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CWC 324 - Halli vs Sitsongrit 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Jin Yi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 25 losses; Tsuyoi Kakuto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Yi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kakuto defends it nicely.
Yi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kakuto's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yi (2) vs (0) Kakuto
Kakuto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yi is one step ahead there.
Kakuto keeping full guard, as Yi tries to pass.
Kakuto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakuto is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakuto is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (2) vs (2) Kakuto
Yi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kakuto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi has his hands on Kakuto's head, controlling the position.
Yi wants to sweep here but Kakuto controlling him for the moment.
Kakuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Yi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuto wants to pass the guard but Yi is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi managing to control the position.
Yi controls Kakuto momentarily but Kakuto frees himself.
Yi is looking for a triangle but Kakuto pushes his legs off easily.
Yi controlling Kakuto's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yi is trying to control the position but Kakuto postures up.
Kakuto won't allow Yi to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kakuto has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (5) Kakuto
Yi tries to improve position but can't.
Kakuto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
Kakuto advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Yi (2) vs (7) Kakuto
Yi wants to hold on but Kakuto pushes him away.
My spies in Canucks Combat Club inform me that Kakuto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi is squirming around, avoiding Kakuto's attempts to control the action.
Kakuto avoids the attempt from Yi to control.
Kakuto prevents Yi from getting the reversal.
Yi gets back to half guard.
Yi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kakuto is thwarting Yi's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuto seems to be working for a kimura but Yi defends the submission attempt.
Yi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kakuto is stalling here. Yi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kakuto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yi (6) vs (7) Kakuto
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuto keeps working.
Kakuto tries to improve position but can't.
Yi is looking to take a break and control but Kakuto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kakuto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kakuto moves into full guard.
Kakuto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (6) vs (9) Kakuto
Yi keeping moving, preventing Kakuto from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi working a defensive guard here.
Yi 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.
Kakuto wants to control from the top but Yi keeps moving.
Yi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kakuto is one step ahead there.
Yi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kakuto escapes and throws Yi's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (6) vs (12) Kakuto
Yi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yi prevents Kakuto from improving position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking for a sweep.
Yi is working hard here to advance position.
Yi trying his best to control but Kakuto has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Yi (6) vs (14) Kakuto
Yi is working to get back to half guard.
Kakuto controlling from mount.
Yi regains half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto stalling away here and it's allowed Yi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yi pulls Kakuto in close to prevent any damage.
Yi working a defensive guard but Kakuto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (6) vs (17) Kakuto
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto working away.
Yi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kakuto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kakuto is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Yi (6) vs (19) Kakuto
Yi is looking to get to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi is squirming around, avoiding Kakuto's attempts to control the action.
Yi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kakuto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yi turns into him and now he's in Kakuto's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (8) vs (19) Kakuto
Yi won't allow Kakuto to sweep him here.
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakuto is keeping the position for now.
Kakuto wants to sweep here but Yi controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (8) vs (21) Kakuto
Yi tries to get to full guard but Kakuto has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kakuto jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (8) vs (24) Kakuto
And that's the end of the fight!
Kakuto wins on points by 24 to 8.
After winning the bout, Tsuyoi Kakuto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jin Yi had this to say: 'Next time, there will be no next time.'. |
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