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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ishiihara Sakuraba (ranked 4787 p4p, 472 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 16376 p4p, 616 weight class). Henry has chosen knuck if you buck as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.




165 cm
26 yrs
145 lbs



185 cm
41 yrs
180 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 8 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 9 losses; Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.

Sakuraba wants the takedown. Henry is fighting it off but Sakuraba persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Henry 's guard against the cage.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sakuraba (2) vs (0) Henry
We've been hearing that Sakuraba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sakuraba is stalling in the full guard.
Sakuraba is fighting to break Henry 's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Henry 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.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry pulls Sakuraba in close to his closed guard and prevents Sakuraba from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry has his hands on Sakuraba's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry pulls Sakuraba in close to prevent any damage.
Sakuraba content to stall in guard here.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry 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.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henry for as long as he can get away with.
Henry is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henry seems keen to control Sakuraba's posture.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Sakuraba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sakuraba continues to stall.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
Sakuraba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henry is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Henry has Sakuraba pulled in close to control his posture.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba is pushing down on Henry 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henry is fighting to maintain full guard but Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
Henry tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Henry is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Sakuraba is pressing down on Henry 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
Sakuraba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henry is pressing down on Sakuraba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakuraba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henry has control of Sakuraba's left arm, preventing Sakuraba from doing any damage.
Sakuraba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
More hug and hope from Sakuraba.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba stays in close to Henry 's body and controls the position.
Henry controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakuraba controls the pace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henry is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.
Sakuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry looking to control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry has Sakuraba pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba stays in close to Henry 's body and controls the position.
Henry has his hands on Sakuraba's head, controlling the position.
Sakuraba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sakuraba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henry controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Henry 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.
Sakuraba controlling from the top position.
Henry controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Henry is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry trying to control the position.
Sakuraba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sakuraba stands and throws Henry 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sakuraba (5) vs (0) Henry

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Henry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Sakuraba keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakuraba just content to control the position.
Henry tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Henry struggling a bit here.
Henry prevents Sakuraba from improving position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to escape the position but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Sakuraba tries to advance to mount but Henry denies him.
Henry holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sakuraba working away.
Sakuraba controls the position.
Henry wants to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sakuraba.
Henry tries to buck Sakuraba off but Sakuraba is having none of it.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba taking a breather here.
Henry 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.
Sakuraba gets to mount! Henry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Sakuraba (7) vs (0) Henry
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
Sakuraba controlling from the full mount.
Henry tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
Sakuraba controlling the position easily from mount.
Sakuraba prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
Henry tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakuraba takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
 
 
 
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