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SSG 326 Hunt vs Ottke 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 17 wins and 9 losses; Raja Silalahi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 16 losses; Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Silalahi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silalahi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silalahi (2) vs (0) Gascoigne
Silalahi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silalahi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silalahi is looking to advance position but Gascoigne has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silalahi (2) vs (4) Gascoigne
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi wants to hold on but Gascoigne pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gascoigne is trying to control the action in half guard but Silalahi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Gascoigne seems content to control.
Gascoigne trying to pass the guard but Silalahi defending well.
Gascoigne trying to control the pace.
Silalahi trying to get back to full guard but Gascoigne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (2) vs (7) Gascoigne
Gascoigne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is working to get back to half guard.
Gascoigne tries to control but Silalahi wriggling away.
Silalahi tries to lock up and control but Gascoigne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silalahi can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silalahi is working hard here to advance position.
Silalahi wants to hold on but Gascoigne pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gascoigne looking to control but Silalahi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silalahi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silalahi gets back to half guard.
Silalahi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silalahi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gascoigne is working away from the top position though.
Silalahi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gascoigne manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (2) vs (10) Gascoigne
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi wants to hold on but Gascoigne pushes him away.
Silalahi tries to reverse the position but Gascoigne maintains control.
Gascoigne trying to control but Silalahi is having none of it.
Gascoigne avoids the attempt from Silalahi to control.
Silalahi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gascoigne avoids the attempt from Silalahi to control.
Silalahi is desperately trying to improve his position but Gascoigne has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gascoigne trying to pass the guard but Silalahi defending well.
Silalahi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, if Gascoigne 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silalahi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gascoigne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silalahi looking to control.
Silalahi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gascoigne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi wants to sweep here but Gascoigne controlling him for the moment.
Gascoigne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gascoigne tries to free his leg and advance position but Silalahi is retaining full guard.
Gascoigne won't allow Silalahi to sweep him here.
Gascoigne trying to control the position from guard on top but Silalahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silalahi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gascoigne postures up.
Silalahi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silalahi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gascoigne stopping the sweep attempt from Silalahi.
Silalahi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silalahi looking for a sweep. Not yet Silalahi, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi controls Gascoigne momentarily but Gascoigne frees himself.
Silalahi pulls Gascoigne in close to prevent any damage.
Gascoigne wants to control from the top but Silalahi keeps moving.
Silalahi is trying to hold Gascoigne in close to prevent damage but Gascoigne has managed to pass into half guard.
Silalahi tries to roll over but Gascoigne keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi gets back to full guard.
Gascoigne postures up.
Silalahi pulls Gascoigne in close to his closed guard and prevents Gascoigne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gascoigne controlling from the top position.
Silalahi seems keen to control Gascoigne's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi keeping moving, preventing Gascoigne from controlling successfully.
Silalahi looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gascoigne wants to pass the guard but Silalahi is keeping the position.
Silalahi controls Gascoigne momentarily but Gascoigne frees himself.
Gascoigne is fighting to break Silalahi's control of his arms but Silalahi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silalahi is trying to control the position but Gascoigne postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi 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: Silalahi (4) vs (10) Gascoigne
Silalahi trying to pass the guard but Gascoigne defending well.
Silalahi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gascoigne 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.
Gascoigne trying to control but Silalahi postures up.
Silalahi is looking to advance position but Gascoigne won't allow it.
Silalahi prevents Gascoigne from improving his position.
Silalahi is trying to control. Gascoigne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gascoigne keeping full guard, as Silalahi tries to pass.
Gascoigne wants to hit a sweep here but Silalahi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gascoigne there! Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (7) vs (10) Gascoigne
Silalahi trying to control but Gascoigne is having none of it.
Silalahi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gascoigne regains half guard.
Silalahi wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is defending well.
Silalahi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silalahi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gascoigne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gascoigne actively working from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne trying to get back to full guard but Silalahi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (10) vs (10) Gascoigne
Gascoigne tries to hold on but Silalahi pushes him away.
Silalahi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silalahi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silalahi looking to control but Gascoigne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Silalahi gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Silalahi takes the fight on points by 11 to 10.
Raja Silalahi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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