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Oil Check 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Yuro Nagasaki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nagasaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nagasaki (4) vs (0) Tower
Tower wants to control but Nagasaki postures up.
Tower gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower is looking to control Nagasaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tower avoid being mounted?
Tower desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nagasaki is thwarting Tower's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Tower is defending well.
Tower keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to control but Tower is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tower sees it coming and defends easily.
Tower won't allow Nagasaki to pass to mount.
Nagasaki is thwarting Tower's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tower manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nagasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tower is keeping the position for now.
Tower managing to control the position.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Tower keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower is pulling down on Nagasaki's head to control his posture.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Tower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tower is adopting a defensive guard.
Tower keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower pulls Nagasaki in close to prevent any damage.
Tower's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tower is pulling down on Nagasaki's head to control his posture.
Tower keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Tower has Nagasaki pulled in close to control his posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Tower.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Tower is retaining full guard.
Tower pulls Nagasaki in close to prevent any damage.
Nagasaki trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tower has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nagasaki postures up.
Tower trying to control the position here.
Tower is continuing to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki postures up.
Tower controlling the position.
Nagasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tower is keeping the position for now.
Tower pulls Nagasaki in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tower with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tower trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Tower keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tower is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The adventures of Tower the control monster continue. Boring.
Nagasaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tower trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nagasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tower has his hands on Nagasaki's head, controlling the position.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Tower keeps moving.
Tower managing to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tower is trying to control the position but Nagasaki postures up.
Nagasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tower seems keen to control Nagasaki's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nagasaki takes the fight on points by 4 to 0.
A relieved looking Yuro Nagasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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