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CACC 125: Bok vs Sepi 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Bo Nickal ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Marco Solis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Solis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nickal circles away.
Solis misses with a takedown attempt - Nickal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nickal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Solis napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (4) vs (0) Solis
Solis seems a little lost for a moment, as Nickal dominates the positioning.
Nickal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Solis for as long as he can get away with.
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal is trying to get an arm triangle but Solis is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Solis's face as Nickal controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nickal is trying to get an arm triangle but Solis is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal '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.
Nickal trying to control the position but Solis is working away.
Nickal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Solis looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nickal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Solis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nickal lets go of the hold and Solis can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Nickal !
Marco Solis spoke after the fight, saying 'All i got to say is lucky...'. |
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