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CWC 297 - Lemieux vs Kakuto 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 28 wins and 27 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 23 losses; Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sakuraba gets a double leg takedown into Pacheco's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sakuraba (2) vs (0) Pacheco
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakuraba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sakuraba has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacheco is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pacheco is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.
Pacheco 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pacheco for as long as he can get away with.
Sakuraba continues to stall.
Pacheco controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (5) vs (0) Pacheco
Sakuraba staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Sakuraba advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sakuraba (7) vs (0) Pacheco
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to move to back control.
Sakuraba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pacheco tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to take Pacheco's back but he can't do it this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sakuraba fails to take his opponent's back.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba wants to take Pacheco's back here but Pacheco is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pacheco has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Sakuraba (10) vs (0) Pacheco
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pacheco doesn't escape.
Sakuraba is persistently looking for the submission but Pacheco is defending it well.
Pacheco is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sakuraba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sakuraba trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pacheco doesn't escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Pacheco right now.
Sakuraba is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pacheco knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pacheco for a finish.
Sakuraba just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba controlling the position well here. Pacheco rolled but Sakuraba kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Further stalling from Sakuraba.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pacheco defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pacheco is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sakuraba.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Sakuraba is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakuraba takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
After the fight, Ishiihara Sakuraba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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