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TWGC 42 (145lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kalevelis Kalvis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Soo Young Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yoo moves in looking to clinch but Kalvis pushes him off.
Kalvis clinches with his opponent.
Kalvis has picked Yoo up - he's going for a ride! Kalvis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kalvis (2) vs (0) Yoo
Yoo is looking to improve his position.
Kalvis controlling the pace.
Yoo won't allow Kalvis to pass to mount.
Yoo manages to get to full guard.
Yoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kalvis controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalvis pushing down on Yoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yoo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalvis is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yoo moves into full guard.
Kalvis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoo 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalvis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Rising Sun Training inform us that Yoo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kalvis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard.
Yoo working for a triangle but Kalvis defends it easily.
Yoo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoo's guard.
Yoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo wants to improve his position but Kalvis is controlling well.
Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalvis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (5) vs (0) Yoo
Kalvis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kalvis controls the position from side control.
Kalvis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalvis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yoo's face as Kalvis controls the position.
Yoo gets back to half guard.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalvis is thwarting Yoo's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoo tries to roll over but Kalvis keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kalvis'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalvis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (8) vs (0) Yoo
Yoo 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: Kalvis (8) vs (2) Yoo
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalvis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalvis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kalvis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kalvis (10) vs (2) Yoo
Kalvis content to stall in guard here.
Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard.
Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kalvis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kalvis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalvis is working hard here to advance position.
Yoo trying to control the position.
Yoo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalvis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yoo. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (13) vs (2) Yoo
Yoo is trying to escape the position but Kalvis is controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yoo struggling a bit here.
Kalvis controlling from side mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is looking for a sweep.
Yoo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalvis's best efforts.
Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kalvis not doing much here.
Kalvis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoo for as long as he can get away with.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalvis takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Kalevelis Kalvis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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