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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Stella Fella! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kururugi gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fella (0) vs (2) Kururugi
Fella might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fella is trying to control but can't.
Fella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fella is working hard here to advance position.
Fella is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi prevents Fella from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fella keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fella is looking to improve his position.
Fella wants to control but Kururugi is keeping busy.
Fella wants to get back to full guard but Kururugi has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (0) vs (5) Kururugi
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi is looking to work his way around to Fella's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Fella is just holding on here. Kururugi manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fella (0) vs (8) Kururugi
Kururugi not allowing Fella to control his hands.
Fella tries to escape but Kururugi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fella trying to control but not successfully.
Fella is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kururugi not allowing Fella to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kururugi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fella trying to control the hands but Kururugi breaks the grip.
Kururugi doesn't have the hooks in and Fella manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (2) vs (8) Kururugi
Fella is stalling in the full guard.
Kururugi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kururugi keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.
Fella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kururugi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fella is fighting to break Kururugi's control of his arms but Kururugi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fella wants to control from the top but Kururugi keeps moving.
Fella controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kururugi pulls Fella in close to prevent any damage.
Fella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kururugi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fella advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (5) vs (8) Kururugi
Fella looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fella wants to control but Kururugi is keeping him busy.
Kururugi stops Fella from passing to mount.
Fella is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kururugi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fella wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kururugi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fella (7) vs (8) Kururugi
Fella looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fella is trying to control here but Kururugi has managed to regain half guard.
Fella performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fella is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fella wants to pass to mount but Kururugi is defending the position.
Fella controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fella is trying to control the action in half guard but Kururugi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kururugi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fella trying to control from Kururugi's half guard. Kururugi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fella trying to control but Kururugi is working from the bottom.
Fella is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kururugi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fella trying to control but Kururugi is working from the bottom.
Fella stopping the sweep attempt from Kururugi.
Fella looking to sit in guard and control but Kururugi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (7) vs (10) Kururugi
Fella managing to control the position.
Fella looking to control but Kururugi passes into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fella controlling the position for now.
Fella wants to get back to full guard but Kururugi has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (7) vs (13) Kururugi
Fella regains half guard.
Fella looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fella moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kururugi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kururugi wants to pass the guard but Fella is keeping the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fella lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (9) vs (13) Kururugi
Fella content to stall in guard here.
Fella's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fella looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi looking to control.
Fella trying to control but Kururugi is working from the bottom.
Kururugi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kururugi keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.
Fella won't allow Kururugi to sweep him here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fella looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fella drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kururugi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fella has Kururugi in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (9) vs (15) Kururugi
Kururugi won't allow Fella to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kururugi tries to free his leg and advance position but Fella is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kururugi wins on points by 15 to 9.
Our winner, Suzaku Kururugi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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