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SSG 393 Helvig vs Feet 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 27 wins and 15 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Harry Kim!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Standish clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Standish has Kim pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Standish pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kim tumbling to the mat - Standish dives into Kim's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (0) Kim
Kim wants to sweep here but Standish controlling him for the moment.
Kim pulls Standish in close to prevent any damage.
Standish tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim has his hands on Standish's head, controlling the position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking to advance position but Kim has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Standish (2) vs (4) Kim
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
Standish is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish tries to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
Standish is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to escape the mount.
Kim content just to control the position here.
Standish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Kim controlling the pace for now.
Standish wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
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.
Standish manages to control the position for a moment.
Kim content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to escape the mount.
My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Kim has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Standish is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Standish slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Standish wants to get back to full guard.
Standish trying to control here.
Kim is working for a submission of some sort.
Kim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Standish is defending well.
Standish tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kim is working for a kimura but Standish is defending it quite comfortably.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling the pace.
It looks like Kim 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Standish wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Standish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Standish preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Standish desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Standish is trying to control but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim wins on points by 4 to 2.
After winning the bout, Harry Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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