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TWGC 26 (155lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Xhaka Laca (ranked 22083 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Maeda (ranked 631 p4p, 82 weight class). Maeda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Submission. Thomas Maeda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Xhaka Laca! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Thomas Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Maeda stuffs the takedown attempt from Laca. Laca gets slowly back to his feet.
Laca dives in and grabs Maeda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maeda pushes down on Laca's head and hops out.
Maeda darts in and clinches Laca up against the cage.
Maeda pulls Laca into guard.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laca is one step ahead there.
Maeda looking for a guillotine here but Laca defends easily.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laca's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laca (0) vs (2) Maeda
Laca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maeda is aware though and is defending well.
Laca trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Maeda advances to half guard.
Maeda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laca is just riding it out for now. Maeda eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laca is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
Laca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laca tries to get out of the position.
Maeda is working for a submission of some sort.
Laca trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
Maeda is working for a submission of some sort.
Laca gets full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laca escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maeda forces his way into half guard.
Maeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maeda seems to be working for a kimura but Laca defends the submission attempt.
Maeda is keen to just control but Laca is a slippery customer.
Laca is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 3Band MMA ($800/week), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Laca is trying to get back to full guard.
Maeda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laca tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laca is in trouble now - Maeda has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Laca (0) vs (5) Maeda
Maeda is trying to take his opponent's back.
Maeda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Laca manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Laca is not content to let Maeda control the position.
Maeda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Laca is looking to regain half guard here but Maeda keeps moving and retains side control.
Maeda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries for a kimura but Laca is defending well.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Laca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maeda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maeda on the ground.
Laca tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the action but Laca is working from the bottom.
Maeda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laca tries to bench press Maeda off him but Maeda keeps the position.
Laca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maeda's best efforts.
Maeda is looking for a kimura here.
Maeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maeda passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laca tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
Maeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maeda.
Laca tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
Maeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laca keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laca wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Laca is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maeda 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda seems to be looking for submissions.
Laca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laca is not content to let Maeda control the position.
Laca actively working from the bottom here.
Laca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laca keeps working.
Laca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maeda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maeda's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laca (4) vs (5) Maeda
Laca is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Maeda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Maeda for a finish.
Maeda tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Laca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maeda is surviving well by controlling Laca's body position as best he can.
Maeda wants to hold on but Laca pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maeda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Laca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maeda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
Laca is looking for a kimura but Maeda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laca to get the leverage.
Laca 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Maeda manages to get to full guard.
Maeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laca manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laca wants to pass the guard but Maeda is keeping the position.
Laca passes Maeda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maeda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda actively working from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laca is looking for a kimura here.
Laca is working for a submission of some sort.
Maeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maeda defends it well.
Laca 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.
Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is pressing down on Laca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maeda trying to control the position.
Laca is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maeda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maeda has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laca (4) vs (7) Maeda
Laca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maeda is aware though and is defending well.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
Laca wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy.
Maeda is looking for a kimura but Laca is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maeda to get the leverage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laca is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maeda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laca actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda seems to be working for a kimura but Laca defends the submission attempt.
Maeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maeda.
Laca is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maeda.
Maeda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maeda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maeda wins on points by 7 to 4.
Thomas Maeda made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Through Japanese translator to English... "I respect my opponent and thank the fans. I will keep training hard to be the best. Goodnight."'. |
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