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CACC 165: Andersson vs Halo 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Frank Andersson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 13 losses; Prana Halo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Andersson leaves Halo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Halo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andersson! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Andersson (0) vs (4) Halo
Andersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halo working away.
Halo swings around for an armbar but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andersson (2) vs (4) Halo
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Andersson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Fight Club elite that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Halo keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo managing to control the position.
Halo wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Halo is pulling down on Andersson's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Halo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Andersson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Andersson being controlled here momentarily.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.
Andersson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Andersson is pushing down on Halo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Halo is fighting to maintain full guard but Andersson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Halo controlling the position well.
Andersson uses his free foot to push down on Halo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Halo. Score +3 for passing guard: Andersson (5) vs (4) Halo
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Halo is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Andersson (8) vs (4) Halo
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson keeps control of the position as Halo tries to break free.
Andersson tries to get the hooks in deep but Halo pushed the leg off.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Andersson's arms.
Andersson avoiding Halo 's attempts to control his hands.
Andersson is looking to control Halo but Halo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Andersson working for a choke but Halo is defending well.
Halo trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Andersson controls the position.
Andersson controlling well, preventing Halo from escaping the position.
Halo is still trying to improve position.
Halo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Andersson trying to control.
Halo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Andersson is trying to stick to Halo's back but Halo is turning into Andersson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Andersson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Halo. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andersson (8) vs (6) Halo
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halo controlling from the top position.
Halo advances to half guard.
Halo trying to pass the guard but Andersson defending well.
Andersson trying to control here.
Halo 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.
Halo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersson wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Andersson is defending well.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo is looking to advance position but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andersson is controlling Halo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Andersson wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Andersson is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andersson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halo is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
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.
Halo stalling away here and it's allowed Andersson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo is looking to advance position but Andersson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Andersson (12) vs (6) Halo
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Halo gets full guard.
Andersson is fighting to break Halo's control of his arms but Halo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Halo seems keen to control Andersson's posture.
Halo trying to control the position.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Andersson looking to pass the guard.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.
Andersson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andersson (12) vs (8) Halo
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Andersson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andersson can't keep his opponent in guard - Halo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andersson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andersson.
Halo wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo pushes down on Andersson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersson is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andersson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halo slips nicely into half guard.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersson avoid being mounted?
Halo is trying to control. Andersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersson defends it well.
Halo is just content to waste time from the top position. Andersson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Andersson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andersson (14) vs (8) Halo
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Andersson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Andersson looking to pass the guard.
Halo is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Andersson from controlling successfully.
Halo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andersson's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andersson (14) vs (10) Halo
Halo won't allow Andersson to sweep him here.
Halo postures up.
Halo trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersson looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andersson takes the fight on points by 14 to 10.
Frank Andersson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Frank Andersson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Prana Halo had this to say: 'Shit happens'. |
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