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SSG 218 Helvig vs McCain 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 7 losses; Martino Frederick! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Lian Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Frederick gets caught napping as Belmiro dives in and scores a takedown. Frederick manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Frederick (0) vs (2) Belmiro
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Frederick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick 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: Frederick (2) vs (2) Belmiro
Belmiro is pressing down on Frederick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frederick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Belmiro keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick looking to sit in guard and control but Belmiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (2) vs (4) Belmiro
Frederick being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick looking for a guillotine here but Belmiro defends easily.
Belmiro preventing the sweep.
Belmiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Belmiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frederick is keeping the position for now.
Belmiro keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick trying to keep a closed guard but Belmiro is proving a slippery customer.
Belmiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frederick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control but Frederick is working from the bottom.
Frederick looking to control.
Belmiro looking to sit in guard and control but Frederick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (4) vs (4) Belmiro
Belmiro is looking to sweep but instead, Frederick has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederick is looking to take a break and control but Belmiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frederick is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is looking to take a break and control but Belmiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belmiro is looking to improve his position.
Frederick is looking to take a break and control but Belmiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belmiro wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Frederick is looking to take a break and control but Belmiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frederick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frederick trying to control the action but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro wants to get back to full guard but Frederick has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Frederick (7) vs (4) Belmiro
Frederick trying to control the position but Belmiro is working away.
Belmiro stops Frederick from passing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Frederick (9) vs (4) Belmiro
Belmiro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (9) vs (6) Belmiro
Frederick is adopting a defensive guard.
Belmiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frederick is keeping the position for now.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Frederick keeps moving.
Frederick wants to sweep here but Belmiro controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Frederick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmiro looking to pass the guard.
Belmiro won't allow Frederick to sweep him here.
Belmiro passes Frederick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frederick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belmiro is working away from the top position though.
Belmiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frederick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belmiro tries to pass to full mount but Frederick defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura here.
Frederick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belmiro is working away from the top position though.
Belmiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frederick defends it well.
Belmiro is looking to take a break and control but Frederick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro moves into full mount! Frederick won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Frederick (9) vs (9) Belmiro
Belmiro wants to control the action but instead Frederick gets a body lock and reverses into Belmiro's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (11) vs (9) Belmiro
Belmiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frederick is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Frederick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Belmiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Belmiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Belmiro! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Frederick (11) vs (13) Belmiro
Belmiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frederick keeps working.
Frederick tries to improve position but can't.
Belmiro slows the pace down.
Belmiro tries to advance position but instead Frederick slips a leg back in to half guard.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Frederick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Frederick is a slippery customer.
Frederick is looking to control Belmiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frederick avoid being mounted?
Belmiro is looking to take a break and control but Frederick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belmiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frederick keeps working.
Belmiro is pressing down on Frederick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frederick is holding on for now.
Belmiro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Frederick's thigh. Frederick counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Belmiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belmiro passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Frederick (11) vs (16) Belmiro
Frederick isn't going anywhere.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Frederick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belmiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belmiro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belmiro trying to control the action but Frederick is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belmiro wins on points by 16 to 11. |
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