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HC GRAP 35 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Sambo Sam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Viktor Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kruglov drives through and clinches with Sam against the cage.
Kruglov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kruglov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kruglov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kruglov is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sam controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sam is stalling in the full guard.
Kruglov is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruglov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruglov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruglov seems keen to control Sam's posture.
Kruglov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kruglov wants to control the position but Sam says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kruglov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kruglov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sam is one step ahead there.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruglov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kruglov 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.
Sam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sam wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is keeping the position.
Kruglov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruglov looking to control.
Sam passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (3) vs (0) Kruglov
Kruglov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (3) vs (2) Kruglov
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sam gets full guard.
Sam is controlling Kruglov's posture.
Sam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sam seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kruglov preventing the sweep.
Kruglov postures up.
Sam keeping moving, preventing Kruglov from controlling successfully.
Sam working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sam is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruglov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kruglov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruglov controlling from the top position.
Kruglov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kruglov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kruglov looking to sit in guard and control but Sam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (5) vs (2) Kruglov
Kruglov pulls Sam in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov is continuing to stall.
Kruglov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruglov, not yet.
Kruglov controls Sam momentarily but Sam frees himself.
Sam stopping the sweep attempt from Kruglov.
Sam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruglov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kruglov keeping moving, preventing Sam from controlling successfully.
Sam tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruglov is retaining full guard.
Sam trying to control but Kruglov is working from the bottom.
Kruglov is trying to keep Sam in close.
Sam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruglov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruglov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruglov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sam manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (5) vs (4) Kruglov
Kruglov advances to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sam is pressing down on Kruglov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kruglov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam pulls Kruglov in to control the position.
Kruglov trying to control but Sam is working from the bottom.
Sam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruglov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sam (7) vs (4) Kruglov
Sam sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kruglov's guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sam has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Sam (10) vs (4) Kruglov
Kruglov tries to reverse the position but Sam maintains control.
Sam controlling from the full mount.
Kruglov tries to reverse the position but Sam maintains control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruglov is looking to escape.
Kruglov tries to hold on but Sam pushes him away.
Sam controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
After the fight, Sambo Sam was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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