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Grappling Hype -17- 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Michael Aalto! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Rounin Hashima!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hashima moves into the clinch.
Hashima pulls guard.
Hashima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aalto is one step ahead there.
Aalto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hashima's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hashima is defending against the submission attempts here by Aalto.
Hashima is concentrating on defense, preventing Aalto from advancing position.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hashima keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto is controlling the pace.
Aalto is trying to control the action in half guard but Hashima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima keeping hold of Aalto's head, controlling as best he can.
Aalto moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Aalto (3) vs (0) Hashima
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto trying to control the action but Hashima is working from the bottom.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
Hashima is trying to get back to half guard.
Hashima wants to control but Aalto postures up.
Aalto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aalto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hashima is looking for a sweep.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
Hashima felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aalto trying to control the position but Hashima is working away.
Hashima tries to buck Aalto off but Aalto is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hashima seems a little lost for a moment, as Aalto dominates the positioning.
Aalto in the domination position with Hashima hanging on.
Aalto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aalto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aalto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hashima holds on to Aalto's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima is not content to let Aalto control the position.
Hashima is trying to get back to half guard.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hashima is looking for a sweep.
Aalto in the domination position with Hashima hanging on.
Aalto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hashima can't do much from the bottom here.
Hashima is not content to let Aalto control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hashima controls the position for a moment.
Hashima is trying to improve his position.
Aalto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hashima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hashima wants to control but Aalto postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Aalto tries for a kimura but Hashima is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hashima controls the position for a moment.
Hashima is looking to reverse the position.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
Aalto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aalto is trying to get an arm triangle but Hashima is defending well.
Hashima can't do much from the bottom here.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hashima has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hashima is trying to control Aalto's posture but Aalto avoids it.
Aalto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Hashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hashima is not content to let Aalto control the position.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto working away.
Hashima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aalto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aalto trying to control the action but Hashima is working from the bottom.
Aalto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hashima, who protects the arm well.
Hashima tries to improve position but can't.
Hashima is trying to escape the position but Aalto is controlling the position.
Hashima is looking to regain half guard here but Aalto keeps moving and retains side control.
Aalto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aalto wants to control but Hashima is keeping him busy.
Hashima can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hashima is looking to reverse the position.
Hashima is still trying to improve position.
Aalto trying to control the position but Hashima is working away.
Aalto is trying to get an arm triangle but Hashima is defending well.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hashima keeps working.
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hashima tries to buck Aalto off but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto tries for a kimura but Hashima is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Hashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Aalto trying to control the position but Hashima is working away.
Aalto working away.
Aalto wants to control but Hashima is keeping him busy.
Hashima holds on to Aalto's head and controls the position momentarily.
Hashima wants to control but Aalto postures up.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to control but Hashima is keeping him busy.
Aalto taking a breather here.
Hashima is looking for a sweep.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hashima keeps working.
Hashima is looking for a sweep.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Hashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hashima tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Hashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hashima tries to buck Aalto off but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hashima is trying to control Aalto's posture but Aalto avoids it.
Hashima is trying to improve his position.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Aalto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hashima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hashima keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Aalto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hashima! Score +2 for reaching mount: Aalto (5) vs (0) Hashima
Aalto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hashima tries to reverse the position but Aalto maintains control.
Hashima wants to hold on but Aalto pushes him away.
Hashima is squirming around, avoiding Aalto's attempts to control the action.
Hashima is trying desperately to improve position.
Hashima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aalto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hashima is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aalto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aalto avoids the attempt from Hashima to control.
Hashima is squirming around, avoiding Aalto's attempts to control the action.
Hashima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aalto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hashima is looking to escape.
Hashima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hashima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Aalto is staying active.
Hashima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aalto works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Aalto (8) vs (0) Hashima
Aalto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hashima defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aalto takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Our winner, Michael Aalto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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