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CWC 315 - Kersikov vs Trump 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 27 losses; Harry Hirsch! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hirsch shoots in but Balkan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hirsch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balkan moves into the clinch successfully.
Balkan decides to pull guard.
Hirsch controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hirsch 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan pulls Hirsch in close to prevent any damage.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Hirsch postures up.
Balkan has control of Hirsch's left arm, preventing Hirsch from doing any damage.
Balkan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hirsch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan being controlled here, momentarily.
Hirsch tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
Balkan is trying to keep Hirsch in close.
Hirsch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hirsch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Balkan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hirsch defends it easily.
Hirsch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Blacktalians MMA inform us that Balkan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hirsch trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hirsch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Hirsch controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hirsch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Hirsch tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hirsch is stalling in the full guard.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
Hirsch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hirsch advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hirsch (3) vs (0) Balkan
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch staying calm.
Hirsch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hirsch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Hirsch.
Hirsch wants to take a breather but Balkan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hirsch.
Hirsch content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch postures up.
Hirsch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balkan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hirsch looking to pass the guard.
Hirsch passes Balkan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balkan won't allow Hirsch to pass to mount.
Hirsch content to control rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control from the bottom.
Hirsch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balkan! Score +3 for passing guard: Hirsch (6) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch controlling from the full mount.
Balkan is trying to reverse the position but instead Hirsch has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Hirsch (9) vs (0) Balkan
Hirsch controlling from the back.
Hirsch wants to control the position but Balkan frees himself and scrambles - Hirsch manages to regain control in side control.
Hirsch slows the pace down.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hirsch takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Our winner, Harry Hirsch, 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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