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SSG 368 Gabenagus vs Chai 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 24 losses; Leenart Kuningas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 20 losses; Tanner Kyng!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kyng rushes Kuningas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kyng lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kuningas (0) vs (2) Kyng
Still in half guard, Kyng seems content to control.
Kuningas is trying to get back to full guard.
Kyng sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuningas is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuningas trying to control but Kyng postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuningas tries to get to full guard but Kyng has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuningas trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (0) vs (5) Kyng
Kuningas is trying to escape the mount.
Kuningas tries to hold on but Kyng postures up.
Kuningas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kuningas wants to improve his position but Kyng is controlling well.
Kyng passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (0) vs (8) Kyng
Kyng is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kuningas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kuningas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kyng off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kuningas (4) vs (8) Kyng
You can see the frustration on Kyng's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kyng rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas wants to free his trapped foot but Kyng is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kyng is positioning himself well to prevent Kuningas advancing to mount.
Still in half guard, Kuningas seems content to control.
Kuningas is trying to control the action in half guard but Kyng is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kyng regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kuningas preventing the sweep.
Kuningas wants to pass the guard but Kyng is keeping the position.
Kyng pulls Kuningas in to control the position.
Kuningas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kyng controls Kuningas momentarily but Kuningas frees himself.
Kyng controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuningas is one step ahead there.
Kyng can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuningas controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kyng holds on and takes a little breather.
Kuningas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuningas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuningas manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuningas (4) vs (10) Kyng
Kyng slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kyng in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyng wants to pass to mount but Kuningas is defending the position.
Kuningas trying to hold on to Kyng's head to control him but Kyng postures up.
Kyng slows the pace down in half guard.
Kuningas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kyng pulls his head out easily.
Kyng is controlling the pace.
We've been informed that Kyng has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kuningas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is trying to control but Kyng passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (4) vs (13) Kyng
Kuningas can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyng controls the position.
Kyng trying to control the position but Kuningas is working away.
Kuningas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kyng wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kuningas is looking for a sweep.
Kyng happy to just control the position for now.
Kuningas is looking to regain half guard here but Kyng keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kyng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuningas keeps working.
Kyng slows the pace down.
Kyng is continuing to stall.
You can see the frustration on Kuningas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuningas is looking for a sweep.
Kuningas wants to control but Kyng postures up.
Kuningas regains half guard.
Kyng seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuningas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuningas is controlling Kyng's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kyng perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kyng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kyng trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuningas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyng passes Kuningas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kyng tries to pass to full mount but Kuningas defends it.
Kuningas is looking to improve his position.
Kyng sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuningas is controlling Kyng's trapped leg to prevent Kyng from advancing to side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is looking to control Kyng's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuningas avoid being mounted?
Kuningas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kuningas trying to hold on to Kyng's head to control him but Kyng postures up.
Kyng prevents Kuningas from improving his position.
Kyng wants to free his trapped foot but Kuningas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuningas tries to roll over but Kyng keeps him under control.
Kyng is controlling the pace.
Kuningas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kyng performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The adventures of Kyng the control monster continue. Boring.
Kyng passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (4) vs (16) Kyng
Kuningas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuningas is working hard here to advance position.
Kyng wants to take Kuningas's back here but Kuningas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kuningas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kyng content just to control the position here.
Kuningas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kyng wants to control the pace but Kuningas is squirming around nicely.
Kyng wants to take Kuningas's back here but Kuningas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kuningas is squirming around, avoiding Kyng's attempts to control the action.
Kuningas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kyng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas tries to hold on but Kyng postures up.
Kyng trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kyng takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Kuningas (4) vs (19) Kyng
Kyng controls the position.
Kyng trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kyng is hanging on to Kuningas's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kyng's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kyng has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kuningas's body.
Kuningas is trying to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas trying to control the hands but Kyng won't let him.
Kuningas is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kuningas trying to control but not successfully.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kuningas turns into Kyng and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuningas (6) vs (19) Kyng
Kyng 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.
Kuningas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuningas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyng wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyng working a defensive guard here.
Kuningas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kyng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuningas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kuningas preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas trying to control but Kyng is working from the bottom.
Kyng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kuningas wants to control from the top but Kyng keeps moving.
Kuningas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kyng's guard.
Kyng is trying to control but can't.
Kyng is looking to improve his position.
Kuningas wants to pass to mount but Kyng is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kyng is looking to improve his position.
Kyng has his hands clasped together around Kuningas's back. He's all about the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyng wins on points by 19 to 6.
A relieved looking Tanner Kyng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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