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TWGC 15 (155lbs, D1): New York Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Buck Futter and Shinichi Onizuka. Onizuka has chosen Kokane - Can I as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Buck Futter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Shinichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Futter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Onizuka wants to counter the offense by Futter and move into the clinch position.
Futter rushes Onizuka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Futter is looking for a takedown.
Futter is trying to trip Onizuka. He has hold of a leg but Onizuka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Futter persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Futter (2) vs (0) Onizuka
Futter won't allow Onizuka to sweep him here.
Futter wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onizuka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Futter passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Futter (5) vs (0) Onizuka
Futter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Onizuka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Futter presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Futter (7) vs (0) Onizuka
Futter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Onizuka is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter controlling from the full mount.
Futter tries to control but Onizuka wriggling away.
Onizuka can't escape the position.
Futter looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter trying to control but Onizuka is having none of it.
Onizuka regains half guard.
Futter is trying to control. Onizuka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Futter prevents Onizuka from improving his position.
Futter controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Onizuka is staying active underneath Futter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Onizuka looking for submissions off his back.
Futter content to control rather than advance.
Onizuka is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Futter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Onizuka keeps working.
Futter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Futter wants to free his trapped foot but Onizuka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Futter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Futter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Onizuka! Score +3 for passing guard: Futter (10) vs (0) Onizuka
Onizuka tries to hold on but Futter pushes him away.
Futter prevents Onizuka from getting the reversal.
Onizuka is squirming around, avoiding Futter's attempts to control the action.
Onizuka is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka 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.
Futter works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Futter (13) vs (0) Onizuka
Onizuka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Futter tries to control but Onizuka wriggling away.
Onizuka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Futter wants to control the pace but Onizuka is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Futter controlling from mount.
Futter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to reverse the position but Futter maintains control.
Futter wants to control the pace but Onizuka is squirming around nicely.
Futter controlling from mount.
Onizuka tries to lock up and control but Futter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Futter content just to control the position here.
Onizuka 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.
Onizuka is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Futter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Futter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Onizuka is looking to escape.
Futter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Futter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Futter is really struggling to control Onizuka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Futter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Futter looking to control but Onizuka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Futter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Onizuka working to try and regain half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka wants to hold on but Futter pushes him away.
Futter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Onizuka is looking to escape.
Onizuka is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Futter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Onizuka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Futter prevents Onizuka from getting the reversal.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Futter wants to control but instead Onizuka manages to regain half guard.
Well, if Futter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Onizuka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Onizuka working a defensive guard here.
Onizuka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Futter stacks Onizuka on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Futter! Score +3 for passing guard: Futter (16) vs (0) Onizuka
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka prevents Futter from improving position.
Futter trying to control the position but Onizuka is working away.
Onizuka trying his best to control but Futter has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Futter (18) vs (0) Onizuka
Futter controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onizuka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futter takes the fight on points by 18 to 0.
Post fight, Buck Futter stared into the camera and said 'My hair is purple but my belt is red'. |
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