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HC GRAP 34 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Yaroslav Amosov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 15 losses; Marquis Chriss!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chriss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amosov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Amosov moves into range and clinches up with Chriss.
Amosov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chriss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chriss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chriss showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Amosov (0) vs (2) Chriss
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chriss controlling the pace.
Chriss is keen to just control but Amosov is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chriss trying to pass the guard but Amosov defending well.
Chriss is trying to work for a kimura but Amosov is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov is defending against the submission attempts here by Chriss.
Chriss stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amosov trying to control here.
Chriss seems to be working for a kimura but Amosov defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chriss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amosov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chriss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amosov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chriss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Amosov is refusing to be controlled, as Chriss sits in half guard.
Chriss looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chriss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amosov keeps working.
Chriss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chriss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amosov keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amosov moves into full guard.
Chriss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chriss looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chriss won't allow Amosov to sweep him here.
Chriss postures up.
Chriss trying to control but Amosov is working from the bottom.
Chriss wants to pass the guard but Amosov is keeping the position.
Chriss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chriss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chriss stays in close to Amosov's body and controls the position.
Chriss advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Amosov (0) vs (5) Chriss
Chriss swings around for an armbar but Amosov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chriss's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Amosov (2) vs (5) Chriss
Amosov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chriss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Amosov defends it easily.
Chriss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chriss working for a triangle but Amosov defends it easily.
Chriss isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Amosov stacks Chriss on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Amosov! Score +3 for passing guard: Amosov (5) vs (5) Chriss
Amosov wants to control but Chriss is keeping him busy.
Amosov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Amosov tries to advance to mount but Chriss denies him.
Chriss struggling a bit here.
Amosov trying to control the position but Chriss is working away.
Chriss struggling a bit here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chriss is holding Amosov down, trying to stall.
Chriss gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chriss is holding on to half guard well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Amosov is thwarting Chriss's attempts to control the position.
Chriss is trying to control but Amosov manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Amosov (8) vs (5) Chriss
Chriss is desperately trying to improve his position but Amosov has a good base and remains in mount.
Amosov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chriss is looking to escape.
Chriss looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Amosov (11) vs (5) Chriss
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Amosov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chriss's body.
Amosov avoiding Chriss 's attempts to control his hands.
Chriss breaks Amosov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Amosov (11) vs (7) Chriss
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chriss is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chriss trying to move into half guard but instead Amosov has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Amosov (13) vs (7) Chriss
Amosov trying to control but Chriss is working from the bottom.
Amosov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chriss looking to control.
Our spies down at at 4 inform us that Chriss has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chriss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chriss working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Amosov has passed into half guard!
Amosov is just content to waste time from the top position. Chriss takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Amosov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chriss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amosov has managed to get both his arms back between Chriss's legs - danger averted.
Amosov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chriss trying to keep a closed guard but Amosov is proving a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chriss 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.
Chriss has his foot on Amosov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amosov works his way back into a safe position though.
Chriss looking for a guillotine here but Amosov defends easily.
Chriss 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amosov takes the fight on points by 13 to 7.
Yaroslav Amosov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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