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CACC 97 CORONA GP FINALS PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 10 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Distant Thunder!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sakuraba dives in and scores a takedown into Thunder's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sakuraba (2) vs (0) Thunder
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Thunder is keeping the position.
Sakuraba won't allow Thunder to sweep him here.
Thunder being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunder is retaining full guard.
Thunder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba being controlled here momentarily.
Thunder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thunder looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Sakuraba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thunder keeps trying to improve his position.
Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (5) vs (0) Thunder
Thunder can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder is letting Sakuraba control him for a moment.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
Thunder is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Thunder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thunder is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Thunder is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slows the pace down.
Sakuraba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thunder's legs.
Thunder tries to improve position but can't.
Sakuraba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thunder tries to buck Sakuraba off but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom here.
Sakuraba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thunder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.
Sakuraba controlling the position from side mount.
Sakuraba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thunder! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sakuraba (7) vs (0) Thunder
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Thunder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.
Sakuraba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Thunder is trying is best to control the position here.
Thunder trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.
Sakuraba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thunder for as long as he can get away with.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Thunder is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Thunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (10) vs (0) Thunder
Sakuraba looking to control but Thunder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
Sakuraba working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thunder is looking to escape.
Thunder is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thunder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba controlling the position easily from mount.
Thunder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thunder tries to lock up and control but Sakuraba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Sakuraba continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Thunder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thunder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thunder is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Thunder to control.
Thunder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Thunder to control.
Thunder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thunder is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba content just to control the position here.
Thunder tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
Sakuraba is trying to control here but Thunder has managed to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakuraba in particular looking to stall.
Sakuraba'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.
Thunder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Thunder has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sakuraba has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (13) vs (0) Thunder
Thunder struggling a bit here.
Sakuraba tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thunder is being controlled here.
Sakuraba wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.
Sakuraba controlling the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slows the pace down.
Thunder stops Sakuraba from passing to mount.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder is looking to reverse the position.
Thunder sneaks back into half guard.
Sakuraba is taking a breather. Thunder 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.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (16) vs (0) Thunder
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sakuraba (18) vs (0) Thunder
Thunder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thunder tries to lock up and control but Sakuraba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thunder can't escape the position.
Thunder holds on to Sakuraba around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Thunder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thunder tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More hug and hope from Sakuraba.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
Sakuraba wants to control but Thunder has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sakuraba wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.
Sakuraba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thunder trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to pass to full mount but Thunder defends it.
Well, if Sakuraba 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.
Thunder trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba trying to mount his opponent but Thunder defends it.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakuraba takes the fight on points by 18 to 0. |
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