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BBG 5 - Njagi vs Laperierre PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Supachok Poomchantuek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Rhett Kline!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Poomchantuek forces Kline back against the cage and clinches.
Poomchantuek drags the fight down to the ground.
Poomchantuek is pulling down on Kline's head to control his posture.
Kline pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poomchantuek is keeping the position for now.
Kline is still trying to improve position.
Kline trying to control the position from guard on top but Poomchantuek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poomchantuek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kline is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline trying to control but Poomchantuek is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline pushes down on Poomchantuek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Poomchantuek trying to hold on to Kline's head to control him but Kline postures up.
Poomchantuek wants to improve his position but Kline is controlling well.
Kline trying to control from half guard but Poomchantuek is working away.
Poomchantuek is looking for a sweep. Kline is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kline wants to work for an arm triangle but Poomchantuek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kline is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline seems to be looking for submissions.
Kline is keen to just control but Poomchantuek is a slippery customer.
Poomchantuek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Poomchantuek keeping full guard, as Kline tries to pass.
Poomchantuek looking to control.
Poomchantuek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kline controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline looking to sit in guard and control but Poomchantuek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Poomchantuek (2) vs (0) Kline
Poomchantuek trying to control the position from guard on top but Kline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poomchantuek passes Kline's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Poomchantuek trying to control the pace.
Kline is looking to improve his position.
Kline keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline is trying to get back to full guard.
Poomchantuek is thwarting Kline's attempts to control the position.
Poomchantuek content to control rather than advance.
Kline is refusing to be controlled, as Poomchantuek sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poomchantuek is controlling the pace.
Kline is looking for a sweep. Poomchantuek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kline 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.
Kline keeping control of the position.
Poomchantuek is controlling the pace.
Kline is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Poomchantuek in particular looking to stall.
Kline wants to control but Poomchantuek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Poomchantuek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Poomchantuek'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.
Kline regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kline tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kline trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poomchantuek wants to pass the guard but Kline is keeping the position.
Kline can't keep his opponent in guard - Poomchantuek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kline is looking to improve his position.
Kline is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Poomchantuek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Poomchantuek's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Poomchantuek (2) vs (4) Kline
I really don't envy Poomchantuek right now.
A lull in the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kline is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Poomchantuek knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Poomchantuek for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline not allowing Poomchantuek to control his hands.
Poomchantuek breaks Kline's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Poomchantuek (4) vs (4) Kline
Kline should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Poomchantuek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poomchantuek preventing the sweep.
Poomchantuek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poomchantuek is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kline looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poomchantuek postures up.
Poomchantuek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Poomchantuek trying to control but Kline is working from the bottom.
Poomchantuek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kline 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.
Kline is trying to control the position but Poomchantuek postures up.
Poomchantuek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kline wants to sweep here but Poomchantuek controlling him for the moment.
Poomchantuek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Poomchantuek trying to control the position from guard on top but Kline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poomchantuek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kline looking for a sweep. Not yet Kline, not yet.
Kline wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Poomchantuek wants to pass the guard but Kline is keeping the position.
Kline being controlled here, momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Poomchantuek tries to free his leg and advance position but Kline is retaining full guard.
Kline is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poomchantuek preventing the sweep.
Poomchantuek controlling from the top position.
Poomchantuek wants to control from the top but Kline keeps moving.
Kline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poomchantuek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kline is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kline is trying to keep Poomchantuek in close.
Kline is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Poomchantuek advances to half guard.
Kline gets back to full guard.
Poomchantuek content to stall in guard here.
Kline managing to control the position.
Poomchantuek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Poomchantuek stopping the sweep attempt from Kline.
Kline trying to control the position.
Kline might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Poomchantuek haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Poomchantuek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kline is trying to control the position but Poomchantuek postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poomchantuek controlling from the top position.
Kline looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Poomchantuek puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Kline gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Kline wins on points by 5 to 4. |
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