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752 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 38 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 6 losses; Valeri Vakhvakhishvili!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Halli shoots in and drives through. Vakhvakhishvili sprawls well.
Vakhvakhishvili scores with a takedown into Halli's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (0) vs (2) Vakhvakhishvili
Vakhvakhishvili looking to pass the guard.
Halli wants to sweep here but Vakhvakhishvili controlling him for the moment.
Halli is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Halli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili pushes down on Halli's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vakhvakhishvili takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halli won't allow Vakhvakhishvili to pass to mount.
Vakhvakhishvili is taking a breather. Halli 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 two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakhvakhishvili works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (0) vs (5) Vakhvakhishvili
Vakhvakhishvili fails to advance to Halli's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling his opponent.
Halli prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Halli is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling from the full mount.
Halli is looking to improve his position but Vakhvakhishvili isn't that keen on the idea.
Halli is working hard here to advance position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling from mount.
More stalling from Vakhvakhishvili.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to improve his position but Vakhvakhishvili isn't that keen on the idea.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Vakhvakhishvili is trying to take his opponent's back.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vakhvakhishvili controlling his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Vakhvakhishvili might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Vakhvakhishvili 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Vakhvakhishvili.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Vakhvakhishvili has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vakhvakhishvili wins on points by 5 to 0.
A victorious Valeri Vakhvakhishvili thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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