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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
MLC 4
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1##TD2# Long looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Galarga! Long wants to stand but Galarga has his arm trapped. Galarga is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Long working away. Long tries to stand but Galarga is controlling his head. Galarga tries to buck Long off but Long is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1# Galarga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Galarga is trying to control but can't.
Galarga is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Galarga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB# Galarga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB# Galarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Long defends it easily. Galarga wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Long is now in half guard. Galarga works his way to full guard. Good work. Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2# Long won't allow Galarga to sweep him here. #SUB# Galarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Long defends it easily.#SUB# Galarga working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Galarga is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB# Galarga looking for a guillotine here but Long defends easily.
Galarga trying to control the position.
#T3##SUB# Galarga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB# Galarga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long preventing the sweep. Long looking to sit in guard and control but Galarga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Galarga trying to control but Long is working from the bottom. Galarga controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Galarga passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB# Galarga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Long, who protects the arm well. #T4# Galarga trying to control the position but Long is working away. Galarga works to advance to full mount. Long defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB# Galarga jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Long is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Long and Galarga has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB# Galarga is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Galarga trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elver Galarga dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2##TD2# A momentary lapse in concentration from Galarga enables Long to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Galarga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Galarga looking for a sweep. Not yet Galarga, not yet. #SUB# Galarga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galarga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB# Galarga has his foot on Long's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Long works his way back into a safe position though. Long preventing the sweep. #SUB# Galarga throws his legs up looking for a submission but Long uses it to pass to side control.
Galarga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Long wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Galarga regains half guard. Galarga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Galarga tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Long has advanced to mount. Uh oh. #T1# Galarga can't escape the position.
Galarga looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Long has the hooks in. Galarga is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Galarga turns into Long and is now in his guard.
Galarga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Elver Galarga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Long throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#T2# Galarga advances to half guard. #SUB# Galarga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB# Galarga is looking for a kimura here.
Galarga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Galarga passes to side control. #SUB# Galarga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB# Galarga is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well. #T3##SUB# Galarga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Galarga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Long can't do much from the bottom here. Galarga wants to control but Long is keeping him busy. Galarga tries to move to mount but Long blocks the move with his legs. Long seems a little lost for a moment, as Galarga dominates the positioning.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB# Galarga tries for a kimura but Long is defending well. #SUB# Galarga tries for a kimura but Long is defending well. #SUB# Galarga is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Long looks calm but he's in trouble here. Galarga gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Long is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Galarga lets go of the hold and Long can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elver Galarga!
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Event:
MLC 1 Dawn Of A New Empire
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1# A decent looking body kick lands there for Marti. Galarga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marti avoids it really well and circles away. Marti misses with a head kick.
#CL2# Marti drives through and clinches with Galarga against the cage.
#TD# Galarga jumps guard.
Marti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Marti stopping the sweep attempt from Galarga.#SUB# Galarga looking for a guillotine here but Marti defends easily.
#SUB# Galarga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Marti is sitting in close to Galarga's body. Galarga has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Marti is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Marti is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Galarga.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elver Galarga!
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