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TWGC 32 (205lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Antero Aalto! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Seppo Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aalto shoots in and gets a takedown into Ilmarinen's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aalto (2) vs (0) Ilmarinen
Ilmarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilmarinen, not yet.
Aalto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Aalto slips nicely into half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is not content to let Aalto control the position.
Ilmarinen is trying is best to control the position here.
Aalto wants to control but Ilmarinen is keeping him busy.
Ilmarinen is trying to maintain the position but Aalto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ilmarinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ilmarinen keeps working.
Aalto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Aalto (5) vs (0) Ilmarinen
Aalto tries to control but Ilmarinen wriggling away.
Ilmarinen is looking to get to half guard.
Aalto tries to control but Ilmarinen wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto controlling the position easily from mount.
Ilmarinen gets back to half guard.
Aalto is thwarting Ilmarinen's attempts to control the position.
Ilmarinen is refusing to be controlled, as Aalto sits in half guard.
Ilmarinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aalto is working away from the top position though.
Aalto is looking to take a break and control but Ilmarinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Aalto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aalto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but Ilmarinen defending well.
Ilmarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ilmarinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is trying to control the action in half guard but Ilmarinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ilmarinen wants to control the action here but instead Aalto manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Aalto (8) vs (0) Ilmarinen
Aalto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aalto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto content just to control the position here.
Ilmarinen is looking to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to take his opponent's back but Ilmarinen doesn't allow it.
Aalto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ilmarinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aalto working for a guillotine from mount but Ilmarinen is in no mood to give up.
Aalto wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Aalto moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Aalto (11) vs (0) Ilmarinen
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ilmarinen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ilmarinen for a finish.
Ilmarinen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ilmarinen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aalto.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Aalto just sinks the hooks in.
Aalto controls the action.
Aalto struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aalto's arms.
Aalto tries to keep control of the position but Ilmarinen is staying busy.
Ilmarinen rolls, trying to escape but Aalto keeps control of the position.
Aalto controlling the position well here. Ilmarinen rolled but Aalto kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ilmarinen trying to control the hands but Aalto breaks the grip.
Ilmarinen trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Ilmarinen staying busy and making it hard for Aalto to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen just trying to survive but Aalto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ilmarinen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aalto trying to control but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
Aalto tries to push Ilmarinen's head away but Ilmarinen is holding on tight.
Ilmarinen tries to hold on but Aalto pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is looking to work his way around to Ilmarinen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Aalto looking to control but Ilmarinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ilmarinen tries to hold on but Aalto pushes him away.
Aalto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ilmarinen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ilmarinen shrugs it off.
Ilmarinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aalto tries to control but Ilmarinen wriggling away.
Ilmarinen is trying to escape the mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ilmarinen is squirming around, avoiding Aalto's attempts to control the action.
Ilmarinen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Aalto (14) vs (0) Ilmarinen
Ilmarinen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Aalto.
Aalto keeps control of the position easily here as Ilmarinen tries to buck him off.
Aalto is hanging on to Ilmarinen's back as he tries to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aalto trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen wants to control his opponent's hands but Aalto gets his hands free.
Ilmarinen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Aalto is staying active.
Ilmarinen staying busy and making it hard for Aalto to control.
What can Ilmarinen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ilmarinen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ilmarinen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Aalto.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is hanging on to Ilmarinen's back as he tries to escape.
Aalto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Aalto working for a choke but Ilmarinen is defending well.
Ilmarinen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Will Aalto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ilmarinen turns into Aalto and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aalto (14) vs (2) Ilmarinen
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Aalto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Aalto is retaining full guard.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Aalto looking for a sweep. Not yet Aalto, not yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aalto 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: Aalto (16) vs (2) Ilmarinen
Ilmarinen is refusing to be controlled, as Aalto sits in half guard.
Ilmarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ilmarinen actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aalto takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antero Aalto waved his t-shirt featuring Finnish Elite Extreme Science's logo in front of the cameras. |
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