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SSG 120 Banner vs Gaul PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Nedry Kuang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Matsuhiro Toryiama!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Toryiama moves into the clinch.
Toryiama successfully pulls guard.
Kuang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Toryiama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toryiama trying to keep a closed guard but Kuang is proving a slippery customer.
Kuang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toryiama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuang tries to free his leg and advance position but Toryiama is retaining full guard.
Toryiama is looking for a triangle but Kuang pushes his legs off easily.
Kuang trying to control but Toryiama is working from the bottom.
Toryiama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuang defends it easily.
Kuang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Toryiama is trying to keep Kuang in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuang stays in close to Toryiama's body and controls the position.
Toryiama keeping moving, preventing Kuang from controlling successfully.
Kuang looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuang wants to control from the top but Toryiama keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toryiama holds on and takes a little breather.
Kuang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toryiama working for a triangle but Kuang defends it easily.
Kuang stays in close to Toryiama's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama looking to control.
Toryiama has his hands on Kuang's head, controlling the position.
Toryiama has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kuang 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 Toryiama. Score +3 for passing guard: Kuang (3) vs (0) Toryiama
Kuang trying to control the action but Toryiama is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuang tries to advance to mount but can't.
Toryiama is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Toryiama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Toryiama's face as Kuang controls the position.
Toryiama wants to control but Kuang postures up.
Kuang trying to control the action but Toryiama is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama is looking to reverse the position.
Kuang trying to control the action but Toryiama is working from the bottom.
Kuang working away.
Toryiama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama gets back to half guard.
Kuang prevents Toryiama from improving his position.
Toryiama is not content to let Kuang control the position.
Toryiama 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.
Kuang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toryiama trying to control but Kuang postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuang wants to pass to mount but Toryiama is defending the position.
Kuang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toryiama defends it well.
Kuang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuang is looking to take a break and control but Toryiama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toryiama is looking to improve his position.
Kuang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toryiama keeps working.
Toryiama wants to improve his position but Kuang is controlling well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama is looking to control Kuang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toryiama avoid being mounted?
Kuang trying to control from Toryiama's half guard. Toryiama has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kuang trying to control but Toryiama is working from the bottom.
Toryiama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kuang stacks Toryiama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kuang! Score +3 for passing guard: Kuang (6) vs (0) Toryiama
Toryiama tries to improve position but can't.
Kuang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toryiama keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Toryiama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toryiama is looking for a sweep.
Toryiama is trying to control Kuang's posture but Kuang avoids it.
Kuang gets to mount! Toryiama was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kuang (8) vs (0) Toryiama
Kuang tries to control but Toryiama wriggling away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama regains half guard.
Kuang wants to free his trapped foot but Toryiama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toryiama manages to get to full guard.
Toryiama looking for a guillotine here but Kuang defends easily.
Toryiama trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Toryiama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toryiama is looking for a triangle but Kuang pushes his legs off easily.
Toryiama has his foot on Kuang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuang works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuang tries to free his leg and advance position but Toryiama is retaining full guard.
Kuang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Toryiama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kuang won't allow Toryiama to sweep him here.
Kuang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toryiama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuang controls the pace.
Toryiama pulls Kuang in close to his closed guard and prevents Kuang from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toryiama is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuang (8) vs (2) Toryiama
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuang takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Nedry Kuang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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