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SSG 372 Hlervu vs Clubber PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 14 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 20 losses; Robert Cap!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Standish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cap gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (0) vs (2) Cap
Standish is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cap trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Standish holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Standish has control of Cap's left arm, preventing Cap from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cap trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Standish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cap passes into half guard.
Cap is trying to control the action in half guard but Standish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Standish gets back to full guard.
Standish is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cap wants to pass the guard but Standish is keeping the position.
Cap trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Standish's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cap stays in close to Standish's body and controls the position.
Standish looking for a guillotine here but Cap defends easily.
Cap trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish is pulling down on Cap's head. It's preventing any offense from Cap, at least for the moment.
Cap trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cap trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
Standish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cap tries to free his leg and advance position but Standish is retaining full guard.
Cap stopping the sweep attempt from Standish.
Cap looking to sit in guard and control but Standish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (2) Cap
Standish looking to pass the guard.
Cap wants to sweep but no luck.
Cap throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standish sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control the position from guard on top but Cap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cap looking for a sweep. Not yet Cap, not yet.
Cap keeps trying to improve his position.
Cap is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cap wants to improve his position but instead Standish has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Standish wants to pass the guard but Cap is defending well.
Standish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Standish is thwarting Cap's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cap has a hand on Standish's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Standish takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (5) vs (2) Cap
Standish controlling from the full mount.
Cap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cap tries to hold on but Standish pushes him away.
Cap felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Standish tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cap can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Standish controlling the pace for now.
Cap regains half guard.
Cap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cap won't allow Standish to pass to mount.
Standish controlling the action here.
Standish tries to pass to full mount but Cap defends it.
Cap regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cap has his hands on Standish's head, controlling the position.
Cap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Standish is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cap 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.
Cap looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Standish stopping the sweep attempt from Cap.
Cap manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Standish manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (5) vs (4) Cap
Cap wants to pass the guard but Standish is keeping the position.
Standish is controlling Cap's posture.
Cap trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cap won't allow Standish to sweep him here.
Standish managing to control the position.
Standish continues to stall.
Cap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Standish is keeping the position for now.
Standish keeping moving, preventing Cap from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish pulls Cap in to control the position.
Cap trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cap passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standish is positioning himself well to prevent Cap advancing to mount.
Standish is refusing to be controlled, as Cap sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cap is looking to advance position but Standish won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Standish takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
A victorious Niles Standish thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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