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CFC CG Tokyo 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 6 losses; Helio Karelin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 18 losses; Yuri Prochazka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Prochazka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karelin's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Karelin (0) vs (2) Prochazka
Karelin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at HELLCADEMY that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Karelin tries to get to full guard but Prochazka has control of the leg.
Prochazka controlling the action here.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin wants to control but Prochazka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to improve his position but Prochazka is controlling well.
Karelin is trying is best to control the position here.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
Prochazka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karelin tries to roll over but Prochazka keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka wants to free his trapped foot but Karelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Karelin trying to control here.
Prochazka trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin keeping control of the position.
Karelin tries to roll over but Prochazka keeps him under control.
Karelin is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karelin wants to control but Prochazka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karelin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Prochazka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karelin won't allow Prochazka to pass to mount.
Karelin trying to control but Prochazka postures up.
Karelin is pressing down on Prochazka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karelin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prochazka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pulls Prochazka in close to prevent any damage.
Prochazka preventing the sweep.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Prochazka is proving a slippery customer.
Prochazka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karelin 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Prochazka has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Karelin (0) vs (5) Prochazka
Karelin struggling a bit here.
Karelin is trying to work for a sweep but Prochazka has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Karelin (0) vs (7) Prochazka
Karelin working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka controlling the pace for now.
Prochazka moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Karelin (0) vs (10) Prochazka
Our spies down at at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute inform us that Prochazka has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Prochazka controlling the position well here. Karelin rolled but Prochazka kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Karelin trying to control the action but Prochazka just sinks the hooks in.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to escape the position.
Prochazka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Prochazka 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.
Prochazka is not going to allow Karelin to sit and survive in this position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Despite being in a bad position, Karelin is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka controlling the position well here. Karelin rolled but Prochazka kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Prochazka avoiding Karelin 's attempts to control his hands.
Prochazka controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the hands but Prochazka won't let him.
Karelin is really stuck here.
Prochazka wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Karelin just trying to survive but Prochazka is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Prochazka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
What can Karelin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Karelin tries to break free.
Prochazka is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Karelin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Karelin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to break free.
Karelin trying to control but not successfully.
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but Prochazka keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prochazka just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prochazka wins on points by 10 to 0. Yuri Prochazka retains his heavyweight title!
Yuri Prochazka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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