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TWGC 36 (205lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 14 losses; Hero Galanos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal gets caught napping as Galanos dives in and scores a takedown. Nickal manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Galanos (2) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal wants to sweep here but Galanos controlling him for the moment.
Nickal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Galanos manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Galanos (2) vs (2) Nickal
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Galanos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Galanos (2) vs (5) Nickal
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal 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 Galanos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nickal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Galanos's legs.
Galanos struggling a bit here.
Galanos is looking for a sweep.
Galanos wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Galanos tries to bench press Nickal off him but Nickal keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Galanos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal just content to control the position.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galanos keeps working.
Nickal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee asks Nickal politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nickal prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Galanos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galanos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickal is working away from the top position though.
Galanos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Nickal sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nickal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickal is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Galanos.
Nickal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Galanos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Galanos 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: Galanos (4) vs (5) Nickal
Galanos trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is pressing down on Galanos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Galanos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Galanos postures up.
Galanos preventing the sweep.
Galanos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Galanos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nickal looking for a sweep. Not yet Nickal, not yet.
Galanos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Galanos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galanos stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Galanos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nickal's guard.
Galanos trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
Galanos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Galanos is looking to take a break and control but Nickal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control but Galanos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Galanos is stalling here. Nickal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Galanos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nickal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Galanos (4) vs (9) Nickal
Nickal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Galanos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nickal trying to control the action but Galanos is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Galanos wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Nickal happy to just control the position for now.
Galanos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Galanos is staying active underneath Nickal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Galanos is trying to maintain the position but Nickal is very close to passing his half guard.
Nickal prevents Galanos from improving his position.
Galanos keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nickal wants to control but Galanos is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Galanos is trying to get back to full guard.
Galanos wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy.
Galanos wants to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Galanos is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal seems to be looking for submissions.
Nickal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nickal wants to control but Galanos is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galanos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Galanos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal wins on points by 9 to 4.
A relieved looking Bo Nickal 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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