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SSG 179 Snowstrinski vs Chai PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Myuki Yoshida! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Michael Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida has Williams pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yoshida pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Williams tumbling to the mat - Yoshida dives into Williams's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yoshida (2) vs (0) Williams
Williams looking to control.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshida is aware though and is defending well.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshida's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yoshida (2) vs (2) Williams
Williams wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Yoshida looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is keeping the position.
Yoshida working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Yoshida keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yoshida (4) vs (2) Williams
Williams 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: Yoshida (4) vs (4) Williams
Yoshida is not content to let Williams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Williams prevents Yoshida from improving his position.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Yoshida is working away.
Williams is looking to advance position but Yoshida won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed Yoshida to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Williams trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams is keen to just control but Yoshida is a slippery customer.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to get back to full guard.
Williams works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Yoshida (4) vs (7) Williams
Yoshida manages to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is looking to improve his position.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is looking to improve his position.
Yoshida is trying to control but can't.
Williams wants to take a breather but Yoshida is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Williams is looking to advance position but Yoshida won't allow it.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Yoshida takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams is fighting to break Yoshida's control of his arms but Yoshida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams passes Yoshida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yoshida is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams is looking for a kimura here.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoshida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Yoshida defending well.
Yoshida is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshida won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams is trying to control. Yoshida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is stalling here. Yoshida is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yoshida has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yoshida (8) vs (7) Williams
Williams is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps trying to improve his position.
Yoshida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoshida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoshida moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Williams gets back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yoshida pulls his head out easily.
Yoshida is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yoshida jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yoshida (11) vs (7) Williams
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yoshida controlling from side mount.
Williams prevents Yoshida from improving position.
Williams regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Yoshida tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Yoshida is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yoshida is working away from the top position though.
Williams is pressing down on Yoshida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yoshida (11) vs (9) Williams
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshida takes the fight on points by 11 to 9. |
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