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CACC 105 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kaiji Inoue! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 7 losses; Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inoue has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Inoue rushes Michael and presses him up against the ropes.
Michael pulls Inoue into guard.
Michael controlling the position.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inoue stopping the sweep attempt from Michael.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michael is keeping the position for now.
Michael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoue is one step ahead there.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoue looking to sit in guard and control but Michael gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Inoue (0) vs (2) Michael
Inoue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inoue trying to control the position.
Michael trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Inoue can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to free his leg and advance position but Inoue is retaining full guard.
Michael is still trying to improve position.
Inoue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michael trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael passes Inoue's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is not content to let Michael control the position.
Inoue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue is trying to maintain the position but Michael is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Inoue is looking to improve his position.
Inoue actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michael is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Inoue wants to get back to full guard but Michael has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Inoue (0) vs (5) Michael
Inoue is looking for a sweep.
Inoue is trying to control Michael's posture but Michael avoids it.
Inoue is trying to improve his position.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Inoue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Inoue struggling a bit here.
Inoue tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Michael presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Inoue (0) vs (7) Michael
Michael tries to control but Inoue wriggling away.
Inoue is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michael controlling from the full mount.
Michael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inoue is looking to escape.
Michael controlling the position easily from mount.
Michael avoids the attempt from Inoue to control.
Inoue is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Inoue sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Michael trying to mount his opponent but Inoue defends it.
Inoue trying to control from the bottom.
Michael is controlling the pace.
Inoue works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Michael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inoue wants to sweep here but Michael controlling him for the moment.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Inoue looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michael is one step ahead there.
Michael is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Inoue had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Michael defends it easily.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Michael passes Inoue's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inoue trying to control but Michael postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Inoue manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Michael passes Inoue's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inoue trying to control but Michael postures up.
Michael wants to pass to mount but Inoue is defending the position.
Michael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inoue keeps working.
Michael keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Inoue is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Michael is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Michael is pressing down on Inoue's thigh, looking to free his foot. Inoue is holding on for now.
Michael controlling the action here.
Michael passes into side control, despite Inoue's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Inoue (0) vs (10) Michael
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Inoue's face as Michael controls the position.
Inoue is trying to work for a sweep but Michael has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Inoue (0) vs (12) Michael
Inoue sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Inoue is looking to improve his position.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
Inoue is refusing to be controlled, as Michael sits in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Inoue manages to get to full guard.
Michael stays in close to Inoue's body and controls the position.
Michael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inoue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inoue 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.
Michael controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael wins on points by 12 to 0.
Balbus Michael bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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