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GFY 115 i love your skin! 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 3 wins and 3 losses; Eldar Kurtanidze! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 45 losses; Red Hestler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hestler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kurtanidze (0) vs (2) Hestler
Still in half guard, Hestler seems content to control.
Kurtanidze actively working from the bottom here.
Kurtanidze wants to get back to full guard.
Hestler stalling.
Kurtanidze looking for submissions off his back.
Hestler prevents Kurtanidze from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hestler is looking to stall here but Kurtanidze recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kurtanidze working for a triangle but Hestler defends it easily.
Hestler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hestler controlling the pace.
Hestler trying to control the action but Kurtanidze is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hestler is thwarting Kurtanidze's attempts to control the position.
Hestler content to control rather than advance.
Kurtanidze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hestler is working away from the top position though.
Kurtanidze is not content to let Hestler control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze wants to improve his position but Hestler is controlling well.
Kurtanidze is working hard here to advance position.
Hestler content to control rather than advance.
Kurtanidze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurtanidze.
Hestler looking to pass the guard.
Hestler trying to control but Kurtanidze is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hestler content to stall in guard here.
Kurtanidze keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hestler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kurtanidze is trying to keep Hestler in close.
Hestler preventing the sweep.
Kurtanidze working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kurtanidze looking for a guillotine here but Hestler defends easily.
Kurtanidze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hestler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kurtanidze has his foot on Hestler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hestler works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurtanidze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hestler wants to control from the top but Kurtanidze keeps moving.
Hestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hestler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurtanidze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hestler has managed to get both his arms back between Kurtanidze's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze is controlling Hestler's posture.
Kurtanidze 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.
Kurtanidze pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage.
Kurtanidze working a defensive guard but Hestler manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kurtanidze (0) vs (5) Hestler
Hestler wants to control but Kurtanidze is keeping him busy.
Kurtanidze is letting Hestler control him for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hestler is looking to take a break and control but Kurtanidze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hestler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kurtanidze haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kurtanidze is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hestler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kurtanidze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kurtanidze can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurtanidze tries to bench press Hestler off him but Hestler keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Kurtanidze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kurtanidze regains half guard.
Kurtanidze is refusing to be controlled, as Hestler sits in half guard.
Hestler content to control rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hestler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurtanidze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kurtanidze is looking for a sweep. Hestler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hestler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kurtanidze keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hestler content to control rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hestler pulls his head out easily.
Kurtanidze trying to control from the bottom.
Hestler wants to control but Kurtanidze is keeping him busy.
Kurtanidze is trying to maintain the position but Hestler is very close to passing his half guard.
Kurtanidze is controlling Hestler's trapped leg to prevent Hestler from advancing to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kurtanidze is refusing to be controlled, as Hestler sits in half guard.
Kurtanidze is looking for a sweep. Hestler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hestler trying to control the pace.
Kurtanidze trying to control but Hestler postures up.
Kurtanidze is looking to improve his position.
Kurtanidze is trying to maintain the position but Hestler is very close to passing his half guard.
Hestler prevents Kurtanidze from improving his position.
Kurtanidze gets full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kurtanidze has his foot on Hestler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hestler works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurtanidze is trying to control the position but Hestler postures up.
Kurtanidze keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully.
Hestler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hestler wins on points by 5 to 0.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Red Hestler waved his t-shirt featuring The Huntington New Age Wellness Community 's logo in front of the cameras. |
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