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CACC 133: Jiurgite vs Halo PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Masakazu Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 14 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aoki (2) vs (0) Hughes
Aoki content to control rather than advance.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aoki trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hughes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki slows the pace down in half guard.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aoki is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hughes! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (5) vs (0) Hughes
Aoki content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aoki'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.
Aoki looking for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is having none of it.
Aoki content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to finish this one by submission but Hughes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aoki.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Aoki looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aoki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Aoki.
Hughes is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki content just to control the position here.
Aoki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Aoki is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Hughes gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aoki is taking a breather. Hughes 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.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Hughes is defending the position.
Aoki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Hughes is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki controlling the action here.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki content to stall in guard here.
Hughes working for submissions but it's allowed Aoki to get to half guard.
Aoki not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Aoki.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Aoki continues to stall.
Aoki trying to advance position but Hughes counters by regaining guard.
Aoki 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.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki 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.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aoki defends well.
Aoki stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aoki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aoki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki controlling from the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aoki stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (8) vs (0) Hughes
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Aoki happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Masakazu Aoki thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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