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TWGC 37 (155lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Baki Hanma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; No Way!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Way gets a clinch.
Hanma jumps guard.
Hanma pulls Way in close to prevent any damage.
Way postures up.
Way got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Way has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.
Way showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Way postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Way avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Way content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Way defends it easily.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Way pushes down on Hanma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Way is looking to advance position but Hanma won't allow it.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma wants to get back to full guard.
Way performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Way is trying to work for a kimura but Hanma is defending well.
Way takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hanma trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hanma (0) vs (3) Way
Way tries to control but Hanma wriggling away.
Way tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanma wants to hold on but Way pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanma tries to hold on but Way postures up.
Way controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanma tries to hold on but Way pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is wriggling around trying to escape.
Way working for a submission but Hanma is keeping him at bay.
Way jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hanma manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hanma being controlled for a moment.
Way is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to improve position but can't.
Way happy to just control the position for now.
Way trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Way controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Way has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hanma! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hanma (0) vs (5) Way
Way sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Way's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Way can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanma is looking to escape.
Way looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Way seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hanma is holding on tight.
Way content just to control the position here.
Hanma is looking to get to half guard.
Way controlling his opponent.
Hanma wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Hanma (0) vs (8) Way
Hanma wants to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Way avoiding Hanma 's attempts to control his hands.
Way keeps control of the position as Hanma tries to break free.
Hanma showing good submission defense here.
Way is looking for the choke from the back position but Hanma is controlling his hands well.
Hanma trying to control the hands but Way won't let him.
Way is hanging on to Hanma's back as he tries to escape.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the position but Way manages to sink in the hooks.
Way has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hanma's body.
Hanma trying to control the hands but Way breaks the grip.
What can Hanma do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma is in bad spot here.
Way is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hanma can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Way looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hanma taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). No Way!
No Way managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MKFC , into his post fight interview. |
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