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Event:
TWGC 15 (155lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Mar 05, 2017 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges and Oaki Sato. St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Gauthier St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St. Georges tries to avoid it but Sato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St. Georges to the ground. St. Georges escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sato dives in and grabs St. Georges's left leg, looking for a takedown. St. Georges pushes down on Sato's head and hops out.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges has clasped his hands together around Sato's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: St. Georges (4) vs (0) Sato
St. Georges tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sato looking for a sweep but St. Georges has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (6) vs (0) Sato
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sato tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Sato is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sato is pressing down on St. Georges's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St. Georges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St. Georges has managed to get both his arms back between Sato's legs - danger averted.
Sato working a defensive guard here.
Sato 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.
Sato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Sato trying to control the position.
Sato 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.
Sato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sato wants to hit a switch here but St. Georges passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sato there! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (9) vs (0) Sato
Sato is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St. Georges avoids the attempt from Sato to control.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges prevents Sato from getting the reversal.
Sato gets back to half guard.
Sato trying to get back to full guard but St. Georges takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (12) vs (0) Sato
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sato working to try and regain half guard.
St. Georges controlling from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
St. Georges'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.
Sato wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
St. Georges controlling the pace.
Sato tries to regain full guard. Instead though, St. Georges has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (15) vs (0) Sato
St. Georges prevents Sato from getting the reversal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato is still trying to improve position.
Sato tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
Sato regains half guard.
Sato is trying to control but can't.
Sato is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St. Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St. Georges's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (15) vs (4) Sato
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control the action but Sato just sinks the hooks in.
St. Georges is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sato gets his way!
Sato tightening his grip on St. Georges, looking for the choke.
St. Georges looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sato.
St. Georges really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Sato's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges just trying to survive but Sato is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sato is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St. Georges defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
St. Georges breaks Sato's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (17) vs (4) Sato
St. Georges advances to half guard.
Sato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St. Georges pulls his head out easily.
Sato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sato.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sato wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and St. Georges is now in half guard.
St. Georges will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sato is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sato avoid being mounted?
Sato is looking to get back to full guard here but St. Georges has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (20) vs (4) Sato
St. Georges in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sato trying to control but St. Georges flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (23) vs (4) Sato
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Sato right now.
St. Georges gets his hands free as Sato looks to control.
Sato is in bad spot here.
St. Georges just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
St. Georges doesn't have the hooks in and Sato manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (23) vs (6) Sato
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sato advances to half guard.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St. Georges is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sato is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from St. Georges as he works his way to full guard.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sato trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 23 to 6. |
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Event:
TWGC 15 (155lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Marat Magomedov and Oaki Sato. Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Evangelion OST - The Beast II. Marat Magomedov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Marat Magomedov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Magomedov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sato.
Sato fails with the takedown.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Magomedov tightens his grip and picks Sato up, before dumping him to the ground. Sato manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Magomedov (2) vs (0) Sato
Sato is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Sato.
Magomedov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sato has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Magomedov is looking to defend but Sato has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Magomedov! Sato pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Magomedov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oaki Sato!
A very excited looking Oaki Sato 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.
Marat Magomedov was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back to break this boy, you will see'. |
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Event:
TWGC 14 (170lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dale McCann and Oaki Sato. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oaki Sato enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dale McCann! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
McCann is looking to clinch.
Sato feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McCann (0) vs (2) Sato
McCann can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sato controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCann is keeping the position for now.
Sato advances to half guard.
Well, if Sato 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.
Sato is looking to advance position but McCann won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sato rolls with it to try and escape but McCann cranks on the arm and Sato is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dale McCann! |
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 3
Date: Oct 18, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Haislan Garcia and Oaki Sato. Haislan Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Haislan Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Sato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Sato ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haislan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oaki Sato.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into Sato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Garcia (2) vs (0) Sato
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Garcia'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Sato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sato manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Sato's guard.
Garcia won't allow Sato to sweep him here.
Sato looking for subs off his back but Garcia has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sato is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sato trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia stays in close to Sato's body and controls the position.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (2) vs (2) Sato
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
Sato wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sato defends it easily.
Sato forces his way into half guard.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sato is one step ahead there.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia is controlling Sato's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (2) vs (5) Sato
Sato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia is not content to let Sato control the position.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Sato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Sato is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Sato sits in half guard.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in trouble now - Sato has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (2) vs (8) Sato
Sato working for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is in no mood to give up.
Sato looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sato on the ground.
Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sato.
Sato prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Sato looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sato looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia tries to hold on but Sato pushes him away.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Sato is having none of it.
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia tries to control Sato's body but Sato pushes him off. Garcia squirms to his side and now Sato has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Garcia (2) vs (11) Sato
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sato has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Garcia is in real trouble here. Sato gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Garcia is tapping out! Sato wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oaki Sato!
