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CACC 212 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Oskar Friman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Friman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Friman (4) vs (0) Sainty
Sainty manages to get back to half guard.
Sainty is looking to improve his position.
Friman passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Friman (7) vs (0) Sainty
Sainty is squirming around, avoiding Friman's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman wants to control the pace but Sainty is squirming around nicely.
Friman controlling his opponent.
Sainty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sainty gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty with the active half guard here but Friman passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Friman (10) vs (0) Sainty
Friman trying to control the action but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Sainty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sainty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Friman wants to free his trapped foot but Sainty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sainty does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sainty moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Friman trying to control but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Sainty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Friman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman stands and throws Sainty's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Friman (13) vs (0) Sainty
Friman trying to control the action but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Friman staying calm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sainty prevents Friman from moving into mount.
Sainty is looking for a sweep.
Sainty is trying to escape the position but Friman is controlling the position.
Sainty is looking for a sweep.
Friman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sainty keeps working.
Sainty tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Friman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Friman (15) vs (0) Sainty
Friman content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sainty slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Friman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sainty works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sainty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Friman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Friman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sainty's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Friman wants to take a breather but Sainty is having none of it.
Friman trying to mount his opponent but Sainty defends it.
Sainty tries to roll over but Friman keeps him under control.
Sainty looking for submissions off his back.
Friman wants to pass the guard but Sainty is defending well.
Sainty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Friman pulls his head out easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Friman prevents Sainty from improving his position.
Friman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Friman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Friman 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.
Sainty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sainty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sainty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Friman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sainty has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Crapollas Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Friman passes into half guard.
Friman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Well, if Friman 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.
Friman wants to control but Sainty is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to pass Sainty's guard but actually Sainty recovers to full guard.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sainty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty working for a triangle but Friman defends it easily.
Sainty is looking for a triangle here but Friman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Friman (18) vs (0) Sainty
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to control the action but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Sainty is being controlled here.
Sainty looks to move to half guard but instead Friman has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Friman (20) vs (0) Sainty
Friman goes for an armbar but Sainty turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sainty. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Friman (20) vs (2) Sainty
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Friman is trying to hold Sainty in close to prevent damage but Sainty has managed to pass into half guard.
Friman tries to get to full guard but Sainty has control of the leg.
Sainty is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sainty trying to control but Friman is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sainty won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Friman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Friman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty tries to free his leg and advance position but Friman is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friman takes the fight on points by 20 to 2.
A very excited looking Oskar Friman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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