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CACC 232 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 16 losses; Rolf Ottke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Yuri Boshtok!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ottke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boshtok to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ottke (0) vs (2) Boshtok
Boshtok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ottke pulls Boshtok in close to prevent any damage.
Ottke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boshtok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ottke 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: Ottke (2) vs (2) Boshtok
Ottke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottke prevents Boshtok from improving his position.
Ottke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boshtok is looking for a sweep. Ottke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok manages to get to full guard.
Boshtok wants to sweep but no luck.
Boshtok can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ottke controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottke'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.
Boshtok pulls Ottke in to control the position.
Ottke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok controlling Ottke's posture.
Boshtok 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: Ottke (2) vs (4) Boshtok
Ottke wants to control but Boshtok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boshtok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ottke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boshtok is looking to take a break and control but Ottke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok prevents Ottke from improving his position.
Ottke trying to control from the bottom.
Ottke is staying active underneath Boshtok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boshtok wants to pass to mount but Ottke is defending the position.
Boshtok content to control rather than advance.
Ottke is not content to let Boshtok control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ottke is trying is best to control the position here.
Boshtok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ottke wants to get back to full guard but Boshtok has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (2) vs (7) Boshtok
Ottke prevents Boshtok from improving position.
Ottke seems a little lost for a moment, as Boshtok dominates the positioning.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Boshtok 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.
Ottke stops Boshtok from passing to mount.
Boshtok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ottke keeps working.
Ottke tries to bench press Boshtok off him but Boshtok keeps the position.
Boshtok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boshtok taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ottke is trying to get back to half guard.
Ottke struggling a bit here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok taking a breather here.
Ottke tries to bench press Boshtok off him but Boshtok keeps the position.
Boshtok tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ottke is looking for a sweep.
Ottke is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is not content to let Boshtok control the position.
Boshtok controlling the position from side mount.
Ottke tries to bench press Boshtok off him but Boshtok keeps the position.
Boshtok is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ottke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boshtok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ottke keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ottke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ottke is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Boshtok is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ottke (2) vs (9) Boshtok
Boshtok tries to control but Ottke wriggling away.
Ottke tries to hold on but Boshtok postures up.
Boshtok controlling from the full mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ottke is looking to get to half guard.
Boshtok avoids the attempt from Ottke to control.
Boshtok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boshtok wants to control the pace but Ottke is squirming around nicely.
Ottke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ottke is looking to escape.
Boshtok controlling from the full mount.
Ottke is squirming around, avoiding Boshtok's attempts to control the action.
Ottke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boshtok in particular looking to stall.
Ottke is refusing to be controlled, as Boshtok sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boshtok wins on points by 9 to 2.
A relieved looking Yuri Boshtok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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