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GFY 39 - Cricket Blair Witch 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 3 wins and 7 losses; Baki Hanma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 31 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hanma clinches up against the ropes.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Snowstrinski has him pressed against the ropes.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snowstrinski smiles and moves away.
Hanma instigates a clinch.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snowstrinski smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma has closed the distance and engaged Snowstrinski in a clinch.
Hanma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snowstrinski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snowstrinski is looking for a takedown.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Snowstrinski won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snowstrinski smiles and moves away.
Snowstrinski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hanma quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanma (0) vs (2) Snowstrinski
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowstrinski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hanma is looking to control Snowstrinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanma avoid being mounted?
Hanma is looking to improve his position.
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hanma desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hanma trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
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.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Hanma pulls Snowstrinski in to control the position.
Snowstrinski preventing the sweep.
Snowstrinski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snowstrinski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snowstrinski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Snowstrinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snowstrinski has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snowstrinski defends well.
Hanma working for a triangle but Snowstrinski defends it easily.
Snowstrinski content to stall in guard here.
Hanma is pulling down on Snowstrinski's head to control his posture.
Snowstrinski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma working for a triangle but Snowstrinski defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma is trying to keep Snowstrinski in close.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowstrinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanma controls Snowstrinski momentarily but Snowstrinski frees himself.
Hanma looking for a guillotine here but Snowstrinski defends easily.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the position.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowstrinski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanma working a defensive guard here.
Hanma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma trying to keep a closed guard but Snowstrinski is proving a slippery customer.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hanma pulls Snowstrinski in close to prevent any damage.
Snowstrinski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma trying to keep a closed guard but Snowstrinski is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snowstrinski defends it easily.
Hanma controls Snowstrinski momentarily but Snowstrinski frees himself.
Snowstrinski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is stalling in the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snowstrinski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snowstrinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanma is pulling down on Snowstrinski's head to control his posture.
Hanma trying to keep a closed guard but Snowstrinski is proving a slippery customer.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is stalling in the full guard.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hanma looking for a guillotine here but Snowstrinski defends easily.
Hanma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snowstrinski is aware though and is defending well.
Hanma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snowstrinski is aware though and is defending well.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to control.
Hanma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Hanma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Snowstrinski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Hanma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snowstrinski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snowstrinski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snowstrinski defends it easily.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snowstrinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snowstrinski wins on points by 2 to 0.
A victorious Olaf Snowstrinski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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