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SSG 123 Laulhere vs Hlervu 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 23 wins and 9 losses; Tendren Hlervu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 11 losses; Henri Laulhere!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hlervu gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hlervu (4) vs (0) Laulhere
Laulhere can't do much from the bottom here.
Laulhere is looking to reverse the position.
Laulhere manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laulhere tries to get to full guard but Hlervu has control of the leg.
Well, if Hlervu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laulhere is trying to maintain the position but Hlervu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu content to control rather than advance.
Laulhere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laulhere trying to control from the bottom.
Hlervu trying to pass the guard but Laulhere defending well.
Laulhere trying to control from the bottom.
Hlervu wants to pass the guard but Laulhere is defending well.
Laulhere controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Laulhere has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere is trying to get back to full guard.
Laulhere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hlervu is working away from the top position though.
Laulhere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hlervu controlling the action here.
Laulhere is trying to control but Hlervu manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (7) vs (0) Laulhere
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere is looking to get to half guard.
Hlervu controlling from the full mount.
Laulhere is trying desperately to improve position.
Hlervu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laulhere really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu content just to control the position here.
Hlervu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laulhere is desperately trying to improve his position but Hlervu has a good base and remains in mount.
Hlervu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laulhere 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.
Laulhere wants to control but Hlervu is keeping busy.
Hlervu moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (10) vs (0) Laulhere
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Laulhere will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Laulhere is looking for a sweep.
Laulhere prevents Hlervu from moving into mount.
Laulhere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hlervu just content to control the position.
Laulhere tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hlervu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu controls the position from side control.
Laulhere wants to control but Hlervu postures up.
Laulhere might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hlervu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hlervu taking a breather here.
Laulhere trying to control but Hlervu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Hlervu (13) vs (0) Laulhere
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
What can Laulhere do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Laulhere wants to control his opponent's hands but Hlervu gets his hands free.
Laulhere can't escape the position.
Hlervu really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laulhere.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere just trying to survive but Hlervu is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hlervu looking for the RNC.
Good control from Hlervu.
Laulhere is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hlervu gets his way!
Hlervu is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hlervu's guard. Nice work there by Laulhere.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hlervu (13) vs (2) Laulhere
Laulhere trying to move into half guard but instead Hlervu has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hlervu (15) vs (2) Laulhere
Hlervu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laulhere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hlervu controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Laulhere has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere 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.
Hlervu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laulhere is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hlervu defends well.
Laulhere is trying to control the position but Hlervu postures up.
Hlervu won't allow Laulhere to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laulhere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hlervu advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hlervu in particular looking to stall.
Laulhere wants to sweep but Hlervu has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (18) vs (2) Laulhere
Laulhere is trying to work for a sweep but Hlervu has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hlervu (20) vs (2) Laulhere
Hlervu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hlervu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laulhere for as long as he can get away with.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu prevents Laulhere from getting the reversal.
Hlervu controlling the pace for now.
Laulhere regains half guard.
Laulhere is looking to control Hlervu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laulhere avoid being mounted?
Laulhere won't allow Hlervu to pass to mount.
Hlervu content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laulhere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere wants to get back to full guard but Hlervu has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (23) vs (2) Laulhere
Hlervu is staying tight to Laulhere's torso, preventing him from escaping.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hlervu.
Laulhere tries to bench press Hlervu off him but Hlervu keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hlervu working away.
Laulhere is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hlervu takes the fight on points by 23 to 2.
After winning the bout, Tendren Hlervu 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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