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CACC 36 Victory Playoffs B PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 1485 p4p, 88 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1976 p4p, 115 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Elroy Clarks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Elroy Clarks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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 4 wins and 3 losses; Elroy Clarks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Clarks feinted with a counter takedown.
Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but Clarks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clarks manages to pull guard.
Clarks pulls Yamamoto in to control the position.
Yamamoto postures up.
Clarks keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarks is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Clarks (0) vs (3) Yamamoto
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto staying calm.
Yamamoto tries for a kimura but Clarks is defending well.
Yamamoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clarks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clarks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamamoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yamamoto 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks is trying is best to control the position here.
Clarks is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto is trying to control. Clarks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yamamoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks trying to control here.
Yamamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Clarks defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yamamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Clarks's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Clarks is looking to control Yamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarks avoid being mounted?
Clarks is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clarks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clarks has his hands on Yamamoto's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamamoto stands and throws Clarks's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Clarks (0) vs (6) Yamamoto
Yamamoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clarks, who protects the arm well.
Clarks tries to bench press Yamamoto off him but Yamamoto keeps the position.
Clarks gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarks wants to get back to full guard.
Clarks trying to hold on to Yamamoto's head to control him but Yamamoto postures up.
Clarks is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Clarks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clarks is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
Clarks trying to hold on to Yamamoto's head to control him but Yamamoto postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Clarks is a slippery customer.
Yamamoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clarks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clarks is looking to control Yamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarks avoid being mounted?
Clarks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Clarks won't allow it.
Yamamoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarks trying to hold on to Yamamoto's head to control him but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto is controlling the pace.
Clarks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.
Clarks wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Clarks won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarks controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Clarks gets back to full guard.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto trying to control but Clarks is working from the bottom.
Clarks wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Clarks keeps moving.
Clarks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clarks (2) vs (6) Yamamoto
Clarks is pushing down on Yamamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Clarks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Clarks is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarks trying to pass the guard but Yamamoto defending well.
Yamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is in trouble now - Clarks has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Clarks (5) vs (6) Yamamoto
Yamamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to control Clarks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamamoto avoid being mounted?
Yamamoto has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Clarks escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Clarks! Score +3 for passing guard: Clarks (8) vs (6) Yamamoto
Clarks tries to advance to mount but Yamamoto denies him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clarks wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
Yamamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Clarks keeps moving and retains side control.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Clarks keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Clarks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clarks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yamamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clarks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clarks is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Clarks trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto being controlled for a moment.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamamoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clarks (8) vs (8) Yamamoto
Clarks is staying active underneath Yamamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clarks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clarks wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Yamamoto is pressing down on Clarks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarks is holding on for now.
Clarks is holding on to half guard well.
Clarks is looking to control Yamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarks avoid being mounted?
Yamamoto is trying to control. Clarks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarks gets back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has gone for a leg lock! Clarks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yamamoto's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clarks (10) vs (8) Yamamoto
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Clarks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clarks looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clarks (10) vs (10) Yamamoto
Clarks keeping full guard, as Yamamoto tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Yamamoto gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Yamamoto wins on points by 11 to 10.
Kotetsu Yamamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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