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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Iwao Wada and Alvin Aguilar. Wada comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. Aguilar has chosen Drector's Cut by Kamikazee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Iwao Wada! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Alvin Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aguilar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wada is fending him off so far but Aguilar persists. Nope, Wada circles away and we're back to standing.
Wada fails with a takedown attempt.
Aguilar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wada (0) vs (2) Aguilar
Wada is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hugs & Kisses, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Aguilar prevents Wada from improving his position.
Aguilar passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (0) vs (5) Aguilar
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Wada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wada is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aguilar off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wada (4) vs (5) Aguilar
Wada is trying to stick to Aguilar's back but Aguilar is turning into Wada. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wada's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aguilar. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (4) vs (7) Aguilar
Wada wants to hit a switch here but Aguilar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wada there! Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (4) vs (10) Aguilar
Aguilar with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Aguilar looking to control but Wada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wada gets back to half guard.
Wada won't allow Aguilar to pass to mount.
Wada is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wada is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to mount his opponent but Wada defends it.
My spies in School Of Hard Knocks inform me that Aguilar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wada regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguilar tries to free his leg and advance position but Wada is retaining full guard.
Wada looking for a guillotine here but Aguilar defends easily.
Aguilar preventing the sweep.
Aguilar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (4) vs (13) Aguilar
Aguilar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wada is trying to control Aguilar's posture but Aguilar avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wada, who protects the arm well.
Wada is looking to regain half guard here but Aguilar keeps moving and retains side control.
Aguilar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aguilar wants to control but Wada is keeping him busy.
Wada tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Wada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aguilar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wada has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wada tries to bench press Aguilar off him but Aguilar keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wada gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aguilar is trying to control. Wada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wada gets full guard.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Wada keeps moving.
Wada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aguilar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (6) vs (13) Aguilar
Wada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wada stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wada defends well.
Aguilar is looking for a triangle here but Wada uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (9) vs (13) Aguilar
Aguilar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wada tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Aguilar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wada's best efforts.
Wada trying to pass the guard but Aguilar defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aguilar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguilar is keeping the position for now.
Wada preventing the sweep.
Wada trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguilar keeps trying to improve his position.
Aguilar trying to control the position.
Wada being controlled here momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wada's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (9) vs (15) Aguilar
Wada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aguilar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (11) vs (15) Aguilar
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wada stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aguilar is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (11) vs (17) Aguilar
Wada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wada working for a triangle but Aguilar defends it easily.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wada is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar preventing the sweep.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Wada can't keep his opponent in guard - Aguilar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aguilar is looking for a kimura but Wada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguilar to get the leverage.
Wada is trying to get back to full guard.
Aguilar trying to mount his opponent but Wada defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar uses his free foot to push down on Wada's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wada. Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (11) vs (20) Aguilar
Wada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aguilar takes Wada's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Wada is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Wada (11) vs (23) Aguilar
Aguilar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wada knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wada for a finish.
Aguilar is looking for the choke from the back position but Wada is controlling his hands well.
Wada defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aguilar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wada wants to escape the position.
Aguilar tightening his grip on Wada, looking for the choke.
Wada is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wada showing good submission defense here.
Aguilar is trying to stick to Wada's back but Wada is turning into Aguilar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aguilar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wada. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (13) vs (23) Aguilar
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wada wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
Aguilar wants to sweep here but Wada controlling him for the moment.
Wada trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wada has gone for a leg lock! Aguilar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wada's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wada (13) vs (25) Aguilar
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wada 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.
Aguilar passes into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wada (13) vs (28) Aguilar
Aguilar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aguilar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wada is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar tries for a kimura but Wada is defending well.
Wada is looking for a sweep.
Aguilar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wada gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aguilar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar seems to be looking for submissions.
Wada is trying to maintain the position but Aguilar is very close to passing his half guard.
Wada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wada trying to control the position.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Wada is keeping the position.
Aguilar trying to control but Wada is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aguilar wins on points by 28 to 13.
Alvin Aguilar 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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