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CWC 386 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 35 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 27 losses; Koryu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miyagi feints and as Fiso raises his hands in defense, Miyagi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (0) vs (2) Miyagi
Fiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyagi pushing down on Fiso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miyagi prevents Fiso from improving his position.
Fiso is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso is looking to get back to full guard here but Miyagi has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (0) vs (5) Miyagi
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso is trying to control Miyagi's posture but Miyagi avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miyagi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fiso! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (0) vs (7) Miyagi
Miyagi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Fiso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miyagi content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Miyagi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fiso tries to lock up and control but Miyagi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miyagi prevents Fiso from getting the reversal.
Miyagi trying to control but Fiso is having none of it.
Miyagi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiso tries to lock up and control but Miyagi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiso is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyagi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fiso working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi avoids the attempt from Fiso to control.
Fiso is trying to escape the mount.
Fiso is squirming around, avoiding Miyagi's attempts to control the action.
Miyagi is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to hold on but Miyagi postures up.
Miyagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fiso is looking to escape.
Miyagi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fiso reaches up to try and control the position but Miyagi seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Fiso rolls and tries to escape and now Miyagi has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (0) vs (10) Miyagi
Miyagi controlling the position well here. Fiso rolled but Miyagi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fiso trying to control but not successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi controlling well, preventing Fiso from escaping the position.
Good control from Miyagi.
You can see the frustration on Fiso's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Miyagi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fiso's body.
Fiso can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to control the position but Miyagi manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Fiso's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Fiso do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fiso is trying to break free.
Fiso turns into Miyagi and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (10) Miyagi
Miyagi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fiso stays in close to Miyagi's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
Fiso slips nicely into half guard.
Miyagi 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.
Miyagi is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyagi is refusing to be controlled, as Fiso sits in half guard.
Fiso is looking for a kimura but Miyagi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiso to get the leverage.
Miyagi is holding on to half guard well.
Miyagi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Miyagi is positioning himself well to prevent Fiso advancing to mount.
Fiso trying to control the pace.
Further stalling from Fiso.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is stalling here. Miyagi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fiso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Miyagi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiso (2) vs (14) Miyagi
A lull in the action here as Miyagi stalls from top position.
Fiso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fiso can't do much from the bottom here.
Fiso tries to buck Miyagi off but Miyagi is having none of it.
Fiso can't do much from the bottom here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fiso's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fiso wants to control but Miyagi postures up.
Miyagi is looking to take a break and control but Fiso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiso is being controlled here.
Fiso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyagi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fiso tries to bench press Miyagi off him but Miyagi keeps the position.
Miyagi controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to buck Miyagi off but Miyagi is having none of it.
Fiso being controlled for a moment.
Fiso prevents Miyagi from moving into mount.
Miyagi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fiso struggling a bit here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is looking for a sweep.
Fiso is working hard here to advance position.
Fiso prevents Miyagi from improving position.
Fiso is trying to control Miyagi's posture but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi controlling the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Miyagi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fiso tries to bench press Miyagi off him but Miyagi keeps the position.
Miyagi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fiso's legs.
Miyagi working away.
Miyagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiso keeps working.
Fiso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyagi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying his best to control but Miyagi has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (2) vs (16) Miyagi
Miyagi tries to control but Fiso wriggling away.
Fiso is looking to improve his position but Miyagi isn't that keen on the idea.
Fiso is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Miyagi has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (2) vs (19) Miyagi
Miyagi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso tries to roll but Miyagi sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyagi wins on points by 19 to 2.
A victorious Koryu Miyagi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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