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WVTSW S01 WK5A PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jesus St Pierre (ranked 2553 p4p, 282 weight class) and Alvin Aguilar (ranked 10754 p4p, 551 weight class). Aguilar has chosen Drector's Cut by Kamikazee 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Jesus St Pierre! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 14 losses; Alvin Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aguilar rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguilar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aguilar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aguilar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics St Pierre uses from the top position.
St Pierre is fighting to break Aguilar's control of his arms but Aguilar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aguilar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aguilar pulls St Pierre in close to his closed guard and prevents St Pierre from doing any damage or advancing position.
St Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguilar is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguilar is retaining full guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
Aguilar is pulling down on St Pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from St Pierre, at least for the moment.
St Pierre 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre passes Aguilar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aguilar 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.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Aguilar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aguilar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre is pressing down on Aguilar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aguilar is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aguilar is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: St Pierre (3) vs (0) Aguilar
St Pierre tries to control but Aguilar wriggling away.
Aguilar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Aguilar is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
St Pierre is looking to work his way around to Aguilar's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control the action but instead Aguilar gets a body lock and reverses into St Pierre's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St Pierre (3) vs (2) Aguilar
Aguilar being controlled here momentarily.
Aguilar trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguilar is one step ahead there.
St Pierre has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aguilar has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: St Pierre (3) vs (5) Aguilar
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aguilar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aguilar wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguilar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Pierre is looking to control Aguilar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
Aguilar is taking a breather. St Pierre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.
St Pierre gets back to full guard.
St Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St Pierre (5) vs (5) Aguilar
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aguilar is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aguilar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Pierre trying to control from Aguilar's half guard. Aguilar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
St Pierre being controlled here momentarily.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
St Pierre trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St Pierre pushes down on Aguilar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Aguilar's thigh. Aguilar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguilar is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
Aguilar working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Aguilar is working away.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Aguilar defends it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aguilar trying to control here.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aguilar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Aguilar defends it.
Aguilar is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
St Pierre is pressing down on Aguilar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aguilar is holding on for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar keeping control of the position.
St Pierre is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguilar is controlling St Pierre's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and St Pierre gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
St Pierre takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
A very excited looking Jesus St Pierre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Alvin Aguilar spoke after the fight, saying 'Huuuuhhhuuuuuhhuuuuuuhhuuuuu!!!!!!!'. |
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