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SSG 122 Barnes vs Kersikov 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Cody Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Rafael Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Souza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris gets a clinch.
Souza jumps into guard, dragging Harris to the mat.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza controlling Harris's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Souza wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Souza pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Rio inform us that Souza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harris wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris pushing down on Souza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Souza wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Souza keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pulls Harris in to control the position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (3) vs (0) Souza
Harris trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Souza trying to control but Harris postures up.
Souza is positioning himself well to prevent Harris advancing to mount.
Souza tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Souza won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Souza defends the submission attempt.
Souza gets back to full guard.
Souza managing to control the position.
Souza is continuing to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Souza working a defensive guard here.
Souza pulls Harris in to control the position.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (6) vs (0) Souza
Souza is trying to improve his position.
Souza looks winded!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Souza, who protects the arm well.
Harris trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harris is really struggling to control Souza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Souza is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza is holding Harris down, trying to stall.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Souza is holding Harris down, trying to stall.
Souza tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Harris easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Harris (8) vs (0) Souza
Souza tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Souza gets back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Souza is trying is best to control the position here.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza gets full guard.
Souza trying to control the position here.
Harris trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harris has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (11) vs (0) Souza
Harris working away.
Harris trying to control the position but Souza is working away.
Souza tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Souza prevents Harris from improving position.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Souza has one of Harris's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Souza stops Harris from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 11 to 0. |
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