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SSG 286 Bar vs Hlervu 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Max Wahlstroem! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Leopold Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wahlstroem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shaw lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wahlstroem (0) vs (2) Shaw
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wahlstroem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaw 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.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahlstroem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.
Wahlstroem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaw slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is keen to just control but Wahlstroem is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wahlstroem wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy.
Shaw is looking to advance position but Wahlstroem won't allow it.
Shaw has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ironbound MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Shaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wahlstroem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wahlstroem is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
Wahlstroem holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shaw prevents Wahlstroem from improving his position.
Shaw wants to free his trapped foot but Wahlstroem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Wahlstroem is working away.
Wahlstroem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wahlstroem has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wahlstroem is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem is looking to control Shaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wahlstroem avoid being mounted?
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Wahlstroem is defending well.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wahlstroem is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wahlstroem has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wahlstroem actively working from the bottom here.
Wahlstroem trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Shaw passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wahlstroem (0) vs (5) Shaw
Shaw fails to advance to Wahlstroem's back.
Wahlstroem is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaw wants to control the pace but Wahlstroem is squirming around nicely.
Shaw wants to take Wahlstroem's back but he can't do it this time.
Shaw moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Wahlstroem (0) vs (8) Shaw
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking for the RNC.
Wahlstroem prevents Shaw from getting a body triangle.
Shaw doesn't have the hooks in and Wahlstroem manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wahlstroem (2) vs (8) Shaw
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wahlstroem (2) vs (10) Shaw
Wahlstroem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Wahlstroem keeps moving.
Shaw works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem is trying to maintain the position but Shaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Wahlstroem is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Wahlstroem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaw is working away from the top position though.
Shaw content to control rather than advance.
Shaw is looking to advance position but Wahlstroem won't allow it.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wahlstroem defends it well.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Wahlstroem is defending it quite comfortably.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions off his back.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wahlstroem has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shaw is looking to advance position but Wahlstroem won't allow it.
Shaw is looking to take a break and control but Wahlstroem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but Wahlstroem defending well.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions off his back.
Shaw is pressing down on Wahlstroem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wahlstroem is holding on for now.
Wahlstroem is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Wahlstroem defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wahlstroem wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaw is trying to control. Wahlstroem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wahlstroem is looking to get back to full guard here but Shaw has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Wahlstroem (2) vs (13) Shaw
Shaw tries to advance to mount but Wahlstroem denies him.
Wahlstroem is trying to get back to half guard.
Wahlstroem manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wahlstroem (4) vs (13) Shaw
Wahlstroem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wahlstroem passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wahlstroem (7) vs (13) Shaw
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shaw has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shaw! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wahlstroem (7) vs (15) Shaw
Wahlstroem is looking for a triangle but Shaw pushes his legs off easily.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Wahlstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wahlstroem working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shaw has passed into half guard!
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wahlstroem is just riding it out for now. Shaw eventually gives up the hold.
Shaw prevents Wahlstroem from improving his position.
Shaw stalling.
Wahlstroem wants to improve his position but Shaw is controlling well.
Wahlstroem is trying to control but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura but Wahlstroem is defending well.
Shaw prevents Wahlstroem from improving his position.
Wahlstroem wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy.
Shaw prevents Wahlstroem from improving his position.
Wahlstroem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shaw trying to control the pace.
Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is pressing down on Wahlstroem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wahlstroem is holding on for now.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wahlstroem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wahlstroem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wahlstroem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wahlstroem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Wahlstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wahlstroem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
Wahlstroem is breathing heavily.
Shaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pushes down on Wahlstroem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shaw is pressing down on Wahlstroem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wahlstroem is holding on for now.
Shaw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Wahlstroem is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaw wins on points by 15 to 7.
A relieved looking Leopold Shaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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