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SSG 340 Hall vs Makarov 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 14 losses; Stix Itinya! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 13 losses; Stsyapan Chai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Itinya did well to prevent Chai getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Itinya (0) vs (2) Chai
Itinya is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Itinya wants to get back to full guard.
Itinya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Itinya won't allow Chai to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itinya is pressing down on Chai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itinya is keeping the position for now.
Itinya working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Itinya (0) vs (5) Chai
Itinya is not content to let Chai control the position.
Chai tries to move to mount but Itinya blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itinya can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai works to advance to full mount. Itinya defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Itinya (0) vs (7) Chai
Itinya is looking to get to half guard.
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai trying to control but Itinya is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to work his way around to Itinya's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Itinya is looking to escape.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but Itinya is having none of it.
Chai content just to control the position here.
Chai looking to control but Itinya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to work his way around to Itinya's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Itinya is looking to escape.
Chai tries to take Itinya's back but instead Itinya uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Itinya wants to get back to full guard.
Itinya trying to control here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to pass the guard but Itinya defending well.
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Itinya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Itinya won't allow Chai to pass to mount.
Chai wants to work for an arm triangle but Itinya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Itinya trying to control but Chai postures up.
Itinya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai is trying to control. Itinya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai slows the pace down in half guard.
Itinya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Itinya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Itinya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itinya keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to control from the top but Itinya keeps moving.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Itinya 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.
Itinya seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Itinya keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Itinya working a defensive guard here.
Chai slips nicely into half guard.
Chai passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Itinya (0) vs (10) Chai
Chai controlling from side mount.
Chai tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Itinya is not content to let Chai control the position.
Itinya struggling a bit here.
Itinya is trying to improve his position.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Itinya keeps working.
Chai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chai trying to control the position but Itinya is working away.
Chai tries to advance to mount but can't.
Itinya struggling a bit here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position but Itinya is working away.
Well,Itinya is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Itinya tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Itinya tries to improve position but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position but Itinya is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Itinya manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chai trying to control the action but Itinya is working from the bottom.
Chai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Itinya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Itinya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Chai 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 10 to 0.
After winning the bout, Stsyapan Chai 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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