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GFY 86 - Liar or giant dork 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 27 wins and 30 losses; Baki Hanma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 54 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Snowstrinski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanma (0) vs (2) Snowstrinski
Hanma is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snowstrinski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hanma is staying active underneath Snowstrinski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snowstrinski in particular looking to stall.
Snowstrinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowstrinski controlling the pace.
Hanma is refusing to be controlled, as Snowstrinski sits in half guard.
Hanma is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snowstrinski is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Snowstrinski seems content to control.
Snowstrinski is trying to control. Hanma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanma trying to control here.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Hanma trying to control here.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Snowstrinski is trying to control. Hanma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Snowstrinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snowstrinski pulls his head out easily.
Snowstrinski is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snowstrinski in particular looking to stall.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snowstrinski pulls his head out easily.
Snowstrinski wants to take a breather but Hanma is having none of it.
Snowstrinski is taking a breather. Hanma says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanma wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy.
Snowstrinski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
Hanma is looking to control Snowstrinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanma avoid being mounted?
Hanma actively working from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski controlling the action here.
Snowstrinski is keen to just control but Hanma is a slippery customer.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Snowstrinski wants to take a breather but Hanma is having none of it.
Snowstrinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hanma is refusing to be controlled, as Snowstrinski sits in half guard.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
Hanma is trying to maintain the position but Snowstrinski is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanma is refusing to be controlled, as Snowstrinski sits in half guard.
Snowstrinski prevents Hanma from improving his position.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Snowstrinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hanma desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Hanma is positioning himself well to prevent Snowstrinski advancing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma is controlling Snowstrinski's trapped leg to prevent Snowstrinski from advancing to side control.
Snowstrinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanma actively working from the bottom here.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
Hanma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snowstrinski pulls his head out easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
Snowstrinski prevents Hanma from improving his position.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
Snowstrinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
Hanma tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is controlling the pace.
Hanma trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski controlling the action here.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
Hanma is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Snowstrinski wants to take a breather but Hanma is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Snowstrinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Snowstrinski trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowstrinski is working away from the top position though.
Hanma is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Snowstrinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Snowstrinski controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snowstrinski controlling the action here.
Snowstrinski trying to control from half guard but Hanma is working away.
Snowstrinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Snowstrinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Snowstrinski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Snowstrinski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Snowstrinski is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well,Hanma is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Snowstrinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hanma tries to roll over but Snowstrinski keeps him under control.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma is trying to maintain the position but Snowstrinski is very close to passing his half guard.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hanma trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snowstrinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Hanma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snowstrinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snowstrinski's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hanma (4) vs (2) Snowstrinski
Hanma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hanma is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Snowstrinski has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Snowstrinski showing good submission defense here.
Snowstrinski trying to control the hands but Hanma breaks the grip.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski tries to escape the position.
Snowstrinski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Snowstrinski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Snowstrinski staying busy and making it hard for Hanma to control.
Snowstrinski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hanma.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hanma's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Snowstrinski is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanma takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Baki Hanma retains his super heavyweight title!
Baki Hanma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Olaf Snowstrinski spoke after the fight, saying 'I like pancakes!'. |
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