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CACC 85 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Judas Priest (ranked 2268 p4p, 283 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 1388 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Judas Priest! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Karpo rushes Priest and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Priest is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karpo is defending well.
Priest gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karpo.
Karpo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Priest is trying to keep an underhook but Karpo manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Priest (0) vs (2) Karpo
Priest is looking to improve his position.
Priest wants to control but Karpo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Priest is looking for a sweep. Karpo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karpo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Priest manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Priest working a defensive guard here.
Priest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Priest controls Karpo momentarily but Karpo frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Priest is looking to sweep but instead, Karpo has passed into half guard.
Karpo wants to pass the guard but Priest is defending well.
Priest gets full guard.
Priest trying to control the position.
Karpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Priest'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karpo defends it easily.
Karpo stopping the sweep attempt from Priest.
Karpo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Priest is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Priest keeping full guard, as Karpo tries to pass.
Karpo trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo preventing the sweep.
Priest working a defensive guard here.
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.
Karpo looking to pass the guard.
Priest looking to control.
Priest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karpo looking to pass the guard.
Priest is trying to control the position but Karpo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karpo has passed into half guard!
Priest is controlling Karpo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Karpo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Priest is trying to get back to full guard.
Priest won't allow Karpo to pass to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking for a sweep. Karpo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karpo is working for a kimura but Priest is defending it quite comfortably.
Karpo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Priest manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karpo looking to pass the guard.
Priest is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karpo defends well.
Priest throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Karpo escapes and throws Priest's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (0) vs (5) Karpo
Priest is looking for a sweep.
Karpo tries to advance to mount but Priest denies him.
Priest is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karpo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Priest, who protects the arm well.
Karpo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking to reverse the position.
Karpo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karpo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Priest can't do much from the bottom here.
Priest is not content to let Karpo control the position.
Priest is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Priest has escaped the position, nice work there.
Priest is looking for a sweep.
Karpo working away.
Priest is looking for a sweep.
Karpo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Karpo controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karpo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Priest sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karpo is trying to control. Priest wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Priest is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karpo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karpo's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Priest (4) vs (5) Karpo
Karpo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Karpo turns into Priest and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Priest (4) vs (7) Karpo
Karpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
Karpo trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Karpo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Priest haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karpo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Priest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karpo advances to half guard.
Well, if Karpo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Priest wants to sweep but Karpo has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Priest (4) vs (10) Karpo
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking to reverse the position.
Priest tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Karpo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Priest (4) vs (12) Karpo
Karpo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Priest tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karpo trying to control but Priest is having none of it.
Priest has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Karpo's lack of action.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Priest is refusing to be controlled, as Karpo sits in half guard.
Priest tries to get to full guard but Karpo has control of the leg.
Karpo wants to control but Priest is keeping him busy.
Priest tries to get to full guard but Karpo has control of the leg.
Priest wants to control but Karpo is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Priest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Priest regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
Karpo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpo won't allow Priest to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karpo wins on points by 12 to 4.
Hannu Karpo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Judas Priest was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager Pete Jones told me to inform you, that later he would like to meet his ex fighter back stage and maybe grab a few beers later! According to Jones you are the craziest party lunatic he has ever coached. Tonight we will have a fight for this title also!'. |
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