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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara and Antoine Wallace. Sakara comes to the cage accompanied by The Rise of Sakara. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallace's choice of entrance music: Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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 0 wins and 0 losses; Legionarivs Sakara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Antoine Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Sakara. Sakara maintains the clinch.
Sakara goes for a takedown attempt but Wallace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sakara moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
Sakara decides to pull guard.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakara working a defensive guard here.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace pushes down on Sakara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace wants to control but Sakara is keeping him busy.
Sakara wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Sakara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace trying to control but Sakara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sakara holds on and takes a little breather.
Sakara wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace trying to control but Sakara is working from the bottom.
Sakara has control of Wallace's left arm, preventing Wallace from doing any damage.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakara has Wallace pulled in close to control his posture.
Wallace trying to control but Sakara is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is fighting to break Sakara's control of his arms but Sakara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wallace has gone for a leg lock! Sakara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wallace's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sakara (2) vs (0) Wallace
Sakara wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Sakara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Sakara postures up.
Wallace 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.
Sakara wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara passes into half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wallace tries to roll over but Sakara keeps him under control.
Sakara content to control rather than advance.
Wallace is holding on to half guard well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is taking a breather. Wallace says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakara is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wallace trying to control but Sakara postures up.
Sakara wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
Sakara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakara preventing the sweep.
Sakara tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Sakara controlling him for the moment.
Wallace trying to control the position here.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Sakara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara looking to pass the guard.
Sakara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wallace looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakara controlling from the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controls Sakara momentarily but Sakara frees himself.
Sakara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallace is controlling Sakara's posture.
Wallace 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.
Sakara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is fighting to break Wallace's control of his arms but Wallace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sakara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wallace has his foot on Sakara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakara works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakara content to stall in guard here.
Sakara postures up.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakara wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace is trying to keep Sakara in close.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is stalling in the full guard.
Sakara stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Sakara stays in close to Wallace's body and controls the position.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Wallace has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sakara looking to pass the guard.
Sakara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Sakara tries to pass.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakara is one step ahead there.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sakara (5) vs (0) Wallace
Sakara slows the pace down.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Sakara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakara trying to control the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakara'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.
Wallace tries to roll over but Sakara keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Sakara seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakara takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Our winner, Legionarivs Sakara, 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.
Antoine Wallace was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight...the A-Train will be back and better than ever.'. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood and Katuro Tisoaka. Al Mamood's entrance music is Mamute Pequenino. A fine choice. Tisoaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Festivo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iqbal Al Mamood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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 0 wins and 0 losses; Iqbal Al Mamood! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Al Mamood clinches up with Tisoaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Mamood tries to pull guard but Tisoaka won't allow it.
Tisoaka goes for a takedown attempt but Al Mamood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tisoaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tisoaka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Al Mamood (0) vs (2) Tisoaka
Al Mamood tries to roll over but Tisoaka keeps him under control.
Al Mamood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
Tisoaka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Al Mamood is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Tisoaka 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is thwarting Al Mamood's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Mamood wants to improve his position but Tisoaka is controlling well.
Al Mamood wants to control but Tisoaka is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Mamood is trying to control but Tisoaka manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Mamood (0) vs (5) Tisoaka
Al Mamood tries to reverse the position but Tisoaka maintains control.
Tisoaka content just to control the position here.
Al Mamood is working to get back to half guard.
Al Mamood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tisoaka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tisoaka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Mamood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al Mamood bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Mamood (2) vs (5) Tisoaka
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Al Mamood trying to control but Tisoaka is working from the bottom.
Al Mamood won't allow Tisoaka to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood postures up.
Tisoaka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Al Mamood stopping the sweep attempt from Tisoaka.
Al Mamood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Mamood passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Al Mamood (5) vs (5) Tisoaka
Al Mamood is trying to get an arm triangle but Tisoaka is defending well.
Tisoaka is trying to control Al Mamood's posture but Al Mamood avoids it.
Al Mamood tries for a kimura but Tisoaka is defending well.
Tisoaka regains half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood seems to be looking for submissions.
Tisoaka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Mamood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Mamood's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Mamood (5) vs (9) Tisoaka
I really don't envy Al Mamood right now.
Al Mamood trying to control the hands but Tisoaka won't let him.
Tisoaka controlling from the back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is trying to break free.
Tisoaka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Al Mamood looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Al Mamood is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is hanging on to Al Mamood's back as he tries to escape.
Tisoaka really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Al Mamood.
Al Mamood trying to control the action but Tisoaka just sinks the hooks in.
Al Mamood is trying to break free.
Al Mamood trying to control the hands but Tisoaka breaks the grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka controls the action.
Al Mamood trying to control the action but Tisoaka just sinks the hooks in.