Oaki Sato is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Oaki Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2
Date: Oct 17, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Oaki Sato and Bobby Lawson. 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 bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Bobby Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lawson closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the cage.
Lawson has hold of one of Sato's legs. Sato is fighting the takedown attempt but Lawson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sato (0) vs (2) Lawson
Sato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lawson passes Sato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lawson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sato moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is pulling down on Lawson's head to control his posture.
Sato wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato pulls Lawson in close to prevent any damage.
Sato is trying to control the position but Lawson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lawson has passed into half guard!
Sato tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato keeping hold of Lawson's head, controlling as best he can.
Sato is staying active underneath Lawson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lawson is looking for a kimura here.
Sato is looking to control Lawson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sato avoid being mounted?
Sato regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato pulls Lawson in close to prevent any damage.
Sato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lawson is aware though and is defending well.
Lawson trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Lawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sato has his foot on Lawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato working for submissions but it's allowed Lawson to get to half guard.
Lawson trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.
Sato is looking to control Lawson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sato avoid being mounted?
Lawson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sato knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lawson not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking for a sweep. Lawson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lawson is looking to advance position but Sato won't allow it.
Lawson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sato reverses the position - he's now on top in Lawson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sato (2) vs (2) Lawson
Lawson trying to control the position.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lawson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sato seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lawson for as long as he can get away with.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.
Sato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson.
Sato trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Sato drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Sato off! Sato jumps back into Lawson's guard.
Sato wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato pushes down on Lawson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lawson trying to control but Sato postures up.
Sato seems to be working for a kimura but Lawson defends the submission attempt.
Lawson tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
Sato seems to be working for a kimura but Lawson defends the submission attempt.
Sato seems to be working for a kimura but Lawson defends the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato is working for a submission of some sort.
Sato has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sato (5) vs (2) Lawson
Lawson is looking to get to half guard.
Lawson is squirming around, avoiding Sato's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sato avoids the attempt from Lawson to control.
Lawson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Sato has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Sato (8) vs (2) Lawson
Lawson trying to control the action but Sato just sinks the hooks in.
Sato looking for the choke from the back.
Sato is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lawson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sato just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lawson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sato is looking for a rear naked choke here but Lawson reverses the position brilliantly into Sato's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sato (8) vs (4) Lawson
Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sato holds on and takes a little breather.
Sato throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lawson uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sato (8) vs (7) Lawson
Sato struggling a bit here.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawson 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.
Sato can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato gets back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Sato is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Sato is keeping the position.
Lawson looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sato (10) vs (7) Lawson
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Lawson is keeping the position.
Sato advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sato (13) vs (7) Lawson
Sato is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sato tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sato takes the fight on points by 13 to 7.
A very excited looking Oaki Sato rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Oct 16, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Oaki Sato and Paul Williams. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Paul Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Williams darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams manages to pull guard.
Williams seems keen to control Sato's posture.
Sato advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sato (3) vs (0) Williams
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sato goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sato's guard! Nice work there by Williams! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sato (3) vs (2) Williams
Sato is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sato is tightening it up a little... Williams has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Williams reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Williams taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oaki Sato!
After the fight, Oaki Sato was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Takahiro Shirokawa and Oaki Sato. Shirokawa comes to the cage accompanied by Yung Lean - Kyoto. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Takahiro Shirokawa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sato scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Shirokawa (0) vs (4) Sato
The referee asks Sato politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sato prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shirokawa keeps working.
A control attempt from Shirokawa but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shirokawa (0) vs (6) Sato
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shirokawa is looking to escape.
Shirokawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sato with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Shirokawa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sato! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oaki Sato!
Oaki Sato decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rakka Haibane and Oaki Sato. Haibane comes to the cage accompanied by Pretenders-Sawano Hiroyuki. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rakka Haibane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Oaki Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sato wants to clinch up but Haibane keeps it at a distance.
Oaki Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haibane looking to score a takedown here. Sato is defending well but Haibane drives through and ends up in Sato's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Haibane (2) vs (0) Sato
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haibane's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haibane (2) vs (2) Sato
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Haibane.
Haibane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sato on the ground.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Haibane is keeping the position.
Haibane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sato drops back looking for a leg! Haibane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haibane manages to kick Sato off! Sato jumps back into Haibane's guard.
Haibane wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato trying to control but Haibane is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haibane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haibane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haibane can't keep his opponent in guard - Sato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Haibane wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haibane is not content to let Sato control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haibane wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sato tries to pass to full mount but Haibane defends it.
Sato maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Haibane could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sato has cracked it and Haibane is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oaki Sato!
Oaki Sato tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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