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HC GRAP 39 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 10 losses; Martino Frederick! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Malley takes the fight into the clinch.
Malley tries to score a body lock takedown but Frederick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frederick prevents it.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Malley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frederick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martino Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jane Malley.
Frederick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malley as he jumps to the side.
Malley moves into range and clinches up with Frederick.
Malley wants to take the fight to the mat but Frederick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malley is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frederick prevents it.
Malley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frederick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frederick fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley tries to clinch but Frederick moves out of range.
Malley clinches with his opponent.
Frederick is pressed up against the cage. Malley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frederick down to the mat. Frederick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malley closes the distance and pushes Frederick back into the cage.
Malley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frederick is defending well.
Malley is trying to drag Frederick to the mat but Frederick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Frederick drags the fight down to the ground.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malley manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (2) vs (0) Malley
Malley keeping full guard, as Frederick tries to pass.
Frederick looking to sit in guard and control but Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (2) vs (2) Malley
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick 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.
Frederick has his hands on Malley's head, controlling the position.
Malley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Frederick is trying to hold Malley in close to prevent damage but Malley has managed to pass into half guard.
Frederick is pressing down on Malley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frederick keeping full guard, as Malley tries to pass.
Malley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick wants to control but Malley passes easily into half guard.
Frederick is concentrating on defense, preventing Malley from advancing position.
Frederick is looking to improve his position.
Malley tries to pass to full mount but Frederick defends it.
Frederick trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Malley in particular looking to stall.
Malley trying to control from half guard but Frederick is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malley is stalling here. Frederick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Malley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Frederick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Frederick (6) vs (2) Malley
Frederick gets to mount! Malley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Frederick (8) vs (2) Malley
Malley prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Malley has given up his back. Will we see Frederick going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Frederick (11) vs (2) Malley
Frederick controlling well, preventing Malley from escaping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frederick really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Malley.
Frederick avoiding Malley 's attempts to control his hands.
Malley is in bad spot here.
Malley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Frederick off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Frederick controlling the position well here. Malley rolled but Frederick kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Malley trying to control the hands but Frederick won't let him.
I would not like to be Malley right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malley is keeping busy.
Frederick is not going to allow Malley to sit and survive in this position.
Malley breaks Frederick's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (11) vs (4) Malley
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Malley looking to sit in guard and control but Frederick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (13) vs (4) Malley
Malley is adopting a defensive guard.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Frederick from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malley holds on and takes a little breather.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malley 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.
Malley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frederick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Malley wants to control the action here but instead Frederick manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Frederick (16) vs (4) Malley
Frederick works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Frederick (19) vs (4) Malley
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Frederick has good solid back control here.
Frederick gets his hands free as Malley looks to control.
Frederick doesn't have the hooks in and Malley manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (19) vs (6) Malley
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malley is fighting to break Frederick's control of his arms but Frederick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frederick working a defensive guard here.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malley manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frederick (21) vs (6) Malley
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Frederick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malley for as long as he can get away with.
Malley 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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Frederick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Malley pulls Frederick in close to prevent any damage.
Frederick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Malley keeping full guard, as Frederick tries to pass.
Frederick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frederick is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Malley is controlling Frederick's posture.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Malley.
Malley keeps trying to improve his position.
Malley is trying to keep Frederick in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick takes the fight on points by 21 to 6.
An out of breath Martino Frederick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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