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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 5B PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Morgan Leighton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Leighton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shioda jumps guard.
Leighton tries to free his leg and advance position but Shioda is retaining full guard.
Leighton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leighton won't allow Shioda to sweep him here.
Leighton looking to pass the guard.
Shioda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leighton (0) vs (2) Shioda
Shioda postures up.
Shioda being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leighton tries to get out of the position.
Leighton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shioda controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shioda stopping the sweep attempt from Leighton.
Leighton trying to keep a closed guard but Shioda is proving a slippery customer.
Shioda controlling from the top position.
Leighton is trying to keep Shioda in close.
Leighton wants to control but Shioda passes easily into half guard.
Leighton is not content to let Shioda control the position.
Leighton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leighton trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is looking to improve his position.
Shioda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shioda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Leighton (0) vs (5) Shioda
Shioda controlling from mount.
Leighton can't escape the position.
Leighton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Leighton wants to control but Shioda is keeping busy.
Shioda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shioda is looking to advance position but Leighton won't allow it.
Shioda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shioda works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Leighton (0) vs (8) Shioda
Shioda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shioda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leighton wants to hold on but Shioda pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shioda looking to control but Leighton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leighton holds on to Shioda as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Shioda wants to take Leighton's back but he can't do it this time.
Leighton working to try and regain half guard.
Shioda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leighton is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shioda pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Leighton tries to reverse the position but Shioda maintains control.
Shioda tries to control but Leighton wriggling away.
Leighton is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is working hard here to advance position.
Leighton stops Shioda from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Leighton is working to get back to half guard.
Shioda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shioda trying to control but Leighton is having none of it.
Leighton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is trying to escape the mount but Shioda keeps good control and instead manages to take Leighton's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Leighton (0) vs (11) Shioda
Leighton is in bad spot here.
Shioda is not going to allow Leighton to sit and survive in this position.
Leighton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Shioda.
Shioda is looking to control Leighton but Leighton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Leighton breaks Shioda's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leighton (2) vs (11) Shioda
Leighton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shioda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leighton controlling from the top position.
Leighton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shioda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shioda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shioda controls Leighton momentarily but Leighton frees himself.
Shioda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shioda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leighton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leighton (2) vs (13) Shioda
Leighton pulls Shioda in close to his closed guard and prevents Shioda from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shioda postures up.
Leighton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leighton controls Shioda momentarily but Shioda frees himself.
Shioda looking to pass the guard.
Leighton is trying to keep Shioda in close.
Leighton controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Leighton looking to control but Shioda passes into half guard.
Shioda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leighton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shioda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leighton tries to roll over but Shioda keeps him under control.
Leighton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shioda jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Leighton (2) vs (16) Shioda
Leighton is looking to regain half guard here but Shioda keeps moving and retains side control.
Shioda wants to control but Leighton is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shioda tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shioda working away.
Shioda trying to control the position but Leighton is working away.
Shioda tries to move to mount but Leighton blocks the move with his legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is looking for a sweep.
Well,Leighton is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Shioda working away.
Shioda has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Leighton! Score +2 for reaching mount: Leighton (2) vs (18) Shioda
Shioda is trying to take his opponent's back.
Leighton can't escape the position.
Leighton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shioda is trying to take his opponent's back.
Shioda manages to capitalize on a mistake by Leighton to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Leighton (2) vs (21) Shioda
Leighton is trying to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is keeping busy.
Shioda controls the position.
Leighton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Leighton tries to escape but Shioda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shioda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shioda controlling the position well here. Leighton rolled but Shioda kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Shioda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leighton tries to roll but Shioda sticks to his back.
Shioda controlling from the back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shioda is looking to control Leighton but Leighton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shioda biding his time, looking for the opening.
Shioda tries to keep control of the position but Leighton is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leighton just trying to survive but Shioda is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shioda wins on points by 21 to 2.
Gozo Shioda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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