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CWC 320 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jin Yi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 23 losses; Tsuyoi Kakuto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kakuto 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: Yi (0) vs (2) Kakuto
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Yi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kakuto is working away from the top position though.
Yi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nap or Tap, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yi is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kakuto seems content to control.
Yi is looking to improve his position.
Yi is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi gets full guard.
Yi is trying to keep Kakuto in close.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Kakuto from controlling successfully.
Yi is trying to keep Kakuto in close.
Kakuto trying to control but Yi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kakuto pushes down on Yi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yi is trying to control but can't.
Yi is looking for a sweep. Kakuto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yi wants to sweep but Kakuto has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (0) vs (5) Kakuto
Yi wants to control but Kakuto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking to reverse the position.
Yi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kakuto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (2) vs (5) Kakuto
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi controlling the action here.
Yi prevents Kakuto from improving his position.
Kakuto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kakuto looking for submissions off his back.
Kakuto wants to sweep but Yi has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (5) vs (5) Kakuto
Kakuto is looking for a sweep.
Yi controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is looking for a sweep.
Kakuto keeps trying to improve his position.
Yi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kakuto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kakuto is looking to improve his position.
Kakuto wants to get back to full guard but Yi has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (8) vs (5) Kakuto
Kakuto is working to get back to half guard.
Kakuto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto gets full guard.
Yi passes Kakuto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yi is working for a submission of some sort.
Kakuto is looking to improve his position.
Yi stalling.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Kakuto is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is trying to get back to full guard.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
Kakuto tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg.
Kakuto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kakuto.
Kakuto 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: Yi (8) vs (7) Kakuto
Yi is not content to let Kakuto control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yi trying to control from the bottom.
Kakuto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Yi. Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (8) vs (10) Kakuto
Yi gets back to half guard.
Yi wants to improve his position but Kakuto is controlling well.
Yi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kakuto manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (8) vs (13) Kakuto
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yi is squirming around, avoiding Kakuto's attempts to control the action.
Yi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kakuto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kakuto avoids the attempt from Yi to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yi tries to lock up and control but Kakuto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kakuto controlling the position easily from mount.
Kakuto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (10) vs (13) Kakuto
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kakuto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kakuto is refusing to be controlled, as Yi sits in half guard.
Kakuto wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto moves into full guard.
Kakuto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi is stalling in the full guard.
Kakuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kakuto, not yet.
Yi wants to control from the top but Kakuto keeps moving.
Kakuto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yi looking to pass the guard.
Kakuto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kakuto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (10) vs (15) Kakuto
Yi wants to sweep here but Kakuto controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi has Kakuto pulled in close to control his posture.
Kakuto trying to control but Yi is working from the bottom.
Yi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yi is trying to control the position but Kakuto postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kakuto wins on points by 15 to 10.
A very excited looking Tsuyoi Kakuto 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.
In defeat, Jin Yi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time, there will be no next time.'. |
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