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CWC 293 - Camara vs Lo 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 16 losses; Karelin Pripyat!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pripyat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (0) vs (2) Pripyat
Pripyat 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.
Pripyat is pressing down on Balkan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balkan is holding on for now.
Balkan is refusing to be controlled, as Pripyat sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but Balkan defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balkan trying to hold on to Pripyat's head to control him but Pripyat postures up.
Pripyat wants to take a breather but Balkan is having none of it.
Pripyat is just content to waste time from the top position. Balkan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to sweep but no luck.
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
Pripyat slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Balkan has his hands on Pripyat's head, controlling the position.
Pripyat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balkan holds on and takes a little breather.
Balkan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balkan, not yet.
Pripyat wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Pripyat wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pripyat wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pripyat has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dont mess with us. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Balkan is controlling Pripyat's posture.
Pripyat is looking to pass into half guard but Balkan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Balkan is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (2) Pripyat
Pripyat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balkan manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (4) Pripyat
Balkan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat stopping the sweep attempt from Balkan.
Pripyat wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Pripyat is proving a slippery customer.
Pripyat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balkan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (4) vs (4) Pripyat
Balkan postures up.
Balkan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pripyat is controlling Balkan's posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Pripyat keeps moving.
Balkan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pripyat trying to keep a closed guard but Balkan is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat wants to improve his position but instead Balkan has moved into half guard.
Pripyat is trying to control but can't.
Pripyat gets back to full guard.
Balkan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pripyat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balkan passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (7) vs (4) Pripyat
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat tries to bench press Balkan off him but Balkan keeps the position.
Pripyat looks to move to half guard but instead Balkan has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Balkan (9) vs (4) Pripyat
Balkan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balkan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pripyat can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is still trying to improve position.
Pripyat keeps trying to improve his position.
Pripyat tries to hold on but Balkan postures up.
Pripyat gets back to half guard.
Pripyat tries to roll over but Balkan keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balkan in particular looking to stall.
Pripyat wants to get back to full guard.
Balkan is looking to take a break and control but Pripyat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pripyat is trying to control but can't.
Pripyat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pripyat wants to sweep but no luck.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Balkan stacks Pripyat on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Balkan! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (12) vs (4) Pripyat
Pripyat is trying to control Balkan's posture but Balkan avoids it.
Pripyat stops Balkan from passing to mount.
Pripyat gets back to half guard.
Pripyat is trying to maintain the position but Balkan is very close to passing his half guard.
Pripyat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to get back to full guard but Balkan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (15) vs (4) Pripyat
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pripyat can't escape the position.
Pripyat reaches up and pulls Balkan towards him, trying to control the position. Balkan manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Pripyat! Pripyat tries to roll over - now Balkan is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Pripyat has to tap out! Great work there by Balkan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boris Balkan!
Our winner, Boris Balkan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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