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CACC 128: Jiurgite vs Wangler 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 London, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 7 losses; Raymond Donde! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Donde fails to land the takedown.
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into Donde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Donde (0) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba stays in close to Donde's body and controls the position.
Donde is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
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 preventing the sweep.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.
Donde is controlling Sakuraba's trapped leg to prevent Sakuraba from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Donde is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
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.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.
Donde is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donde avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
Donde is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakuraba in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Sakuraba might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Donde tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Sakuraba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donde is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donde defends it well.
Donde trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
Donde trying to control from the bottom.
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Donde wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slows the pace down in half guard.
Donde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donde is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
Donde is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
Sakuraba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakuraba in particular looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sakuraba 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.
Donde has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
Donde wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.
Donde wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the pace.
Sakuraba is trying to control. Donde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donde keeping hold of Sakuraba's head, controlling as best he can.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is continuing to stall.
Sakuraba is stalling here. Donde is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakuraba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Donde has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Donde (4) vs (2) Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to buck Donde off but Donde is having none of it.
Donde has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Donde (6) vs (2) Sakuraba
Donde controlling from mount.
Sakuraba wants to hold on but Donde pushes him away.
Sakuraba has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
Sakuraba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Donde content just to control the position here.
Sakuraba reaches up and holds on to Donde to control the position.
Donde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba is squirming around, avoiding Donde's attempts to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Donde is stalling here but it's allowed Sakuraba to get half guard.
Donde controlling the action here.
Sakuraba controlling the position well.
Donde is trying to control. Sakuraba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Donde takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
Raymond Donde retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Raymond Donde misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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