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SSG 288 Hlervu vs Kuang PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Bernhard River! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 11 losses; Odaishah Yasalmibaal!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yasalmibaal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: River (0) vs (2) Yasalmibaal
River trying to hold on to Yasalmibaal's head to control him but Yasalmibaal postures up.
Yasalmibaal is trying to work for a kimura but River is defending well.
River keeping hold of Yasalmibaal's head, controlling as best he can.
River wants to control but Yasalmibaal passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: River (0) vs (5) Yasalmibaal
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasalmibaal tries to move into full mount but can't pass River's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River struggling a bit here.
River gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
River is looking to control Yasalmibaal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can River avoid being mounted?
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yasalmibaal prevents River from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasalmibaal is working for a kimura but River is defending it quite comfortably.
Yasalmibaal is thwarting River's attempts to control the position.
River has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
River wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to control from the bottom.
River tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yasalmibaal has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: River (0) vs (8) Yasalmibaal
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to lock up and control but Yasalmibaal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
River is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is working hard here to advance position.
Yasalmibaal looking to control but River is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
River wants to control but Yasalmibaal is having none of it.
River defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yasalmibaal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
River tries to lock up and control but Yasalmibaal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
River slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
River wants to get back to full guard.
River looking for submissions off his back.
Yasalmibaal moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: River (0) vs (11) Yasalmibaal
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasalmibaal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
River is looking for a sweep.
River sneaks back into half guard.
Yasalmibaal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yasalmibaal seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to control Yasalmibaal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can River avoid being mounted?
Yasalmibaal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but River sees it coming and defends easily.
River tries to roll over but Yasalmibaal keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
River works his way to full guard. Good work.
River working for submissions but it's allowed Yasalmibaal to get to half guard.
River wants to control but Yasalmibaal is keeping busy.
Yasalmibaal prevents River from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
River looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yasalmibaal wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Yasalmibaal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but River sees it coming and defends easily.
Yasalmibaal is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but River still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, River has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: River (4) vs (11) Yasalmibaal
Yasalmibaal is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control the action but Yasalmibaal is working from the bottom.
River tries for a kimura but Yasalmibaal is defending well.
River wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yasalmibaal keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yasalmibaal is looking for a sweep.
River thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
River is trying to get an arm triangle but Yasalmibaal is defending well.
River is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yasalmibaal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yasalmibaal can't do much from the bottom here.
River is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yasalmibaal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yasalmibaal tries to buck River off but River is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
River controls the position from side control.
Yasalmibaal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yasalmibaal actively working from the bottom here.
River is looking for a kimura but Yasalmibaal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for River to get the leverage.
Yasalmibaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
River tries to pass to full mount but Yasalmibaal defends it.
Yasalmibaal is refusing to be controlled, as River sits in half guard.
River is looking for a kimura but Yasalmibaal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for River to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yasalmibaal tries to get to full guard but River has control of the leg.
Yasalmibaal is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasalmibaal wins on points by 11 to 4.
A victorious Odaishah Yasalmibaal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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