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SSG 114 Waterman vs Rhodeo 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Tahboule Alawi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 12 losses; Jackson Hole!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hole tries to close the distance and clinch but Alawi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alawi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hole tries to clinch up but Alawi circles away and keeps his distance.
Alawi feinted with a counter takedown.
Alawi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alawi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hole.
Hole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alawi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alawi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hole wants to clinch up but Alawi keeps it at a distance.
Hole wants to clinch but Alawi slips to the side
and Alawi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hole! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Alawi (4) vs (0) Hole
Hole is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alawi off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Alawi (4) vs (4) Hole
Hole is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Alawi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole has the hooks in. Alawi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hole has good solid back control here.
Alawi tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole not allowing Alawi to control his hands.
Alawi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hole's guard. Nice work there by Alawi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alawi (6) vs (4) Hole
Alawi wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Alawi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alawi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hole is pulling down on Alawi's head. It's preventing any offense from Alawi, at least for the moment.
Alawi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alawi 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.
Alawi slips nicely into half guard.
Alawi trying to control the pace.
Hole tries to roll over but Alawi keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alawi trying to control but Hole is working from the bottom.
Alawi wants to pass the guard but Hole is keeping the position.
Hole trying to keep a closed guard but Alawi is proving a slippery customer.
Alawi being controlled here momentarily.
Alawi stopping the sweep attempt from Hole.
Hole looking to control.
Alawi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hole for as long as he can get away with.
Hole is pulling down on Alawi's head. It's preventing any offense from Alawi, at least for the moment.
Hole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alawi is one step ahead there.
Alawi wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hole is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole controls Alawi momentarily but Alawi frees himself.
Hole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alawi defends well.
Hole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alawi looking to pass the guard.
Hole looking for a sweep. Not yet Hole, not yet.
Hole is trying to keep Alawi in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hole looking for a sweep. Not yet Hole, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hole is retaining full guard.
Alawi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hole looking for a sweep. Not yet Hole, not yet.
Alawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hole has control of Alawi's left arm, preventing Alawi from doing any damage.
Alawi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hole pulls Alawi in close to prevent any damage.
Alawi pushes down on Hole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alawi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alawi moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Alawi (9) vs (4) Hole
Alawi advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Alawi (11) vs (4) Hole
Hole is looking to get to half guard.
Alawi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hole is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alawi controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hole wants to control but Alawi is having none of it.
Hole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alawi works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Alawi (14) vs (4) Hole
Hole is trying to break free.
Alawi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Alawi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hole fending off the submission attempt from Alawi.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hole tries to escape the position.
Hole staying busy and making it hard for Alawi to control.
Hole trying to control the hands but Alawi won't let him.
Hole prevents Alawi from getting a body triangle.
Alawi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hole prevents Alawi from getting a body triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Alawi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hole defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Alawi doesn't have the hooks in and Hole manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alawi (14) vs (6) Hole
Hole controlling from the top position.
Alawi keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
Alawi is adopting a defensive guard.
Alawi trying to keep a closed guard but Hole is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alawi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alawi controls Hole momentarily but Hole frees himself.
Alawi is controlling Hole's posture.
Alawi keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
Alawi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hole defends it easily.
Alawi working a defensive guard here.
Alawi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alawi (16) vs (6) Hole
Alawi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Alawi seems content to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alawi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hole does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alawi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hole is retaining full guard.
Hole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alawi manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alawi (16) vs (8) Hole
Hole passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Alawi (16) vs (11) Hole
Hole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alawi keeps working.
Alawi is looking to regain half guard here but Hole keeps moving and retains side control.
Hole in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Alawi tries to buck Hole off but Hole is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hole is staying tight to Alawi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hole's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Alawi is looking for a sweep.
Hole working away.
Hole works to advance to full mount. Alawi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Alawi (16) vs (13) Hole
Hole trying to control but Alawi is having none of it.
Hole looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hole looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hole trying to control but Alawi is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alawi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alawi keeps working.
Alawi is trying to get back to full guard.
Hole slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alawi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alawi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hole stays in close to Alawi's body and controls the position.
Alawi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hole showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alawi is controlling Hole's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alawi takes the fight on points by 16 to 13.
Our winner, Tahboule Alawi, 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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