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GFY 10 - Dinosaur 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 8 losses; Phol Boxaaja! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 24 losses; Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ulatov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boxaaja quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boxaaja (0) vs (2) Ulatov
Ulatov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ulatov wants to pass the guard but Boxaaja is defending well.
Boxaaja is looking for a sweep. Ulatov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ulatov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boxaaja! Score +3 for passing guard: Boxaaja (0) vs (5) Ulatov
Boxaaja is trying to escape the mount but Ulatov keeps good control and instead manages to take Boxaaja's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Boxaaja (0) vs (8) Ulatov
Ulatov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boxaaja has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ulatov.
Ulatov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boxaaja knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boxaaja for a finish.
My spies in The Factory inform me that Ulatov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja trying to control but not successfully.
Boxaaja is really stuck here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ulatov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Boxaaja is defending well though. Ulatov let's go of the attempt for now.
Boxaaja tries to escape the position.
Boxaaja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ulatov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Boxaaja is defending well though. Ulatov let's go of the attempt for now.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja turns into Ulatov and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boxaaja (2) vs (8) Ulatov
Boxaaja is stalling in the full guard.
Boxaaja passes Ulatov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boxaaja is trying to control. Ulatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ulatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boxaaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ulatov keeps working.
Boxaaja slows the pace down in half guard.
Ulatov is staying active underneath Boxaaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boxaaja wants to control but Ulatov is keeping him busy.
Boxaaja is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ulatov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, if Boxaaja 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ulatov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boxaaja.
Ulatov is looking to improve his position.
Boxaaja is thwarting Ulatov's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov tries to get to full guard but Boxaaja has control of the leg.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ulatov defends it well.
Boxaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boxaaja is looking to stall here but Ulatov recovers full guard.
Ulatov can't keep his opponent in guard - Boxaaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boxaaja has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boxaaja trying to control from half guard but Ulatov is working away.
Ulatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxaaja pulls his head out easily.
Boxaaja trying to control from half guard but Ulatov is working away.
Boxaaja stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boxaaja is working away from the top position though.
Ulatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Boxaaja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ulatov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ulatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ulatov keeping moving, preventing Boxaaja from controlling successfully.
Ulatov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boxaaja passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boxaaja (5) vs (8) Ulatov
Ulatov is trying to improve his position.
Boxaaja is looking to take a break and control but Ulatov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boxaaja is staying tight to Ulatov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is trying to get an arm triangle but Ulatov is defending well.
Boxaaja is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulatov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boxaaja tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boxaaja has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Ulatov's face as Boxaaja controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ulatov! Score +2 for reaching mount: Boxaaja (7) vs (8) Ulatov
Ulatov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boxaaja with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Boxaaja controlling from mount.
Boxaaja wants to take his opponent's back but Ulatov doesn't allow it.
Boxaaja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulatov is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ulatov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ulatov shrugs it off.
Boxaaja wants to control the pace but Ulatov is squirming around nicely.
Boxaaja moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Boxaaja (10) vs (8) Ulatov
You can see the frustration on Ulatov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ulatov fending off the submission attempt from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja has got his arm under Ulatov's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Ulatov has spun round into Boxaaja's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boxaaja (10) vs (10) Ulatov
Ulatov wants to control from the top but Boxaaja keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja trying to control the position.
Boxaaja keeping moving, preventing Ulatov from controlling successfully.
Boxaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ulatov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boxaaja (12) vs (10) Ulatov
Ulatov wants to sweep here but Boxaaja controlling him for the moment.
Boxaaja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxaaja looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxaaja takes the fight on points by 12 to 10.
After winning the bout, Phol Boxaaja 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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