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CWC 326 - Amsterdam 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 9 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 14 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bar dives in and grabs Nickal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nickal pushes down on Bar's head and hops out.
Bar dives in and scores a takedown into Nickal's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bar (2) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal keeping full guard, as Bar tries to pass.
Nickal controlling the position.
Bar content to stall in guard here.
Bar trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Bar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bar trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bar is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Nickal is keeping the position.
Nickal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nickal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nickal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bar passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (5) vs (0) Nickal
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.
Bar staying calm.
Bar taking a break here but Nickal is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control but Bar is keeping busy.
Nickal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bar is keen to just control but Nickal is a slippery customer.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
Bar trying to mount his opponent but Nickal defends it.
Bar prevents Nickal from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bar content to control rather than advance.
Nickal tries to roll over but Bar keeps him under control.
Bar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to work for an arm triangle but Nickal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bar controlling the pace.
Bar trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to stall here but Nickal recovers full guard.
Nickal pulls Bar in to control the position.
Bar controlling from the top position.
Bar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bar is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Bar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal is pulling down on Bar's head. It's preventing any offense from Bar, at least for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bar looking to pass the guard.
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Bar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bar sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the position here.
Bar content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bar takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Wilhelm Bar is the new middleweight champion! |
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