|
|
HC GRAP 38 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 15 wins and 3 losses; Yaroslav Amosov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Sambo Sam!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Amosov gets a clinch.
Amosov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sam can't fight it off and eventually Amosov manages to take the fight to the floor. Sam looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Amosov (2) vs (0) Sam
Amosov preventing the sweep.
Sam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amosov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Amosov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Amosov stopping the sweep attempt from Sam.
Our spies down at at 4 inform us that Sam has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sam is trying to control the position but Amosov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam 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 trying to control the position but Amosov postures up.
Amosov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amosov trying to control but Sam is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam pulls Amosov in to control the position.
Amosov stays in close to Sam's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam looking for a sweep. Not yet Sam, not yet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Amosov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sam holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amosov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sam is trying to hold Amosov in close to prevent damage but Amosov has managed to pass into half guard.
Sam wants to control but Amosov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amosov is just content to waste time from the top position. Sam takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sam is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Amosov wants to control from the top but Sam keeps moving.
Sam 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sam managing to control the position.
Sam 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 working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sam holds on and takes a little breather.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Amosov content to stall in guard here.
Sam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Amosov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amosov stays in close to Sam's body and controls the position.
Sam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amosov trying to control but Sam is working from the bottom.
Sam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amosov controls the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sam pulls Amosov in close to prevent any damage.
Sam keeping moving, preventing Amosov from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Amosov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sam is keeping the position for now.
Amosov won't allow Sam to sweep him here.
Amosov trying to control but Sam is working from the bottom.
Amosov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Amosov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amosov is fighting to break Sam's control of his arms but Sam is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Amosov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amosov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sam holds on and takes a little breather.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sam 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: Amosov (2) vs (2) Sam
Still in half guard, Sam seems content to control.
Amosov wants to get back to full guard.
Sam not doing much here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Amosov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amosov is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Sam gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Sam wins on points by 3 to 2.
Sambo Sam is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sambo Sam 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. |
|
|
|
|
|
