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SSG 422 Hall vs Doe 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 30 wins and 19 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 30 losses; Stanislav Strakapoud!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Strakapoud gets tackled into the cage by Standish. Standish maintains the clinch.
Strakapoud manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Strakapoud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Standish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strakapoud has control of Standish's left arm, preventing Standish from doing any damage.
Standish controlling from the top position.
Standish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standish won't allow Strakapoud to sweep him here.
Standish looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish pushes down on Strakapoud's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Standish controlling the action here.
Strakapoud tries to roll over but Standish keeps him under control.
Standish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Strakapoud wants to get back to full guard but Standish has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (3) vs (0) Strakapoud
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standish controls the position.
Standish tries to advance to mount but Strakapoud denies him.
Standish takes a little break here. Strakapoud wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Strakapoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strakapoud is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud keeps trying to improve his position.
Standish controls the position from side control.
Strakapoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strakapoud is not content to let Standish control the position.
Strakapoud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud trying his best to control but Standish has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Standish (5) vs (0) Strakapoud
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Strakapoud wants to control but Standish is having none of it.
Strakapoud might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Standish haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
Strakapoud tries to lock up and control but Standish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is working to get back to half guard.
Strakapoud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Standish tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Strakapoud is squirming around, avoiding Standish's attempts to control the action.
Strakapoud tries to lock up and control but Standish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control but Strakapoud is having none of it.
Standish controlling his opponent.
Strakapoud tries to reverse the position but Standish maintains control.
Strakapoud tries to hold on but Standish pushes him away.
Standish controlling the pace for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strakapoud tries to hold on but Standish postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strakapoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Standish controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Standish looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Strakapoud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Standish is stalling here but it's allowed Strakapoud to get half guard.
Strakapoud is looking to improve his position.
Standish is trying to work for a kimura but Strakapoud is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is trying to get back to full guard.
Standish controlling the action here.
Strakapoud regains full guard. Nicely done.
Standish won't allow Strakapoud to sweep him here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Standish puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Strakapoud tries to roll over but Standish keeps him under control.
Strakapoud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Standish is working away from the top position though.
Strakapoud gets back to full guard.
Standish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Strakapoud looking to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Strakapoud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strakapoud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standish controls the pace.
Strakapoud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strakapoud working a defensive guard here.
Standish preventing the sweep.
Strakapoud is trying to keep Standish in close.
Strakapoud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standish controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Standish is one step ahead there.
Strakapoud is trying to keep Standish in close.
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.
Strakapoud 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.
Standish sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strakapoud's guard.
Strakapoud is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Strakapoud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Standish is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Strakapoud has a hand on Standish's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Standish takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (8) vs (0) Strakapoud
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
Strakapoud can't escape the position.
Standish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strakapoud tries to lock up and control but Standish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Standish content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Standish takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
An out of breath Niles Standish thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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