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Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 767 p4p, 87 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 7409 p4p, 425 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 12 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shui pushes Mata up against the cage in a clinch.
Mata is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shui is defending well.
Shui gets control of Mata's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shui will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mata trying to control but Shui is working from the bottom.
Mata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shui has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shui throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mata escapes and throws Shui's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (3) vs (0) Shui
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui can't do much from the bottom here.
Mata wants to control but Shui is keeping him busy.
Shui is trying to control Mata's posture but Mata avoids it.
Mata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shui keeps working.
Mata 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 Shui's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mata working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mata working away.
Shui manages to get back to half guard.
Shui wants to get back to full guard.
Mata is working for a kimura but Shui is defending it quite comfortably.
Mata is keen to just control but Shui is a slippery customer.
Shui keeping hold of Mata's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mata seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shui for as long as he can get away with.
Shui gets full guard.
Shui wants to sweep here but Mata controlling him for the moment.
Shui wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Shui 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.
Mata content to stall in guard here.
Shui is trying to keep Mata in close.
Shui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shui has control of Mata's left arm, preventing Mata from doing any damage.
Mata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shui is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shui looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Shui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shui is pulling down on Mata's head to control his posture.
Mata trying to control but Shui is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shui working a defensive guard here.
Mata advances to half guard.
Shui is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mata is really struggling to control Shui but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shui wants to get back to full guard but Mata has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (6) vs (0) Shui
Mata tries to move to mount but Shui blocks the move with his legs.
Mata tries to advance to mount but Shui instead regains half guard.
Shui is holding on to half guard well.
Shui 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shui makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shui.
Mata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shui can't keep his opponent in guard - Mata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shui won't allow Mata to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shui moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shui managing to control the position.
Mata passes into half guard.
Shui keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mata is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shui controlling the position well.
Mata wants to pass the guard but Shui is defending well.
Shui is trying to get back to full guard.
Shui is not content to let Mata control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mata passes into side control, despite Shui's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (9) vs (0) Shui
Mata advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (11) vs (0) Shui
Mata controlling the pace for now.
Mata avoids the attempt from Shui to control.
Shui keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mata avoids the attempt from Shui to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mata can't control as he wanted to and Shui manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Mata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (14) vs (0) Shui
Mata looking to control but Shui is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shui sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mata trying to mount his opponent but Shui defends it.
Mata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shui desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata tries to pass to full mount but Shui defends it.
Mata is thwarting Shui's attempts to control the position.
Shui manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shui managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata takes the fight on points by 14 to 0.
Dado Mata is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Dado Mata 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. |
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