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CWC 327 - Nickal vs Saric PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 15 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Valentin Saric!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal shoots in and drives through. Saric sprawls well.
Saric gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (0) Saric
Saric keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
Saric is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saric looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nickal passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (5) vs (0) Saric
Saric tries to buck Nickal off but Nickal is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saric's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saric is trying to improve his position.
Nickal wants to control but Saric is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal tries to advance to mount but Saric denies him.
Saric is looking for a sweep.
Nickal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saric keeps working.
Saric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saric is letting Nickal control him for a moment.
Saric tries to buck Nickal off but Nickal is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric is trying to control Nickal's posture but Nickal avoids it.
Nickal wants to control but Saric is keeping him busy.
Saric is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saric is trying to work for a sweep but Nickal has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (7) vs (0) Saric
Saric tries to hold on but Nickal pushes him away.
Nickal tries to control but Saric wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric is looking to improve his position but Nickal isn't that keen on the idea.
Nickal controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saric is working to get back to half guard.
Nickal wants to control the pace but Saric is squirming around nicely.
Saric is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal looking to control but Saric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal controlling his opponent.
Saric working to try and regain half guard.
Nickal wants to take Saric's back but he can't do it this time.
Saric is looking to get to half guard.
Nickal wants to finish this one by submission but Saric is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nickal.
Nickal controlling the pace for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saric working to try and regain half guard.
Saric stops Nickal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Saric is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saric has given up his back here. Will Nickal look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (10) vs (0) Saric
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to control Saric but Saric is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Saric wants to escape the position.
Saric is keeping busy.
Saric tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Saric is trying to reverse the position but instead Nickal has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (13) vs (0) Saric
Saric tries to escape but Nickal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Saric keeps trying to improve his position.
Saric defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Saric tries to escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal biding his time, controlling Saric.
You can see the frustration on Saric's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Saric is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Saric rolls, trying to escape but Nickal keeps control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking for the RNC.
Saric can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saric is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nickal is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saric is defending well though. Nickal let's go of the attempt for now.
Saric trying to control the hands but Nickal won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
What can Saric do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Saric tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Saric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nickal.
Saric wants to control but Nickal is having none of it.
Saric is trying to escape the mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal controlling his opponent.
Saric is trying to escape the mount.
Nickal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nickal wants to control but instead Saric manages to regain half guard.
Saric looking for subs from the bottom but Nickal mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (16) vs (0) Saric
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control but Saric is having none of it.
Nickal wants to take Saric's back but he can't do it this time.
Nickal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saric working to try and regain half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Saric sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nickal works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (19) vs (0) Saric
Saric sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nickal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saric has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nickal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nickal! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (22) vs (0) Saric
Saric is trying to control Nickal's posture but Nickal avoids it.
Nickal slows the pace down.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Saric stops Nickal from passing to mount.
Saric is looking to regain half guard here but Nickal keeps moving and retains side control.
Nickal gets to mount! Saric was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (24) vs (0) Saric
Nickal tries to control but Saric wriggling away.
Saric is trying to escape the mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal takes Saric's back. Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (27) vs (0) Saric
Nickal wants to control but Saric is keeping busy.
Nickal is riding his opponent, not letting Saric buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saric just trying to survive but Nickal is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 27 to 0.
Bo Nickal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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