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WPGC 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Ruslan Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 13 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ignatowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ignatowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Karelin (0) vs (4) Ignatowski
Ignatowski working away.
Karelin is looking to reverse the position.
Ignatowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Ignatowski wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is controlling Ignatowski's posture.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ignatowski is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin is looking to sweep but instead, Ignatowski has passed into half guard.
Karelin is pressing down on Ignatowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ignatowski controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelin holds on and takes a little breather.
Karelin can't keep his opponent in guard - Ignatowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ignatowski wants to free his trapped foot but Karelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ignatowski is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin is not content to let Ignatowski control the position.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ignatowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ignatowski works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (0) vs (7) Ignatowski
The referee asks Ignatowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ignatowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Karelin (0) vs (9) Ignatowski
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ignatowski wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Karelin is looking to improve his position.
Karelin gets back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Karelin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Ignatowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin is pulling down on Ignatowski's head to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski postures up.
Karelin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ignatowski is now in half guard.
Karelin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin is looking to control Ignatowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karelin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ignatowski wants to pass the guard but Karelin is defending well.
Ignatowski passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (0) vs (12) Ignatowski
Karelin wants to hold on but Ignatowski pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karelin is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ignatowski fails to take his opponent's back.
Ignatowski trying to control but Karelin is having none of it.
My spies in KFA inform me that Ignatowski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ignatowski content just to control the position here.
Ignatowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Ignatowski looking to control but Karelin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ignatowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karelin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatowski has a good base and remains in mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is working hard here to advance position.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin wants to control but Ignatowski is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karelin is looking to escape.
Ignatowski fails to move to back control.
Karelin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin prevents Ignatowski from taking his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to hold on but Ignatowski pushes him away.
Ignatowski tries to control but Karelin wriggling away.
Karelin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin is just holding on here. Ignatowski manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (0) vs (15) Ignatowski
I would not like to be Karelin right now.
Ignatowski gets his hands free as Karelin looks to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but Ignatowski keeps control of the position.
Ignatowski looking for the choke but no joy.
Karelin can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski trying to control momentarily.
Karelin tries to escape but Ignatowski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski wins on points by 15 to 0.
A very excited looking The Reverend Jim Ignatowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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