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CACC 122: Average vs Jiurgite PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Kron Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 11 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Sakuraba, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Sakuraba against the ropes but Sakuraba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Sakuraba closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva (0) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakuraba controls the pace.
Sakuraba told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Sakuraba pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuraba is proving a slippery customer.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba content to stall in guard here.
Sakuraba pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is controlling the pace.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakuraba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Sakuraba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakuraba in particular looking to stall.
Sakuraba wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Sakuraba from advancing to side control.
Sakuraba is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakuraba is controlling the pace.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Sakuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Silva in close.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Sakuraba actively working from the bottom here.
Sakuraba gets full guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba trying to control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Sakuraba trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (5) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakuraba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sakuraba trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Sakuraba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Sakuraba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Well,Silva is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the position here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva pushes down on Sakuraba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Sakuraba is trying to control but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
Silva prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Sakuraba trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sakuraba to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sakuraba pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ishiihara Sakuraba! |
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