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TWGC 11 (155lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Akira Ishikawa and Alan Fadzaev. Ishikawa comes to the cage accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Akira Ishikawa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Alan Fadzaev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fadzaev moves into range and clinches up with Ishikawa.
Ishikawa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fadzaev is trying to keep an underhook but Ishikawa manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ishikawa (2) vs (0) Fadzaev
Ishikawa passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ishikawa (5) vs (0) Fadzaev
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Fadzaev frees his head quite easily.
Fadzaev has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ishikawa's lack of action.
Fadzaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ishikawa (8) vs (0) Fadzaev
Fadzaev is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Fadzaev is squirming around nicely.
Ishikawa working for a submission but Fadzaev is keeping him at bay.
Ishikawa fails to advance to Fadzaev's back.
Ishikawa has hold of Fadzaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fadzaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fadzaev is looking to improve his position but Ishikawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Fadzaev tries to hold on but Ishikawa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fadzaev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Fadzaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fadzaev is looking for a sweep.
Fadzaev struggling a bit here.
Ishikawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Fadzaev is defending well.
Ishikawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fadzaev, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fadzaev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ishikawa tries to move to mount but Fadzaev blocks the move with his legs.
Ishikawa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fadzaev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ishikawa's guard! Nice work there by Fadzaev! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ishikawa (8) vs (2) Fadzaev
Ishikawa is trying to control the position but Fadzaev postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadzaev preventing the sweep.
Ishikawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fadzaev manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ishikawa (10) vs (2) Fadzaev
Fadzaev is pulling down on Ishikawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Ishikawa, at least for the moment.
Ishikawa trying to move into half guard but instead Fadzaev has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ishikawa (10) vs (4) Fadzaev
Ishikawa keeping moving, preventing Fadzaev from controlling successfully.
Fadzaev preventing the sweep.
Fadzaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fadzaev won't allow Ishikawa to sweep him here.
Fadzaev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fadzaev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ishikawa looking to control.
Fadzaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa wants to sweep here but Fadzaev controlling him for the moment.
Fadzaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ishikawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fadzaev has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ishikawa (10) vs (7) Fadzaev
Ishikawa is not content to let Fadzaev control the position.
Ishikawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fadzaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Fadzaev stalls from top position.
Ishikawa is not content to let Fadzaev control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fadzaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Fadzaev stalls from top position.
Fadzaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishikawa keeps working.
Ishikawa regains half guard.
Fadzaev trying to control from half guard but Ishikawa is working away.
Fadzaev prevents Ishikawa from improving his position.
Fadzaev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa gets back to full guard.
Fadzaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fadzaev preventing the sweep.
Ishikawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ishikawa looking for a guillotine here but Fadzaev defends easily.
Ishikawa keeping moving, preventing Fadzaev from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ishikawa, not yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa keeping full guard, as Fadzaev tries to pass.
Ishikawa wants to sweep here but Fadzaev controlling him for the moment.
Fadzaev wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.
Fadzaev won't allow Ishikawa to sweep him here.
Ishikawa working a defensive guard here.
Ishikawa keeping moving, preventing Fadzaev from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fadzaev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fadzaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ishikawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ishikawa wants to sweep here but Fadzaev controlling him for the moment.
Fadzaev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fadzaev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fadzaev trying to pass the guard but Ishikawa defending well.
Fadzaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishikawa keeps working.
Ishikawa trying to control but Fadzaev postures up.
Ishikawa is controlling Fadzaev's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fadzaev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is refusing to be controlled, as Fadzaev sits in half guard.
Fadzaev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ishikawa is refusing to be controlled, as Fadzaev sits in half guard.
Fadzaev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fadzaev is looking to take a break and control but Ishikawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishikawa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ishikawa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fadzaev is working away from the top position though.
Ishikawa is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishikawa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ishikawa takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Ishikawa made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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