva tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Kaleva struggling a bit here.
Kaleva is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kaleva wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Kaleva is defending well.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Kaleva is defending well.
Kaleva is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kaleva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kaleva is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kaleva can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kaleva wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaleva is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Kaleva is defending it quite comfortably.
Kaleva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kaleva is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaleva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaleva gets full guard.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaleva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Kaleva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaleva manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Kaleva's guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaleva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaleva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaleva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Kaleva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Kaleva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaleva manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Kaleva's guard.
Kaleva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Kaleva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson pushes down on Kaleva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kaleva is looking to improve his position.
Kaleva wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Kaleva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaleva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaleva has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Kaleva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Kaleva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Kaleva defends the submission attempt.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaleva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaleva is trying is best to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaleva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaleva defends it well.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaleva is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kaleva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Kaleva is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaleva avoid being mounted?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Kaleva is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaleva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaleva trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Kaleva is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaleva trying to control here.
Kaleva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jackson (9) vs (8) Kaleva
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks Kaleva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (11) vs (8) Kaleva
Kaleva 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.
Kaleva trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Kaleva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Kaleva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaleva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaleva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (14) vs (8) Kaleva
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Kaleva is defending well.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kaleva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaleva can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaleva is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 14 to 8.
A very excited looking Kamden Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ahti Kaleva had this to say: 'Well I'm gonna be fired by my manager for this Freeeeeeeeeeeeeakkkkk. Fraccccccckkkkkkkkk'. |
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