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TWGC 16 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Chan Sung Aoki and David Yung. Yung has chosen 陳小春 - 亂世巨星 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Chan Sung Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; David Yung!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Yung rushes Aoki and presses him up against the cage.
Yung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aoki walks away with a smile on his face. Yung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yung closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
Aoki jumps guard.
Aoki working for a triangle but Yung defends it easily.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare Academy inform me that Yung has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yung looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Yung defends easily.
Aoki controls Yung momentarily but Yung frees himself.
Aoki is really struggling to control Yung but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Yung from controlling successfully.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yung stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Yung wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Yung passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard but Yung has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (3) Yung
Aoki is trying to get back to half guard.
Yung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
Yung has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Aoki (0) vs (5) Yung
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung mounts Aoki! Really nice guard pass there!
Yung controlling the position easily from mount.
Yung wants to control the pace but Aoki is squirming around nicely.
Aoki is trying to escape the mount.
Yung tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
Yung wants to control the pace but Aoki is squirming around nicely.
Yung avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Aoki is looking to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control but Yung is having none of it.
Yung looking to control but Aoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yung is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yung looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying desperately to improve position.
Yung controlling from mount.
Aoki can't escape the position.
Yung trying to control but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki 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.
Yung content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yung seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Yung seems content to control.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Yung passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (8) Yung
Aoki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yung in particular looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Yung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Yung is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yung tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yung uses his free foot to push down on Aoki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aoki. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (0) vs (11) Yung
Aoki wants to hold on but Yung pushes him away.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yung looking to control but Aoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
Aoki stops Yung from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yung prevents Aoki from getting the reversal.
Yung controlling from the full mount.
Aoki stops Yung from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Aoki wants to hold on but Yung pushes him away.
Yung tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
Yung wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yung controlling his opponent.
Yung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki has given up his back here. Will Yung look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Aoki (0) vs (14) Yung
Yung looking to break Aoki's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Aoki remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yung will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Aoki tries to break free.
Yung is looking to control Aoki but Aoki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Yung.
Aoki tries to escape but Yung has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Well,Aoki is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
Yung controls the position.
Aoki just trying to survive but Yung is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yung has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aoki's body.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yung is continuing to stall.
Yung's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Aoki tries to break free.
Aoki is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Aoki trying to control the action but Yung just sinks the hooks in.
Aoki wants to escape the position.
Will Yung go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yung has good solid back control here.
Yung trying to control.
Aoki rolls, trying to escape but Yung keeps control of the position.
Yung is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yung keeps control of the position as Aoki tries to break free.
Aoki fending off the submission attempt from Yung.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yung wins on points by 14 to 0.
Our winner, David Yung, 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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