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CACC Rio PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Koryu Miyagi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 20 losses; George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Arias gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Miyagi (0) vs (4) Arias
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Arias working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miyagi is trying to improve his position.
Arias is looking to take a break and control but Miyagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyagi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking for a sweep.
Arias tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miyagi tries to bench press Arias off him but Arias keeps the position.
Arias tries to move to mount but Miyagi blocks the move with his legs.
Arias works to advance to full mount. Miyagi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Miyagi (0) vs (6) Arias
Arias controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Miyagi is holding on tight.
Arias trying to control but Miyagi is having none of it.
Arias is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Miyagi is surviving well by controlling Arias's body position as best he can.
Miyagi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arias can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyagi is looking to escape.
Miyagi is trying to escape the mount.
Miyagi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Arias with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Arias looking to control but Miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi has given up his back here. Will Arias look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Miyagi (0) vs (9) Arias
Miyagi wants to escape the position.
Arias biding his time, controlling Miyagi.
Well, with Arias on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Miyagi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Arias is trying to stick to Miyagi's back but Miyagi is turning into Arias. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Arias's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Miyagi. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyagi (2) vs (9) Arias
Miyagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Arias is retaining full guard.
Miyagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Miyagi (5) vs (9) Arias
Arias tries to buck Miyagi off but Miyagi is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arias is being controlled here.
Miyagi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Arias tries to improve position but can't.
Miyagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arias keeps working.
Arias manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Arias gets back to full guard.
Arias looking for a sweep. Not yet Arias, not yet.
Arias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miyagi trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
Miyagi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyagi is one step ahead there.
Miyagi passes into half guard.
Arias moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miyagi stopping the sweep attempt from Arias.
Miyagi passes Arias's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miyagi is looking to take a break and control but Arias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking to pass Arias's guard but actually Arias recovers to full guard.
Arias controls Miyagi momentarily but Miyagi frees himself.
Arias is looking for a triangle but Miyagi pushes his legs off easily.
Miyagi trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
Miyagi controlling from the top position.
Arias looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miyagi slips nicely into half guard.
Miyagi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arias is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miyagi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miyagi's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Miyagi (5) vs (13) Arias
Arias working for the choke.
Miyagi tries to roll but Arias sticks to his back.
Miyagi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arias is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Miyagi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Arias is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Miyagi trying to control the hands but Arias breaks the grip.
Arias biding his time, looking for the opening.
Miyagi tries to escape but Arias has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Miyagi trying to control the position but Arias manages to sink in the hooks.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias tries to keep control of the position but Miyagi is staying busy.
Arias keeps control of the position as Miyagi tries to break free.
Arias is controlling the position but Miyagi somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Arias slows the pace down in half guard.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Miyagi is defending well.
Miyagi wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi trying to hold on to Arias's head to control him but Arias postures up.
Arias is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miyagi is looking to improve his position.
Arias is looking to take a break and control but Miyagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arias wants to pass to mount but Miyagi is defending the position.
Arias trying to control from half guard but Miyagi is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is trying to maintain the position but Arias is very close to passing his half guard.
Miyagi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miyagi wants to get back to full guard.
My spies in (HQ) W.C.D.A 🔥🔥🔥 inform me that Arias has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Miyagi is trying to maintain the position but Arias is very close to passing his half guard.
Arias is trying to control. Miyagi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miyagi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miyagi has control of Arias's left arm, preventing Arias from doing any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is trying to keep Arias in close.
Miyagi keeping full guard, as Arias tries to pass.
Arias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miyagi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias postures up.
Miyagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyagi, not yet.
Miyagi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Miyagi is keeping the position.
Miyagi is pulling down on Arias's head. It's preventing any offense from Arias, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arias wins on points by 13 to 5.
After winning the bout, George Arias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Koryu Miyagi spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill train smarter and harder next time, so i come back stronger than ever!'. |
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