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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 8B 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 London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Sub Zero! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Yakami Sansho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sansho shoots in for a takedown but Zero shows good takedown defense.
Sansho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sansho shoots in and drives through. Zero sprawls well.
Sub Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakami Sansho.
Sansho misses with a takedown
and Zero counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Zero (4) vs (0) Sansho
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sansho is looking for a sweep.
Zero tries to advance to mount but Sansho denies him.
Zero has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Zero (6) vs (0) Sansho
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sansho keeps trying to improve his position.
Zero wants to control the pace but Sansho is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero has control of Sansho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sansho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zero moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Zero (9) vs (0) Sansho
Zero working for the choke.
Zero is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sansho is defending well though. Zero let's go of the attempt for now.
Sansho turns into Zero and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zero (9) vs (2) Sansho
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Sansho from controlling successfully.
Sansho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sansho stopping the sweep attempt from Zero.
Sansho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero working for a triangle but Sansho defends it easily.
Zero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zero tries to get out of the position.
Sansho is pushing down on Zero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zero is fighting to maintain full guard but Sansho has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking to improve his position.
Sansho is stalling here. Zero is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sansho seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zero has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Zero (13) vs (2) Sansho
Sansho is letting Zero control him for a moment.
Zero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansho keeps working.
Zero tries to move to mount but Sansho blocks the move with his legs.
Sansho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looks to move to half guard but instead Zero has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Zero (15) vs (2) Sansho
Zero trying to control but Sansho is having none of it.
Zero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sansho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying to escape the mount.
Sansho wants to control but Zero is having none of it.
Sansho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zero not doing much here.
Sansho manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sansho 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.
Sansho looking for subs off his back but Zero has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansho keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sansho wants to control but Zero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zero wants to take a breather but Sansho is having none of it.
Sansho has a hand on Zero's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zero takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Zero (18) vs (2) Sansho
Zero fails to advance to Sansho's back.
Sansho is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zero with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sansho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zero pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sansho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sansho is squirming around, avoiding Zero's attempts to control the action.
Sansho tries to reverse the position but Zero maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sansho tries to lock up and control but Zero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zero is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sansho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sansho! Score +3 for passing guard: Zero (21) vs (2) Sansho
Zero takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Zero (24) vs (2) Sansho
Sansho is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Zero gets his way!
Sansho tries to escape the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Zero has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sansho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zero wants to control the pace but Sansho is squirming around nicely.
Zero avoids the attempt from Sansho to control.
Zero is trying to take his opponent's back.
Zero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero controlling his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Zero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sansho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sansho shrugs it off.
Zero prevents Sansho from getting the reversal.
Sansho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sansho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sansho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zero.
Sansho gets back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sansho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zero content to stall in guard here.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Sansho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sansho keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Sansho is trying to control the position but Zero postures up.
Sansho keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Sansho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sansho is trying to keep Zero in close.
Sansho 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 fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zero is aware though and is defending well.
Sansho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zero defends it easily.
Sansho trying to keep a closed guard but Zero is proving a slippery customer.
Zero slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sansho is looking for a sweep. Zero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sansho looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zero takes the fight on points by 24 to 2.
Sub Zero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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