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CWC 318 - Saldini vs Burnham 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 8 wins and 4 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Eyvind Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan forces Skallagrimsson back against the cage and clinches.
Balkan jumps guard and drags Skallagrimsson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Skallagrimsson passes Balkan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Balkan moves into full guard.
Skallagrimsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balkan holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Skallagrimsson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
Skallagrimsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Skallagrimsson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Balkan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skallagrimsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balkan trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson stays in close to Balkan's body and controls the position.
Skallagrimsson wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Skallagrimsson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skallagrimsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balkan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Balkan is trying to maintain the position but Skallagrimsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Balkan has his hands clasped together around Skallagrimsson's back. He's all about the action.
Balkan is looking to control Skallagrimsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balkan avoid being mounted?
Skallagrimsson controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson prevents Balkan from improving his position.
Balkan trying to control but Skallagrimsson postures up.
Skallagrimsson controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson tries to pass to full mount but Balkan defends it.
Balkan wants to improve his position but Skallagrimsson is controlling well.
Skallagrimsson moves into full mount! Balkan won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (0) vs (3) Skallagrimsson
Skallagrimsson prevents Balkan from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is working hard here to advance position.
Skallagrimsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Balkan tries to hold on but Skallagrimsson pushes him away.
Skallagrimsson wants to take his opponent's back but Balkan doesn't allow it.
Balkan tries to reverse the position but Skallagrimsson maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balkan regains half guard.
Balkan tries to roll over but Skallagrimsson keeps him under control.
Skallagrimsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson trying to mount his opponent but Balkan defends it.
Balkan gets back to full guard.
Balkan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balkan is trying to keep Skallagrimsson in close.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking for a triangle but Skallagrimsson pushes his legs off easily.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Skallagrimsson tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Skallagrimsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Balkan controls Skallagrimsson momentarily but Skallagrimsson frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Skallagrimsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Balkan trying to control the position here.
Skallagrimsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan trying to control the position here.
Well,Balkan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Balkan trying to control the position.
Skallagrimsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balkan pulls Skallagrimsson in to control the position.
Balkan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skallagrimsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is pushing down on Balkan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Balkan is fighting to maintain full guard but Skallagrimsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Skallagrimsson stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balkan is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skallagrimsson wins on points by 3 to 0.
Eyvind Skallagrimsson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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