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CFC Tokyo 6 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 35 wins and 16 losses; Android Sixty Five! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 4 losses; Helio Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Karelin feints and as Sixty Five raises his hands in defense, Karelin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sixty Five (0) vs (2) Karelin
Sixty Five is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixty Five can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karelin controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin being controlled here momentarily.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Sixty Five controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Karelin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Karelin trying to control but Sixty Five is working from the bottom.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five managing to control the position.
Sixty Five looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
Sixty Five trying to control the position.
Sixty Five seems keen to control Karelin's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karelin won't allow Sixty Five to sweep him here.
Karelin being controlled here momentarily.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Sixty Five.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is pushing down on Sixty Five's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sixty Five is fighting to maintain full guard but Karelin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karelin is taking a breather. Sixty Five 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.
Sixty Five is looking to improve his position.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but Sixty Five defending well.
Karelin controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sixty Five holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karelin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Karelin moves into full mount! Sixty Five won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Sixty Five (0) vs (5) Karelin
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Sixty Five is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
Sixty Five tries to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controlling from mount.
Sixty Five tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
Karelin moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Sixty Five (0) vs (8) Karelin
Karelin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking for the RNC.
Sixty Five is in bad spot here.
Karelin controls the action.
Karelin avoiding Sixty Five 's attempts to control his hands.
Sixty Five is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sixty Five's body.
Sixty Five surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Karelin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sixty Five.
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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Karelin 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Will Karelin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin biding his time, controlling Sixty Five.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin wins on points by 8 to 0. |
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