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SSG 418 Ozymandias vs Hlervu 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 22 losses; Sergey Makarov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 7 losses; Helio Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Karelin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Makarov is fending him off so far but Karelin persists. Nope, Makarov circles away and we're back to standing.
Makarov gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Makarov (4) vs (0) Karelin
Makarov controlling from side mount.
Makarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
The referee asks Makarov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Makarov prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Karelin's legs.
Karelin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Makarov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Makarov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Makarov slows the pace down.
Karelin tries to bench press Makarov off him but Makarov keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to escape the position but Makarov is controlling the position.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Makarov is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Makarov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Makarov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Makarov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Makarov (4) vs (4) Karelin
Karelin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Makarov's body.
Karelin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Karelin's hands.
Karelin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Makarov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Karelin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Makarov tries to break free.
Makarov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Karelin.
Makarov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to keep control of the position but Makarov is staying busy.
Karelin gets his hands free as Makarov looks to control.
Karelin keeps control of the position as Makarov tries to break free.
Karelin wants to control but Makarov manages to buck him off and is now in Karelin's guard! Nice work there by Makarov! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makarov (6) vs (4) Karelin
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin pulls Makarov in close to prevent any damage.
Makarov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Makarov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karelin for as long as he can get away with.
Karelin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Makarov content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karelin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Makarov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karelin is trying to keep Makarov in close.
Karelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Makarov content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makarov is stalling in the full guard.
Makarov being controlled here momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking for a triangle but Makarov pushes his legs off easily.
Makarov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin seems keen to control Makarov's posture.
Makarov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karelin is adopting a defensive guard.
Karelin trying to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin 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: Makarov (6) vs (6) Karelin
Makarov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Makarov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Makarov is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makarov avoid being mounted?
Makarov is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Karelin gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Karelin wins on points by 7 to 6. |
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