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CACC 125: Bok vs Sepi 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 17 losses; Torkel Bystrom! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 8 losses; Johnny Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bystrom gets caught napping as Bolivar dives in and scores a takedown. Bystrom manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bystrom (0) vs (2) Bolivar
Bolivar stays in close to Bystrom's body and controls the position.
Bolivar trying to control but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
Bystrom keeping full guard, as Bolivar tries to pass.
Bolivar sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bystrom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bolivar is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolivar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bystrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolivar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bolivar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bystrom is retaining full guard.
Bolivar trying to control but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
Bolivar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bystrom is keeping the position for now.
Bolivar trying to control but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bystrom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolivar defends it easily.
Bystrom keeping moving, preventing Bolivar from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (0) vs (5) Bolivar
Bolivar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bolivar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bolivar trying to control the action but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolivar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Bystrom is looking for a sweep.
Bystrom is working hard here to advance position.
Bystrom is not content to let Bolivar control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar happy to just control the position for now.
Bystrom is looking for a sweep.
Bystrom is not content to let Bolivar control the position.
Bolivar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bystrom will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bystrom is not content to let Bolivar control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bolivar wants to control for a moment but Bystrom uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bolivar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar 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.
Bolivar wants to take a breather but Bystrom is having none of it.
Bolivar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is controlling the pace.
Bolivar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bystrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolivar controlling the action here.
Bystrom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar wants to control but Bystrom is keeping him busy.
Bolivar trying to pass the guard but Bystrom defending well.
Well, if Bolivar 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar 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.
Bolivar tries to pass to full mount but Bystrom defends it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bystrom keeps working.
Bolivar trying to control the pace.
Bolivar is keen to just control but Bystrom is a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Bystrom'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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar stalling.
Bystrom wants to get back to full guard.
Bolivar is looking for a kimura but Bystrom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bolivar to get the leverage.
Bolivar trying to pass the guard but Bystrom defending well.
Bystrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bolivar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Bystrom (0) vs (8) Bolivar
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Bystrom (0) vs (11) Bolivar
What can Bystrom do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bystrom is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom breaks Bolivar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bystrom (2) vs (11) Bolivar
Bolivar pulls Bystrom in close to his closed guard and prevents Bystrom from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bystrom is looking to pass into half guard but Bolivar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bolivar is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bystrom (2) vs (13) Bolivar
Bystrom has his foot on Bolivar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolivar works his way back into a safe position though.
Bystrom is breathing heavily.
Bolivar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolivar trying to control but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolivar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolivar wins on points by 13 to 2.
Johnny Bolivar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Savage Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Torkel Bystrom had this to say: 'Well back to the gym.'. |
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