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CWC 287 - Tokyo PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 15 losses; Aedan Declan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 27 losses; Vito Mazzini!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Mazzini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Declan (0) vs (2) Mazzini
Mazzini slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Declan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Declan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Declan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mazzini has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (0) vs (5) Mazzini
Declan stops Mazzini from passing to mount.
Declan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mazzini off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Declan (4) vs (5) Mazzini
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I really don't envy Mazzini right now.
Declan biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Declan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mazzini prevents Declan from getting a body triangle.
Declan 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.
Declan has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
Mazzini trying to control the hands but Declan won't let him.
Declan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mazzini's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Declan is hanging on to Mazzini's back as he tries to escape.
Declan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mazzini is trying to break free.
Declan tries to keep control of the position but Mazzini is staying busy.
Declan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Declan controlling well, preventing Mazzini from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Declan.
Mazzini tries to escape the position.
Declan is trying to stick to Mazzini's back but Mazzini is turning into Declan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Declan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mazzini. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (4) vs (7) Mazzini
Declan is trying to keep Mazzini in close.
Declan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mazzini trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
Declan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Declan looking for a sweep. Not yet Declan, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan keeping full guard, as Mazzini tries to pass.
Mazzini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mazzini is fighting to break Declan's control of his arms but Declan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Declan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mazzini's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (6) vs (7) Mazzini
Mazzini keeping moving, preventing Declan from controlling successfully.
Declan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (9) vs (7) Mazzini
Mazzini is looking to reverse the position.
Mazzini seems a little lost for a moment, as Declan dominates the positioning.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is not content to let Declan control the position.
Declan is really struggling to control Mazzini but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Declan happy to just control the position for now.
Mazzini wants to control but Declan postures up.
Mazzini prevents Declan from improving position.
Mazzini is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini sneaks back into half guard.
Declan passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (12) vs (7) Mazzini
Declan wants to control the pace but Mazzini is squirming around nicely.
Declan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mazzini regains half guard.
Mazzini tries to roll over but Declan keeps him under control.
Declan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Declan is looking to take a break and control but Mazzini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Declan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mazzini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Declan is keen to just control but Mazzini is a slippery customer.
Mazzini 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.
Declan works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (15) vs (7) Mazzini
Declan looking to control but Mazzini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Declan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mazzini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (15) vs (9) Mazzini
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Declan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Declan seems keen to control Mazzini's posture.
Mazzini trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
Declan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Declan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mazzini trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
Declan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazzini is one step ahead there.
Mazzini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mazzini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Declan tries to roll over but Mazzini keeps him under control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Declan sees it coming and defends easily.
Declan is pressing down on Mazzini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mazzini looking to sit in guard and control but Declan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Declan (17) vs (9) Mazzini
Mazzini working for a triangle but Declan defends it easily.
Mazzini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Declan is one step ahead there.
Declan trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Declan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazzini is retaining full guard.
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.
Mazzini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Declan controls the pace.
Declan wants to pass the guard but Mazzini is keeping the position.
Declan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Declan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazzini is retaining full guard.
Mazzini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Declan trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
Mazzini has his foot on Declan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Declan works his way back into a safe position though.
Mazzini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Declan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Declan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Declan (20) vs (9) Mazzini
Mazzini seems a little lost for a moment, as Declan dominates the positioning.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini prevents Declan from improving position.
Declan wants to control but Mazzini is keeping him busy.
Mazzini is trying to improve his position.
Declan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazzini keeps working.
Declan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mazzini's legs.
Declan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazzini keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini tries to buck Declan off but Declan is having none of it.
The referee asks Declan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Declan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mazzini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Declan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Declan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mazzini will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mazzini is looking to reverse the position.
Declan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Declan advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Declan (22) vs (9) Mazzini
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Declan.
Declan wants to control the pace but Mazzini is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Declan takes the fight on points by 22 to 9.
A very excited looking Aedan Declan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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