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CWC 292 - Tokyo 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 15 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 10 losses; Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jan tries to clinch but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Jan
Fiso is pressing down on Jan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jan is holding on for now.
Jan is trying to get back to full guard.
Jan trying to hold on to Fiso's head to control him but Fiso postures up.
Fiso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fiso'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.
Fiso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan tries to roll over but Fiso keeps him under control.
Fiso perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fiso seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jan for as long as he can get away with.
Fiso 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Jan defending well.
Fiso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiso passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (5) vs (0) Jan
Fiso taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jan! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (7) vs (0) Jan
Jan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fiso controlling the position easily from mount.
Jan is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Fiso has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (10) vs (0) Jan
Jan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looking to break Jan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fiso will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jan's body.
Jan fending off the submission attempt from Fiso.
Jan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jan wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control the hands but Fiso won't let him.
Fiso is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jan tries to escape but Fiso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fiso is trying to stick to Jan's back but Jan is turning into Fiso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fiso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jan. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (10) vs (2) Jan
Fiso is trying to keep Jan in close.
Jan wants to control from the top but Fiso keeps moving.
Jan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fiso controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jan wants to control from the top but Fiso keeps moving.
Jan won't allow Fiso to sweep him here.
Fiso pulls Jan in close to prevent any damage.
Fiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jan is one step ahead there.
Jan passes Fiso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to control but Jan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jan wants to control but Fiso is keeping him busy.
Fiso gets back to full guard.
Fiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jan trying to control but Fiso is working from the bottom.
Jan stopping the sweep attempt from Fiso.
Jan wants to pass the guard but Fiso is keeping the position.
Jan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fiso is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fiso has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (12) vs (2) Jan
Fiso sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is looking to pass into half guard but Jan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jan is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (12) vs (4) Jan
Jan won't allow Fiso to sweep him here.
Fiso has Jan pulled in close to control his posture.
Jan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiso is retaining full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (14) vs (4) Jan
Fiso wants to pass to mount but Jan is defending the position.
Jan is looking for a sweep. Fiso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiso is looking to advance position but Jan won't allow it.
Fiso is working hard here to advance position.
Jan moves into full guard.
Fiso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fiso continues to stall.
Jan is trying to keep Fiso in close.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso stays in close to Jan's body and controls the position.
Fiso has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Jan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso is stalling in the full guard.
Fiso looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jan keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fiso preventing the sweep.
Fiso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jan working a defensive guard here.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jan is keeping the position for now.
Fiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jan is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (14) vs (6) Jan
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Malaki Fiso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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