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HC GRAP 12 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 11 wins and 19 losses; Jaro Lalla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lalla shoots in looking for a takedown but Adesanya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lalla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adesanya pushes Lalla up against the cage in a clinch.
Lalla tries to pull guard but Adesanya holds him up against the cage and eventually Lalla drops back down to his feet.
Lalla manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Adesanya advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (0) vs (3) Adesanya
Lalla is trying to control Adesanya's posture but Adesanya avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Lalla's face as Adesanya controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lalla'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 one minute gone in the round.
Lalla struggling a bit here.
Adesanya taking a breather here.
Lalla struggling a bit here.
Adesanya is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Adesanya tries to advance to mount but Lalla denies him.
Adesanya is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lalla's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalla stops Adesanya from passing to mount.
Adesanya gets to mount! Lalla was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (0) vs (5) Adesanya
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lalla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adesanya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lalla tries to hold on but Adesanya pushes him away.
Lalla regains half guard.
Adesanya prevents Lalla from improving his position.
Adesanya is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya trying to pass the guard but Lalla defending well.
Adesanya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lalla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lalla is looking for a sweep. Adesanya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lalla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adesanya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lalla is pressing down on Adesanya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lalla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adesanya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lalla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adesanya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lalla trying to keep a closed guard but Adesanya is proving a slippery customer.
Lalla looking for a sweep. Not yet Lalla, not yet.
Adesanya advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (0) vs (8) Adesanya
A lull in the action here as Adesanya stalls from top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lalla struggling a bit here.
Lalla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lalla is trying to escape the position but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Lalla is trying to control Adesanya's posture but Adesanya avoids it.
Adesanya tries to move to mount but Lalla blocks the move with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya controls the position from side control.
Lalla has one of Adesanya's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Lalla is looking for a sweep.
Lalla wants to control but Adesanya postures up.
Lalla tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adesanya presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (0) vs (10) Adesanya
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya controlling his opponent.
Adesanya is continuing to stall.
Adesanya avoids the attempt from Lalla to control.
Lalla regains half guard.
Lalla is looking to control Adesanya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lalla avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Adesanya has control of the leg.
Adesanya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The adventures of Adesanya the control monster continue. Boring.
Adesanya tries to pass to full mount but Lalla defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalla wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is pressing down on Lalla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lalla is holding on for now.
Lalla trying to control but Adesanya postures up.
Lalla trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Adesanya manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (0) vs (13) Adesanya
Adesanya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lalla tries to hold on but Adesanya pushes him away.
Lalla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya controlling the pace for now.
Lalla regains half guard.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Adesanya has control of the leg.
Lalla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adesanya is working away from the top position though.
Adesanya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lalla wants to get back to full guard but Adesanya has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (0) vs (16) Adesanya
Lalla tries to improve position but can't.
Adesanya has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (0) vs (18) Adesanya
Lalla tries to reverse the position but Adesanya maintains control.
Adesanya controlling the position easily from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Adesanya has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lalla is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Adesanya.
Adesanya prevents Lalla from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adesanya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adesanya wins on points by 18 to 0.
A relieved looking Israel Adesanya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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