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SSG 408 Maximus vs Banner PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Helio Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 28 losses; Stanislav Strakapoud!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Karelin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Karelin (4) vs (0) Strakapoud
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strakapoud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karelin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Strakapoud struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strakapoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Karelin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Karelin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Strakapoud is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control.
Strakapoud wants to control but Karelin postures up.
Strakapoud tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karelin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strakapoud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karelin controlling the position from side mount.
Strakapoud wants to control but Karelin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Strakapoud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin controlling the position.
Strakapoud is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controls the position from side control.
Strakapoud is looking for a sweep.
Strakapoud is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is trying to get back to half guard.
Strakapoud keeps trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Strakapoud's face as Karelin controls the position.
Strakapoud tries to bench press Karelin off him but Karelin keeps the position.
Strakapoud manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karelin works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (7) vs (0) Strakapoud
Strakapoud manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karelin tries to pass to full mount but Strakapoud defends it.
Strakapoud is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strakapoud wants to control but Karelin passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (10) vs (0) Strakapoud
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Strakapoud manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (13) vs (0) Strakapoud
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Strakapoud is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Karelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strakapoud is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
Strakapoud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strakapoud is still trying to improve position.
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strakapoud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud can't escape the position.
Strakapoud tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Strakapoud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Strakapoud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Strakapoud is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karelin is staying active.
Karelin fails to take his opponent's back.
Strakapoud working to try and regain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strakapoud tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
Strakapoud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Strakapoud tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strakapoud might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karelin wants to take Strakapoud's back but he can't do it this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is trying to escape the mount.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Strakapoud working to try and regain half guard.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Strakapoud stops Karelin from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Strakapoud is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strakapoud has given up his back here. Will Karelin look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (16) vs (0) Strakapoud
Karelin has good solid back control here.
Karelin keeps control of the position as Strakapoud tries to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud tries to escape the position.
Strakapoud breaks Karelin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Karelin (16) vs (2) Strakapoud
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strakapoud controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin takes the fight on points by 16 to 2. |
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