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CACC 142: Ribbler vs Gatsby PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 13 losses; Ishiihara Sakuraba! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Suzuki gets caught napping as Sakuraba dives in and scores a takedown. Suzuki manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sakuraba (2) vs (0) Suzuki
Suzuki controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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 pushing down on Suzuki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki manages to get to full guard.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suzuki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Sakuraba's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suzuki tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Sakuraba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Further stalling from Sakuraba.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Sakuraba is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Sakuraba prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Suzuki is working away.
Sakuraba is really struggling to control Suzuki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the pace.
Sakuraba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suzuki for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suzuki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sakuraba is stalling in the full guard.
Suzuki is looking to sweep but instead, Sakuraba has passed into half guard.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzuki avoid being mounted?
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Suzuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling the action here.
Suzuki wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Sakuraba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sakuraba continues to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
More hug and hope from Sakuraba.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakuraba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suzuki wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but Suzuki is defending it quite comfortably.
Sakuraba is controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is taking a breather. Suzuki 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.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
Sakuraba is keen to just control but Suzuki is a slippery customer.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Suzuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakuraba takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Ishiihara Sakuraba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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