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SSG 178 Berendas vs White 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Stella Fella! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Legend Debonaire!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Debonaire tries to clinch up.
Debonaire tries to clinch but Fella is having none of it.
Fella is looking to counter the offense by Debonaire and move into the clinch.
Fella takes the fight into the clinch.
Fella is working for takedown but Debonaire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fella can't get the takedown.
Fella has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Debonaire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Fella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Debonaire successfully pulls guard.
Fella looking to sit in guard and control but Debonaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (0) vs (2) Debonaire
Fella is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fella keeping full guard, as Debonaire tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fella throws his legs up looking for a submission but Debonaire uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (0) vs (5) Debonaire
Fella gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fella (0) vs (7) Debonaire
Fella is working to get back to half guard.
Debonaire is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fella to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fella shrugs it off.
Fella slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fella manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fella working a defensive guard here.
Fella keeping full guard, as Debonaire tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fella controlling the position.
Debonaire is stalling in the full guard.
Fella controls Debonaire momentarily but Debonaire frees himself.
Debonaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Fella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fella not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fella is trying to hold Debonaire in close to prevent damage but Debonaire has managed to pass into half guard.
Fella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Debonaire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fella defends it well.
Debonaire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fella has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fella is looking for a sweep. Debonaire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire is looking for a kimura here.
Fella trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fella.
Fella seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Debonaire looking to pass the guard.
Fella bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Debonaire's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (2) vs (7) Debonaire
Fella trying to control but Debonaire is working from the bottom.
Fella 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fella's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fella passes Debonaire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Debonaire is staying active underneath Fella, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fella is working for a kimura but Debonaire is defending it quite comfortably.
Debonaire is looking for a sweep. Fella is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire is looking to control Fella's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Debonaire avoid being mounted?
Debonaire wants to get back to full guard.
Fella controlling the action here.
Debonaire tries to get to full guard but Fella has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fella looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fella seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Debonaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Debonaire controlling the position well.
Fella wants to work for an arm triangle but Debonaire is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Debonaire is not content to let Fella control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fella is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Debonaire defends it well.
Debonaire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fella pulls his head out easily.
Fella is working for a kimura but Debonaire is defending it quite comfortably.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Debonaire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fella's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fella advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (5) vs (7) Debonaire
Fella goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Debonaire rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fella's guard! Nice work there by Debonaire! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (5) vs (9) Debonaire
Debonaire postures up.
Debonaire controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire wants to control from the top but Fella keeps moving.
Debonaire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fella looking to control.
Debonaire trying to control but Fella is working from the bottom.
Fella looking to hit a scissor sweep but Debonaire is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Debonaire looking to pass the guard.
Debonaire postures up.
Debonaire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fella is controlling Debonaire's posture.
Debonaire drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fella dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (7) vs (9) Debonaire
Fella stopping the sweep attempt from Debonaire.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fella not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fella tries to free his leg and advance position but Debonaire is retaining full guard.
Debonaire keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.
Fella is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Debonaire wins on points by 9 to 7.
Our winner, Legend Debonaire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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