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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sterling Draper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Draper moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Draper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Draper (2) vs (0) Kruth
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Draper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kruth trying to control but Draper postures up.
#SUB#
Draper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Kruth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Draper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Draper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruth sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1##SUB#
Draper seems to be working for a kimura but Kruth defends the submission attempt.
Kruth is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kruth tries to get to full guard but Draper has control of the leg.
Draper stalling.
Kruth is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper prevents Kruth from improving his position.#SUB2#
Kruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruth is not content to let Draper control the position.#T2#
Kruth works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Draper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draper advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Draper (5) vs (0) Kruth#SUB#
Draper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kruth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Kruth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draper trying to control the position but Kruth is working away.
Kruth sneaks back into half guard.#T3#
Kruth is staying active underneath Draper, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Draper is looking for a kimura here.
Kruth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Kruth is defending against the submission attempts here by Draper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draper is trying to control. Kruth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruth wants to get back to full guard.
Draper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
#SUB#
Draper is trying to work for a kimura but Kruth is defending well.
#T4##SUB#
Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruth wants to control but Draper is keeping busy.
Draper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Draper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Draper is working for a submission of some sort.
Draper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Kruth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draper pulls his head out easily. #T5#
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Kruth is staying active underneath Draper, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Draper 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.
Draper is looking to pass Kruth's guard but actually Kruth recovers to full guard.
Draper looking to pass the guard.
Draper trying to control but Kruth is working from the bottom.
Kruth trying to keep a closed guard but Draper is proving a slippery customer.
#T6##SUB#
Draper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Kruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Draper 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. #SUB#
Draper has gone for a leg lock! Kruth slips out almost immediately though and dives into Draper's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draper (5) vs (2) Kruth
Draper keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully. #T7#
Kruth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draper keeping full guard, as Kruth tries to pass.
Draper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kruth manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draper (7) vs (2) Kruth#T8#
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Kruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draper passes Kruth's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Draper 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.
#SUB#
Draper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Draper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruth sees it coming and defends easily.
Draper prevents Kruth from improving his position.#T9##SUB#
Draper is working for a kimura but Kruth is defending it quite comfortably.
Draper passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draper (10) vs (2) Kruth#SUB#
Draper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kruth tries to buck Draper off but Draper is having none of it.#SUB#
Draper tries for a kimura but Kruth is defending well. #T10##SUB#
Draper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kruth can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Draper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruth, who protects the arm well.
We've been informed that Kruth has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Draper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kruth has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Draper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T11#
Kruth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Draper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruth, who protects the arm well.
Kruth wants to control but Draper postures up.#SUB#
Draper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kruth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Draper's best efforts.#T12#
Kruth tries to get to full guard but Draper has control of the leg. #SUB#
Draper has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kruth defend it? Draper steps over the head and cranks it - Kruth is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Draper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sterling Draper!
A relieved looking Sterling Draper 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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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Frankie Skinner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Bob Algadoo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Skinner rushes Algadoo and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Algadoo has clasped his hands together around Skinner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Skinner (0) vs (4) Algadoo
Skinner is not content to let Algadoo control the position.
Algadoo tries to advance to mount but Skinner instead regains half guard.
Algadoo stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Algadoo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skinner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Algadoo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Algadoo is trying to control. Skinner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Algadoo content to control rather than advance.
Skinner regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Skinner pulls Algadoo in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Algadoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Skinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Algadoo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Algadoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skinner swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Algadoo is fighting to break Skinner's control of his arms but Skinner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Algadoo trying to control but Skinner is working from the bottom. #T4#
Skinner trying to control the position here.
Skinner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Algadoo has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Skinner (0) vs (7) Algadoo
Skinner is not content to let Algadoo control the position. #T5#
The referee asks Algadoo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Algadoo prefers to stall for the moment though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Algadoo wants to take a breather but Skinner manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Algadoo.
Skinner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Algadoo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Skinner is pulling down on Algadoo's head. It's preventing any offense from Algadoo, at least for the moment.
Algadoo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T6#
Algadoo wants to pass the guard but Skinner is keeping the position.
Algadoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Skinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
Algadoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Skinner is retaining full guard.
Algadoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Skinner (0) vs (10) Algadoo
Algadoo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Skinner is not content to let Algadoo control the position. #T8#
Algadoo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Skinner tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T9#
A lull in the action here.
Skinner can't do much from the bottom here.
Algadoo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Skinner wants to control but Algadoo postures up.#T10#
Algadoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skinner keeps working.
Skinner is trying to get back to half guard.
Algadoo wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Skinner stops Algadoo from passing to mount. #T11#
Algadoo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Algadoo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Algadoo working away.
Skinner controls the position for a moment.
Algadoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skinner keeps working. #T12#
Skinner manages to get back to half guard.
Skinner won't allow Algadoo to pass to mount.
Skinner is not content to let Algadoo control the position.
Skinner is positioning himself well to prevent Algadoo advancing to mount. #T13#
Skinner tries to get to full guard but Algadoo has control of the leg.
Algadoo wants to pass to mount but Skinner is defending the position.
Algadoo content to control rather than advance.
Skinner has his hands clasped together around Algadoo's back. He's all about the action.#T14#
Algadoo trying to control the pace.
Algadoo is trying to control. Skinner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algadoo wins on points by 10 to 0. |
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