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CACC 162: Mazzini vs Declan 3 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 8 wins and 8 losses; Masakazu Aoki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 13 losses; Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thayer circles away.
Aoki gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aoki (2) vs (0) Thayer
Thayer tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aoki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thayer wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer won't allow Aoki to pass to mount.
Aoki stalling.
Thayer wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thayer wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki is pressing down on Thayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thayer is holding on for now.
Aoki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thayer wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (5) vs (0) Thayer
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
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'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.
Thayer tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Further stalling from Aoki.
Thayer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki controlling the position easily from mount.
Thayer regains half guard.
Aoki not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aoki is thwarting Thayer's attempts to control the position.
Aoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thayer is trying to control but can't.
Aoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Thayer is defending well.
Aoki controlling the action here.
Thayer is trying to control but Aoki manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (8) vs (0) Thayer
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki content just to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Thayer is desperately trying to improve his position but Aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Thayer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki controlling the position easily from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thayer is surviving well by controlling Aoki's body position as best he can.
Thayer regains half guard.
Thayer trying to control from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Thayer won't allow it.
Well, if Aoki 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.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Thayer defends it.
Thayer tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
Thayer is in trouble now - Aoki has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aoki (11) vs (0) Thayer
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thayer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thayer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki controlling from the full mount.
Thayer wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thayer is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masakazu Aoki made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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