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CWC HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 18 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 15 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Halli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (0) vs (2) Nickal
Halli pulls Nickal in close to his closed guard and prevents Nickal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Halli wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickal controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is controlling Nickal's posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
Nickal controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nickal 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Nickal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halli pulls Nickal in to control the position.
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Nickal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Halli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nickal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content to stall in guard here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nickal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Nickal.
Halli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nickal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halli is pulling down on Nickal's head to control his posture.
Nickal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halli pulls Nickal in close to prevent any damage.
Nickal controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halli is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (2) Nickal
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Halli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halli postures up.
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.
Nickal trying to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli preventing the sweep.
Halli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nickal has control of Halli's left arm, preventing Halli from doing any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Halli has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (5) vs (2) Nickal
Halli content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Halli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Reijo Halli retains his super heavyweight title!
Reijo Halli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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