Al Mamood is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tisoaka.
Tisoaka gets his hands free as Al Mamood looks to control.
Tisoaka controlling from the back.
Al Mamood tries to roll but Tisoaka sticks to his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is not going to allow Al Mamood to sit and survive in this position.
Al Mamood rolls, trying to escape but Tisoaka keeps control of the position.
Tisoaka is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Al Mamood trying to control the position but Tisoaka manages to sink in the hooks.
Tisoaka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Al Mamood tries to break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tisoaka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Well, with Tisoaka on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Al Mamood is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tisoaka is hanging on to Al Mamood's back as he tries to escape.
Tisoaka is riding his opponent, not letting Al Mamood buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Al Mamood's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Al Mamood right now.
Al Mamood tries to roll but Tisoaka sticks to his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Good control from Tisoaka.
Al Mamood tries to escape but Tisoaka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tisoaka keeps control of the position easily here as Al Mamood tries to buck him off.
Al Mamood tries to escape but Tisoaka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tisoaka controlling from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tisoaka wins on points by 9 to 5.
A relieved looking Katuro Tisoaka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dakker Kane and Nathan Fisher. Fisher has chosen Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Dakker Kane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Nathan Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fisher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kane (0) vs (2) Fisher
Fisher pushing down on Kane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fisher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
Kane won't allow Fisher to pass to mount.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Kane's legs - danger averted.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Fisher is proving a slippery customer.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fisher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Kane's legs - danger averted.
Fisher trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (2) vs (2) Fisher
Fisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (2) vs (4) Fisher
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Fisher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fisher pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fisher has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (2) vs (7) Fisher
Fisher has hold of Kane's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kane manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kane regains half guard.
Kane trying to control from the bottom.
Fisher content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fisher trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Fisher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kane trying to control the position.
Fisher pushes down on Kane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fisher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fisher is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fisher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Kane is having none of it.
Fisher slows the pace down in half guard.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but Fisher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to work for an arm triangle but Kane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane manages to get to full guard.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (4) vs (7) Fisher
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Fisher is trying to keep Kane in close.
Kane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fisher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kane has managed to get both his arms back between Fisher's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (4) vs (9) Fisher
Kane trying to control but Fisher postures up.
Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
Kane is not content to let Fisher control the position.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fisher tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kane actively working from the bottom here.
Kane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fisher postures up.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (6) vs (9) Fisher
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Fisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Fisher controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fisher is looking to improve his position.
Fisher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fisher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kane controls the pace.
Fisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kane wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kane postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fisher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fisher looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kane is defending well. Fisher quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kane has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fisher celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Fisher!
An out of breath Nathan Fisher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jacob Clarke and Mitsu Misawa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Jacob Clarke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Clarke pushes Misawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Misawa decides to pull guard.
Misawa pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Misawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misawa is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Misawa holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa looking to control.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Misawa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clarke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa pulls Clarke in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misawa is keeping the position for now.
Clarke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Clarke postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke stays in close to Misawa's body and controls the position.
Misawa is pulling down on Clarke's head. It's preventing any offense from Clarke, at least for the moment.
Clarke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Misawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Misawa trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Clarke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Misawa trying to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Misawa managing to control the position.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Misawa is trying to keep Clarke in close.
Clarke stays in close to Misawa's body and controls the position.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misawa is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
Clarke being controlled here momentarily.
Misawa working a defensive guard but Clarke manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Clarke (3) vs (0) Misawa
Clarke is looking to take a break and control but Misawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clarke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clarke tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Clarke in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Clarke wants to control but Misawa is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Misawa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clarke off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Clarke (3) vs (4) Misawa
Clarke tries to escape but Misawa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Clarke is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Clarke manages to reverse the position and now he's in Misawa's guard. Nice work there by Clarke.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clarke (5) vs (4) Misawa
Misawa is trying to control the position but Clarke postures up.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Misawa keeps moving.
Clarke pushes down on Misawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Misawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Misawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Misawa.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Misawa pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
Clarke trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Misawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clarke stays in close to Misawa's body and controls the position.
Clarke being controlled here momentarily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Misawa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clarke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Misawa managing to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misawa is keeping the position for now.
Misawa trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Misawa keeps moving.
Misawa controlling Clarke's posture.
Clarke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clarke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Misawa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Misawa working a defensive guard here.
Clarke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Misawa has Clarke pulled in close to control his posture.
Misawa keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Misawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Clarke trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
Clarke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Misawa trying to control the position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Misawa is keeping the position.
Clarke passes Misawa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Misawa wants to control but Clarke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clarke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Misawa is just riding it out for now. Clarke eventually gives up the hold.
Clarke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Misawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarke takes the fight on points by 5 to 4. |
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