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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 314 p4p, 40 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 2958 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak's entrance music is Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lukas Hanak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hanak drives through and clinches with Thesz against the cage.
Hanak tightens his grip and picks Thesz up, before dumping him to the ground. Thesz manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanak (2) vs (0) Thesz
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thesz holds on and takes a little breather.
Hanak stands and throws Thesz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hanak (5) vs (0) Thesz
Hanak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thesz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hanak tries for a kimura but Thesz is defending well.
Thesz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak tries for a kimura but Thesz is defending well.
Thesz is trying to control Hanak's posture but Hanak avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak wants to control but Thesz is keeping him busy.
Thesz tries to improve position but can't.
Thesz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hanak's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thesz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Thesz is concentrating on defense, preventing Hanak from advancing position.
Hanak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thesz defends it well.
Hanak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thesz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thesz won't allow Hanak to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak trying to control from Thesz's half guard. Thesz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thesz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanak (5) vs (2) Thesz
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thesz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Hanak is defending well.
Hanak wants to improve his position but Thesz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak trying to control but Thesz postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thesz in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is looking to advance position but Hanak won't allow it.
Thesz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thesz stalling away here and it's allowed Hanak to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanak is trying to keep Thesz in close.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thesz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hanak pulls Thesz in close to prevent any damage.
Hanak looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hanak holds on and takes a little breather.
Thesz stays in close to Hanak's body and controls the position.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
Hanak being controlled here, momentarily.
Thesz wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thesz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thesz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thesz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thesz advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hanak (5) vs (5) Thesz
Thesz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thesz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanak keeps working.
Thesz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More stalling from Thesz.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hanak manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thesz's best efforts.
Thesz trying to control the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hanak is not content to let Thesz control the position.
Thesz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thesz is still trying to improve position.
Thesz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thesz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanak keeps working.
Thesz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thesz tries to pass to full mount but Hanak defends it.
Thesz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hanak has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thesz is trying to control. Hanak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thesz stalling away here and it's allowed Hanak to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Thesz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hanak pulls Thesz in close to prevent any damage.
Thesz content to stall in guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thesz being controlled here momentarily.
Thesz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanak is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thesz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Hanak is heads and Thesz is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Hanak takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
A very excited looking Lukas Hanak 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. |
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