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WPGC 9.5 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 London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Archimedes Sparbot! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 31 losses; Prana Halo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sparbot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Sparbot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparbot has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archimedes Sparbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparbot.
Sparbot shoots in but Halo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sparbot quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparbot (0) vs (2) Halo
Sparbot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halo is working away from the top position though.
Sparbot is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halo not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo is keen to just control but Sparbot is a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Sparbot's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sparbot is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Sparbot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sparbot preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Halo trying to pass the guard but Sparbot defending well.
Sparbot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halo is working away from the top position though.
Halo prevents Sparbot from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparbot is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is working for a submission of some sort.
Halo stalling.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sparbot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halo prevents Sparbot from improving his position.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sparbot is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Halo is just content to waste time from the top position. Sparbot takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sparbot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
Halo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Halo is fighting to break Sparbot's control of his arms but Sparbot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot is trying to keep Halo in close.
Sparbot seems keen to control Halo's posture.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparbot is keeping the position for now.
Sparbot working a defensive guard here.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot is trying to control the position but Halo postures up.
Sparbot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is keeping the position.
Sparbot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Sparbot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparbot is trying to control the position but Halo postures up.
Halo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot has control of Halo's left arm, preventing Halo from doing any damage.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparbot is keeping the position for now.
Sparbot is controlling Halo's posture.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparbot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sparbot's guard.
Halo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sparbot trying to control here.
Halo controlling the action here.
More stalling from Halo.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot actively working from the bottom here.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sparbot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparbot is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparbot avoid being mounted?
Sparbot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halo postures up.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
Halo wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Halo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Halo keeps trying to improve his position.
Sparbot controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
Sparbot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sparbot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
Sparbot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halo defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sparbot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Halo trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot looking to control.
Halo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sparbot looking to control.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sparbot's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Sparbot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halo wins on points by 2 to 0.
After winning the bout, Prana Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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