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CACC 212 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 16 losses; Shanti Anatta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yeboah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anatta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (0) Anatta
Anatta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yeboah looking to pass the guard.
Yeboah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anatta looking to control.
Yeboah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yeboah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yeboah won't allow Anatta to sweep him here.
Yeboah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatta trying to control the position.
Anatta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yeboah controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatta keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Anatta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yeboah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yeboah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anatta has his foot on Yeboah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yeboah works his way back into a safe position though.
Anatta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yeboah controlling from the top position.
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anatta is keeping the position for now.
Anatta 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: Yeboah (2) vs (2) Anatta
Anatta is thwarting Yeboah's attempts to control the position.
Anatta seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Yeboah has recovered full guard.
Anatta wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah keeping full guard, as Anatta tries to pass.
Yeboah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anatta is one step ahead there.
Anatta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anatta has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
Yeboah wants to sweep here but Anatta controlling him for the moment.
Anatta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yeboah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anatta is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anatta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yeboah is just riding it out for now. Anatta eventually gives up the hold.
Anatta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yeboah sees it coming and defends easily.
Yeboah moves into full guard.
Yeboah wants to sweep but no luck.
Yeboah looking to control.
Yeboah pulls Anatta in to control the position.
Yeboah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anatta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anatta is pushing down on Yeboah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yeboah is fighting to maintain full guard but Anatta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anatta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yeboah is looking for a sweep. Anatta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anatta moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (2) vs (5) Anatta
Anatta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anatta trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anatta's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anatta is trying to work for a kimura but Yeboah is defending well.
Anatta is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anatta passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (2) vs (8) Anatta
Anatta looking to control but Yeboah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anatta is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yeboah is surviving well by controlling Anatta's body position as best he can.
Anatta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is working to get back to half guard.
Yeboah is squirming around, avoiding Anatta's attempts to control the action.
Yeboah sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yeboah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anatta stays in close to Yeboah's body and controls the position.
Anatta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah 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: Yeboah (4) vs (8) Anatta
Anatta is looking for a sweep. Yeboah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yeboah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anatta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anatta keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Anatta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yeboah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yeboah trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anatta keeping full guard, as Yeboah tries to pass.
Anatta is trying to keep Yeboah in close.
Anatta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anatta keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Yeboah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anatta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yeboah trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
Anatta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yeboah's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (4) vs (10) Anatta
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anatta trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Anatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anatta preventing the sweep.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeboah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anatta's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (6) vs (10) Anatta
Yeboah looking to pass the guard.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Anatta looking for a sweep. Not yet Anatta, not yet.
Anatta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anatta wants to sweep here but Yeboah controlling him for the moment.
Yeboah trying to control but Anatta is working from the bottom.
Yeboah is looking to pass into half guard but Anatta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anatta is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (6) vs (12) Anatta
Anatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatta wants to pass the guard but Yeboah is keeping the position.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anatta passes into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Anatta jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (6) vs (15) Anatta
Anatta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anatta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yeboah gets back to half guard.
Anatta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yeboah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anatta passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yeboah! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (6) vs (18) Anatta
Yeboah wants to control but Anatta is having none of it.
Anatta fails to take his opponent's back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeboah is looking to escape.
Anatta looking to secure an arm triangle but Yeboah defends it well.
Yeboah is trying desperately to improve position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anatta goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yeboah is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (8) vs (18) Anatta
Yeboah wants to pass the guard but Anatta is keeping the position.
Yeboah looking to sit in guard and control but Anatta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (8) vs (20) Anatta
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anatta wants to pass the guard but Yeboah is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatta wins on points by 20 to 8.
Shanti Anatta decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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